PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Peter Hare (ranked 3906 p4p, 519 weight class) and Henri Lafitte (ranked 3210 p4p, 432 weight class). Henri Lafitte acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Hare
vs
Lafitte

190 cm
33
220 lbs
21 - 19 - 1

193 cm
34
215 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Hare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri Lafitte!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafitte lands with a hook. Hare tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hare tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Lafitte.

Lafitte moves into the clinch.

Hare escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hare has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Good work by Lafitte as he checks the leg kick.
Lafitte has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hare is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hare has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lafitte.
Lafitte lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Peter Hare has been cut.
Hare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafitte moves away.
Lafitte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hare paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lafitte has Hare up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hare has a couple of punches blocked by Lafitte.
Lafitte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafitte.
Lafitte lands a right hand.
Lafitte lands with a left to the head.
Hare lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Lafitte.
Lafitte throws a punch but it's blocked by Hare.
Lafitte tries to throw a body punch but Hare avoids it by throwing Lafitte back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafitte lands a shot to the body.
Lafitte is working Hare over against the ropes.
Lafitte blocks an uppercut.
Lafitte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lafitte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lafitte lands a shot to the body.
Hare misses with a punch on the inside.
Hare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hare prevents a body shot from Lafitte.
Lafitte can't find room to land a body shot as Hare controls the action.
Lafitte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hare backwards.
Lafitte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hare is breathing heavily.
Lafitte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lafitte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Lafitte.
Lafitte lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafitte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lafitte lands with a short shot to the head.
Lafitte lands a left hand.
Hare swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafitte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafitte is leaning against Hare and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafitte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hare backwards.
Lafitte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lafitte lands with a light punch inside.
Lafitte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Lafitte.
Lafitte pushes Hare back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Lafitte.
Lafitte is leaning against Hare and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lafitte lands a hook that snaps the head of Hare backwards.
A right hand to the body from Lafitte.
A short body shot lands from Lafitte as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lafitte.
A short right from Lafitte.
Lafitte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lafitte.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lafitte.
Lafitte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lafitte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lafitte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lafitte presses Hare against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henri Lafitte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Hare's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hare has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lafitte.
Hare shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lafitte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hare.

Hare gets tackled into the ropes by Lafitte. Lafitte maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lafitte - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lafitte.
A right hook to the body lands for Lafitte.
Lafitte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lafitte lands a nice shot to the body.
Lafitte pushes Hare back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lafitte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hare backwards.

Hare is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafitte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Hare is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lafitte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lafitte is working Hare over against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lafitte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hare or not.
Hare seems to have got his legs back now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lafitte.
Hare's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henri Lafitte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lafitte lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Lafitte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafitte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lafitte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lafitte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lafitte tries to throw a body punch but Hare avoids it by throwing Lafitte back against the ropes.
Lafitte lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Lafitte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lafitte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lafitte is leaning against Hare and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Lafitte on the inside.
Lafitte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Lafitte.
Lafitte lands with a right to the head.
Lafitte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Lafitte breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Hare with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Hare looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Hare get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Henri Lafitte!