PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Brockington (ranked 3212 p4p, 24232 weight class) and James O Hara (ranked 434 p4p, 661 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as James O Hara enters the cage!

Brockington
vs
O Hara

185 cm
27
160
9 - 3 - 1

186 cm
25
161
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Brockington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James O Hara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brockington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Hara misses with a head kick.

Brockington looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for O Hara!

Brockington is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, O Hara has escaped the position, nice work there.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

Brockington is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Hara is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
O Hara is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brockington off and has taken his back!

O Hara looking for the choke but no joy.
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!
O Hara controlling the position well here. Brockington rolled but O Hara kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brockington tries to break free.

O Hara working for a choke but Brockington reverses nicely into O Hara 's guard.
Brockington slips nicely into half guard.
O Hara is looking for a sweep. Brockington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hara is trying to maintain the position but Brockington is very close to passing his half guard.

Brockington is looking for a kimura but O Hara is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brockington to get the leverage.
Brockington works his foot free and advances to mount.

Brockington working for a submission but O Hara is keeping him at bay.
O Hara is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
O Hara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brockington wants to control the pace but O Hara is squirming around nicely.
Brockington controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brockington is trying to take his opponent's back.

Brockington working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
O Hara tries to reverse the position but Brockington maintains control.
O Hara is controlling an arm, preventing Brockington from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
O Hara tries to lock up and control but Brockington gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hara is squirming around, avoiding Brockington's attempts to control the action.

Brockington is going oldschool here, as he tries to force O Hara to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so O Hara shrugs it off.
Brockington controlling his opponent.
Brockington cracks O Hara with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brockington tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brockington looking to control but O Hara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Brockington jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but O Hara manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brockington has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for O Hara!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Brockington dominated that round.
That's time! Brockington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brockington drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
O Hara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brockington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Brockington thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Brockington stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Brockington decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Brockington is trying to work for a kimura but O Hara is defending well.
Brockington throwing shots but O Hara is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brockington is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, O Hara has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brockington prevents O Hara from improving his position.
Brockington trying to mount his opponent but O Hara defends it.
O Hara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Hara.
Brockington trying to control but O Hara is working from the bottom.
O Hara is trying to keep Brockington in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Brockington got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Hara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brockington has managed to get both his arms back between O Hara's legs - danger averted.
Brockington slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brockington wants to control from the top but O Hara keeps moving.
Brockington throws a big right hand that misses.
O Hara trying to keep a closed guard but Brockington is proving a slippery customer.

O Hara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brockington wants to pass the guard but O Hara is keeping the position.

Brockington stands up and waves to O Hara to follow him.
O Hara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brockington.
Brockington looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Hara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brockington half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
O Hara throws a body punch but Brockington moves out of range.
Kevin Brockington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brockington avoids the head kick by O Hara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brockington shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. O Hara is trying to defend but Brockington finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brockington wants to pass the guard but O Hara is defending well.
Brockington uses his free foot to push down on O Hara's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for O Hara.

Brockington is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But O Hara has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from O Hara!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brockington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. O Hara manages to get himself to full guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Brockington dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

O Hara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from O Hara.

Brockington shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. O Hara is trying to defend but Brockington finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
O Hara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brockington tries to free his leg and advance position but O Hara is retaining full guard.
Brockington sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed O Hara's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Brockington.
Brockington wants to take a breather but O Hara is having none of it.

O Hara is defending against the submission attempts here by Brockington.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hara is trying to control but can't.
O Hara is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brockington scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brockington scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brockington looks to land a strike but O Hara avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
O Hara is trying to keep Brockington in close.
O Hara keeping moving, preventing Brockington from controlling successfully.

O Hara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brockington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Hara can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brockington distracts O Hara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

O Hara looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Brockington has picked O Hara up and slammed him! O Hara can't keep hold of the triangle and Brockington manages to pass to side control!
Brockington has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kevin Brockington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Brockington is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But O Hara has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from O Hara!
Brockington keeping full guard, as O Hara tries to pass.
O Hara wants to control from the top but Brockington keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hara advances to half guard.

Brockington looking for submissions off his back.
Brockington tries to get to full guard but O Hara has control of the leg.
Brockington is refusing to be controlled, as O Hara sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Hara trying to pass the guard but Brockington defending well.
James O Hara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Hara is trying to control the action in half guard but Brockington is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
O Hara wants to pass to mount but Brockington is defending the position.
Brockington keeping control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brockington wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Brockington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brockington, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Brockington!