PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hare is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember the Name by Fort Minor. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

King
vs
Hare

174 cm
20
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Hare!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hare slips a jab and a cross from King.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
Hare tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Hare wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King throws a right hand that Hare ducks under and follows up with a left that Hare also avoids with ease.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hare shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hare tries to clinch up.
Hare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King throws a series of punches but Hare moves out of range.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Hare tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with the combination.
King thuds a left hand into Hare's body.
King throws a series of punches but Hare avoids them all with ease.
King misses with a two punch combination.
Hare wants to clinch.

Hare fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hare missing with knees to the body.
Hare scores a nice knee to the body.
King is trying to break the clinch but Hare is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Hare.
Hare cracks King with a nice body shot.

Hare manages to pull guard.
Hare has a closed guard, preventing King from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hare holds on and takes a little breather.
Hare is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
King trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hare's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is breathing heavily.
King being controlled here momentarily.

Hare kicks King off and gets to his feet.
Hare tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hare has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hare slips a jab and a cross from King.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hare looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
King keeps the fight on the outside.

Hare closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
King is trying to force a seperation but Hare has the dominant position.
King tries to circle away but Hare has him pinned against the cage.
Hare lands a nice elbow.
King wants to break free but Hare has control.
Hare landing knees to the head.
King is trying to force a seperation but Hare has the dominant position.
Hare lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King working hard to break the clinch.

Hare pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hare tries to clinch but King moves out of range.

Hare has managed to clinch.
Hare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King is trying to break the clinch but Hare is controlling him.
Hare has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. King is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hare fails to pull guard.
Randy King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Hare.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hare has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics King uses from the top position.
King trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hare's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Hare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hare escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick Hare will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hare moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Randy King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hare tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King throws a right and a left that Hare avoids nicely.
Hare tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hare tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a series of punches but Hare moves out of range.
King is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hare takes one on the button.
Hare wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hare circles away quickly and effectively.
King looks to land a left hand but Hare moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Hare's shoulder, as Hare tries to avoid the shot.
King throws out a powerful jab.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Randy King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
Hare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hare wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Hare tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Hare is just out of range.
Hare defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King with a hook.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hare shoots in and bounces King off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hare forces his way into half guard.
Hare seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
King trying to hold on to Hare's head to control him but Hare postures up.

Hare is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hare trying to mount his opponent but King defends it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Hare rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
King working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hare lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hare lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Hare.
Hare tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Hare throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King tries to break free but Hare pushes him back against the cage.

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.
Hare tries to score a body lock takedown but King shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hare lands an elbow that stopped King in his tracks for a moment.
King tries to circle away but Hare has him pinned against the cage.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hare keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hare has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King can't break the clinch.
Hare scores a nice knee to the body.
Hare wants a takedown.
Randy King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Hare.
Hare keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
King working hard to break the clinch.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hare has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hare.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hare creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hare tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Randy King will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hare tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Nice body punch from King.
Some wild striking there from King.

Hare moves into range and clinches up with King.

Hare jumps guard.
Hare pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
King wants to stand but Hare is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hare keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

King decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hare, up you get!
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Hare instigates a clinch.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hare lands a nice elbow.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Hare won't allow it.
King tries to break the clinch but Hare is controlling the position.
Hare utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hare keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King wants to break free but Hare has control.
Hare with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hare misses with a knee to the head.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hare closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Hare pushes King against the cage but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from King does no damage.

Hare closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
King wants to get back to his feet.

Hare is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.

Hare working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hare's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Hare is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, King has managed to free his arm - good work.
King tries to kick Hare off in order to stand up. Hare Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Hare comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hare has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Hare!