PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie O Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Hare has chosen Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Konstantinov
vs
O Hare

174 cm
28
180 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

180 cm
30
185 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Legion of Pain Nutrition

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Konstantinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie O Hare!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Hare checks a leg kick.
Konstantinov throws an overhand right that lands on O Hare's shoulder, as O Hare tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Konstantinov misses.
Konstantinov misses with a body kick.
Konstantinov misses with a hook
and Konstantinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Konstantinov tried to score with a low kick but O Hare checks it.
O Hare tries to clinch but Konstantinov is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Hare looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Hare bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Konstantinov's head backwards.
O Hare bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Hare takes a head kick and keeps coming.
O Hare fails with a takedown attempt.
Konstantinov lands a nice hook to O Hare's body. O Hare takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Hare tries to clinch there but Konstantinov circles away.
O Hare is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Konstantinov misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Konstantinov. O Hare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Konstantinov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eddie O Hare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Hare staying out of range there.
O Hare looks to score with a jab to the body but Konstantinov is just out of range.
Konstantinov connects with a crisp jab.
Konstantinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Hare missing with a left hand there. Konstantinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Hare feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Konstantinovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Hare misses the shot to the body.
O Hare shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Hare with a body punch. A glancing blow.

O Hare throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Konstantinov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. O Hare is in Konstantinov's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Hare looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hare makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Hare showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
O Hare slips nicely into half guard.
O Hare trying to control from half guard but Konstantinov is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Konstantinov manages to get to full guard.
O Hare controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hare is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
O Hare sitting in guard here, content to control.
O Hare preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Hare wants to control from the top but Konstantinov keeps moving.
O Hare is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie O Hare dominated that round.
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.

O Hare takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Konstantinov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Konstantinov tries to move into range but O Hare moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Konstantinov misses with a looping left.
O Hare throws out a loose jab but Konstantinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Hare shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Konstantinov as he jumps to the side.
O Hare misses with a double jab.
O Hare misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Konstantinov.
O Hare takes a swing at Konstantinov's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by O Hare misses
and Konstantinov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Hare tries to score with a low kick but Konstantinov moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Konstantinov lands.
O Hare looks for a takedown but Konstantinov sprawls well.
Vladimir Konstantinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by O Hare there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Konstantinov lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as O Hare lands an impressive looking overhand right. Konstantinov doesn't seem phased though.
O Hare throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

O Hare gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Konstantinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Konstantinov digs a right hand underneath O Hare's ribcage. O Hare let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konstantinov tries to throw a body punch but O Hare avoids it by throwing Konstantinov back against the cage.
Konstantinov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Konstantinov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Hare backwards.
O Hare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Konstantinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hare is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Konstantinov takes a shot to the head.
O Hare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Konstantinov tries to work over O Hare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Konstantinov lands an uppercut.
O Hare is trying to force a seperation but Konstantinov has the dominant position.
O Hare lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Konstantinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Hare blocks a body shot from Konstantinov.
A frustrated look appears on O Hare's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Konstantinov misses with a body punch.
Konstantinov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Hare.
O Hare tries to throw a body punch but Konstantinov avoids it by throwing O Hare back against the cage.
Konstantinov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Konstantinov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov struggles to land a body shot inside as O Hare controls his hands.
O Hare is trying to stall.
O Hare blocks a body shot from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Hare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Konstantinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Konstantinov lands a body punch.
Konstantinov misses with a punch to the body.
O Hare lands a body shot.
O Hare prevents a body shot from Konstantinov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
O Hare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Hare jumps guard but Konstantinov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vladimir Konstantinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie O Hare.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hare prevents a body shot from Konstantinov.
O Hare stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Konstantinov.
Konstantinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Konstantinov struggles to land a body shot inside as O Hare controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Hare lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Konstantinov misses with a body punch.
O Hare blocks a body shot from Konstantinov.
A short left from O Hare.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Hare leaning against his opponent.
Konstantinov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Hare backwards.
O Hare fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

O Hare's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Vladimir Konstantinov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Konstantinov is looking to chop away at O Hare's legs.
O Hare takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice leg kick lands there from Konstantinov.
O Hare dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Konstantinov. That did some damage!
O Hare misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by O Hare there.
Konstantinov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Konstantinov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Hare checks it well.
O Hare misses with a series of wild punches.
O Hare sizes up Konstantinov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by O Hare there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

O Hare rushes Konstantinov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Konstantinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Konstantinov wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Konstantinov.
O Hare lands a body punch.
O Hare blocks a body shot from Konstantinov.
Konstantinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Hare throws an elbow but misses.
O Hare lands with a short shot to the head.
O Hare misses with an elbow strike.

O Hare pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Hare keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Konstantinov.

O Hare rushes Konstantinov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Konstantinov misses with a punch to the body.
O Hare slows down the pace here.
O Hare throws a punch but it's blocked by Konstantinov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hare blocks a body shot from Konstantinov.

O Hare is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Konstantinov can't fight it off and eventually O Hare manages to take the fight to the floor. Konstantinov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konstantinov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Konstantinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Konstantinov controls O Hare momentarily but O Hare frees himself.
O Hare is looking to work some ground and pound but Konstantinov has wrist control.
Konstantinov keeping full guard, as O Hare tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vladimir Konstantinov.
O Hare scores with a head kick.

It looks like Vladimir Konstantinov has been cut.
Konstantinov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Hare to score with a decent uppercut.
Konstantinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Hare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Konstantinov moves away.
O Hare misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Konstantinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Konstantinov misses with a hook.
Konstantinov motions for O Hare to come forward. Konstantinov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Konstantinov is predictable there
and O Hare counters with a nice body shot.

O Hare gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hare misses with an elbow over the top.
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 Hare prevents a body shot from Konstantinov.
O Hare misses with a punch on the inside.
Konstantinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Hare trying to control the position but instead, Konstantinov has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Hare into the cage.
O Hare struggles to land a body shot inside as Konstantinov controls his hands.
Konstantinov throws a head punch that misses.
O Hare is leaning against Konstantinov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Konstantinov tries a body shot but O Hare blocks it.
O Hare misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Hare wants to break free but Konstantinov has control.

O Hare manages to break the clinch.
Konstantinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Hare was well out of range. Poor timing from Konstantinov.
O Hare feints a jab promting Konstantinov to slip. O Hare then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Konstantinov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie O Hare comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

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