PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tae Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Lohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Larkin
vs
Lohan

159 cm
26
135 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

167 cm
36
130 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Namunamu Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tae Larkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Lohan!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Larkin throws a hook but Lohan avoids it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lohan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Larkin scores with a shot to the body.
Tae Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Larkin takes the fight into the clinch.

Lohan breaks from the clinch.
Lohan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
Lohan feints the counter takedown.

Larkin takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Larkin manages to break the clinch.

Larkin clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Larkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larkin stalling against the cage.
Lohan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Larkin walks away with a smile on his face. Lohan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lohan misses with a takedown attempt - Larkin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Larkin leaves Lohan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tae Larkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Lohan.
Lohan shoots in and drives through. Larkin sprawls well.
Larkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lohan on the side of the head.

Larkin closes the distance and pushes Lohan back into the cage.
Lohan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Larkin pulls his leg out and moves away.

Larkin moves into the clinch.
Lohan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Larkin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Larkin lands a jab to the nose.
Larkin throws a series of punches but Lohan avoids them all with ease.
Lohan feints the counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lohan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lohan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Larkin jabs Lohan to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Larkin instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lohan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Larkin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lohan misses with some punches.
Lohan misses with the head strike.
Lohan tries for a takedown. No joy.

Larkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lohan shoots in for a double leg but Larkin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lohan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larkin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lohan somewhat.
Larkin lands a jab to Lohan's midsection.
Lohan shoots in but Larkin avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Larkin there.
Larkin misses with a leg kick

and Lohan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lohan.
Lohan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lohan prevents Larkin from getting back to his feet.
Lohan is fighting to break Larkin's control of his arms but Larkin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lohan throws a big elbow that misses.
Lohan wants to control from the top but Larkin keeps moving.
Lohan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Larkin wants to get back to his feet but Lohan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Larkin looks to land a left hand but Lohan moved out of range nicely.
Larkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lohan.

Larkin rushes Lohan and presses him up against the cage.
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lohan's elbow.
Larkin lands a shoulder strike.

Larkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larkin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lohan in his tracks.
Tae Larkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lohan moves into the clinch.
Larkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lohan backwards.
Lohan has had enough of the clinch but Larkin keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tae Larkin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Larkin drives through and clinches with Lohan against the cage.
Lohan fails to pull guard.
Larkin stalling against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Larkin lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lohan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Larkin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Larkin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Larkin misses with a punch to the body.
Larkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lohan can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Larkin.
Larkin stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Lohan controls his hands.
Larkin slowing the pace effectively.
Larkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lohans head.
Lohan is trying to break the clinch but Larkin has him pressed against the cage.

Lohan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lohan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin misses with a wild combination.

Larkin clinches up against the cage.
Lohan has Larkin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Larkin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tae Larkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Lohan.
Lohan tries to pull guard but Larkin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Larkin scores with a shot to the side of Lohan's head.
Lohan is trying to drag Larkin to the mat but Larkin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lohan.

Larkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Larkin clinches up against the cage.
Lohan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lohan keeps control of Larkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lohan jumps guard and drags Larkin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lohan is trying to control the position but Larkin postures up.

Larkin wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Lohan's closed guard. He's half up but Lohan has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Lohan pivots and extends the arm, Larkin falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Lohan! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amir Lohan!
Amir Lohan is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Amir Lohan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.