PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Sears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Lazada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazada has chosen E-Dubble - Changed my Mind as his entrance music. Harry Sears is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Sears
vs
Lazada

170 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Sears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Lazada !
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sears misses with the combination.
Lazada slips a jab and a cross from Sears.
Sears smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Sears finds it's way through Lazada 's defenses.
Good standup being displayed there by Sears as he connects with a hook.
Lazada slips a jab and a cross from Sears.
Lazada looks to score with a jab to the body but Sears is just out of range.
Sears fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lazada manages to avoid it.
Sears throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lazada counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sears takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Lazada shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sears is trying to defend but Lazada finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sears wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lazada stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sears to get to his feet.
Lazada defending well as Sears loads up on a big left hand.
Lazada changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sears connects with a single shot there.
Harry Sears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sears is looking to land body kicks.
Lazada looks for a takedown but Sears sprawls well.
Sears really is a fat lump.
Sears misses with a series of wild punches.
Sears works Lazada 's body with a nice hook.
Sears has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lazada .
Lazada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sears moves away.
Sears throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sears looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lazada is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lazada 's coach down at Mega Gym (10 Elite - $1000) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lazada 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A leg kick checked by Lazada .

Sears gets caught napping as Lazada dives in and scores a takedown. Sears manages to retain guard.

Sears scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lazada fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sears avoids it really well and circles away.
Lazada walks into a straight right hand from Sears.
Sears lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lazada throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sears connects with a body shot that sends Lazada 's belly button to the back.
Sears scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lazada looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sears looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sears lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sears lands a nice hook to Lazada 's body. Lazada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sears scores with a body shot.
Sears stuns Lazada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sears misses with a double jab

and Lazada counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lazada .

Sears breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sears misses with a series of wild punches.
Sears throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sears throws a nice looking combination but Lazada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sears lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazada shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sears as he avoids it easily.
Harry Sears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Lazada .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sears lands with a nice combination. Lazada backs away looking to recover.
Sears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lazada is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lazada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sears crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lazada - the referee stops the clock and Sears gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lazada . Sears manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lazada wants to clinch.

Lazada moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sears breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lazada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sears dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sears.
Sears throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sears misses with a body shot.
Lazada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sears seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sears darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harry Sears is winning the standup battle so far.
Lazada throws a wild body kick that Sears sees coming a mile off.
Lazada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lazada .
Sears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sears misses with a looping left.
Lazada is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sears lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sears displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Gabriel Lazada has been cut.
Sears swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lazada counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lazada .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Sears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazada connects with a knee to the head.
Lazada drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lazada is breathing heavily.

Sears breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lazada is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sears lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sears.
Lazada lands a head kick!
Nice defenses there by Sears.
Sears misses with a few strikes there.
Lazada is looking to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sears.
Sears is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lazada can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lazada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sears moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sears looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sears cracks Lazada with an open hand slap.
Sears misses with a series of wild punches.
Sears lands a head shot.
Sears misses with a jab to the body

and Lazada counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lazada looking to sit in guard and control but Sears gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sears not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sears missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lazada wants to sweep here but Sears controlling him for the moment.
Lazada is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sears throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lazada is looking to stand up but Sears isn't so interested in that idea.
Gabriel Lazada has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sears is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sears working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lazada is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sears is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sears misses with the combination.
Sears cracks Lazada with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sears circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sears dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Lazada 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sears takes a swing at Lazada 's ribcage but misses.
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lazada .
Lazada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sears swats away the attempt to clinch by Lazada .
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lazada .
Lazada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sears counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Lazada misses.
Lazada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sears throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lazada pushes Sears up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sears is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sears blocks an elbow strike from Lazada .

Lazada manages to break the clinch.
Sears slaps away a takedown attempt from Lazada , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lazada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sears catches Lazada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sears swinging wildly here.
Lazada steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sears.
Sears avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lazada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lazada moves forwards but Sears connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harry Sears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sears jabs at Lazada 's body.
Sears throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sears misses with a body kick.
Lazada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sears misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lazada fails with a takedown attempt.
Lazada has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Sears does no damage.
Lazada tries to counter with a clinch but Sears shakes him off and moves away.
Lazada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sears counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sears circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lazada doesn't manage to clinch there - Sears circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sears throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Sears.
Harry Sears is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sears scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sears misses with a few strikes there.
Lazada darts in looking for a takedown but Sears gets double underhooks and turns Lazada into the ropes.
Harry Sears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Lazada .
Sears swats away the attempt to clinch by Lazada .
Lazada has a takedown stuffed.
Lazada avoids the body shot from Sears.
Lazada is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sears with a hook.
Harry Sears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sears misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lazada darts in trying to clinch
and Sears counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gabriel Lazada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sears looks to land a body kick but Lazada moved away.
Sears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lazada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lazada .
Sears throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sears will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lazada darts in looking for a takedown but Sears gets double underhooks and turns Lazada into the ropes.
Danga de danga de dang - Sears scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Sears showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sears, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Sears!
After winning the bout, Harry Sears thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.