PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Juan Fonseca (ranked 18754 p4p, 22080 weight class) and Adam Larsson (ranked 648 p4p, 655 weight class). Juan Fonseca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fonseca
vs
Larsson

178 cm
36
167
19 - 27 - 3

183 cm
28
186
3 - 3 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 19 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Larsson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonseca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fonseca.
Fonseca was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fonseca looks to throw the jab but Larsson is out of range.
Larsson scores with a nice body kick.
Fonseca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Larsson throws a body punch but Fonseca moves out of range.
Fonseca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Larsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fonseca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fonseca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Larsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fonseca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Larsson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Larsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fonseca.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Fonseca.
Larsson cracks Fonseca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Fonseca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Larsson scores with a nice strike.
Fonseca throws a low kick but Larsson moves out of range easily.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Fonseca.
Fonseca is looking to wear down Larsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Larsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fonseca checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Larsson.
Larsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Larsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fonseca walks into a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fonseca.
Fonseca tries to move into range but Larsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fonseca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Fonseca slams his shin into Larsson's torso.
Juan Fonseca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonseca moves out of range as Larsson strikes.
Larsson misses with a looping right.
Fonseca feints a jab promting Larsson to slip. Fonseca then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Larsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fonseca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the body from Fonseca misses
and Larsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Fonseca. Those never looked like landing.
Fonseca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Fonseca.
A telegraphed right hand from Fonseca misses the target.
Larsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Larsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fonseca had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fonseca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca misses with a few strikes there.
Fonseca connects with a leg kick.
A big right from Larsson misses.
Fonseca seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Larsson checks the leg kick.
Fonseca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fonseca there as he acknowledges the shot.
Larsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Larsson throws out a leg kick but Fonseca moves out of range and Larsson only half commits.
Fonseca defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.
Fonseca connects with a looping right hand.
Fonseca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fonseca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fonseca slips under a jab.
Larsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fonseca on the side of the head.
Larsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fonseca moves out of range as Larsson strikes.
Larsson cracks Fonseca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Larsson missing with a left hand there. Fonseca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Fonseca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Larsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fonseca doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Larsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Larsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fonseca slips a straight right by Larsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Fonseca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fonseca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fonseca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fonseca throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Fonseca.
Larsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Larsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fonseca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Fonseca.
The fighters circling - Larsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fonseca slips a straight right by Larsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Fonseca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fonseca takes one to the chin there.
Fonseca on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fonseca connects with a solid leg kick.
Larsson sizes up Fonseca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fonseca loads up on a big right hand but Larsson slips the punch.
Fonseca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson loads up on a big right hand but Fonseca slips the punch.
Fonseca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsson.
Fonseca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fonseca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Larsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fonseca scrambles back to his feet.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Fonseca's head but Fonseca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Larsson misses.
Fonseca misses the jab.
Fonseca throws a shot from downtown. Larsson moves away and avoids it.
Fonseca moves away from the strike by Larsson.
A good leg kick by Larsson.
Larsson misses with a hook.
Fonseca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fonseca was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fonseca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Larsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fonseca scrambles back to his feet.
Fonseca throws out a loose jab but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fonseca with a body shot.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson checks a low kick from Fonseca.
Fonseca throws a lazy right hand but Larsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with a double jab.
Larsson takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fonseca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Fonseca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fonseca throws a right hand that misses
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
Adam Larsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fonseca misses with a low kick.
Larsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fonseca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fonseca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Larsson is able to avoid easily.
Fonseca misses with a hook. Larsson ducked under it nicely.
Larsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Fonseca.
Larsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Larsson moves forwards but Fonseca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fonseca scores with a body shot.
Larsson lands a nice shot that snaps Fonseca's head back.
Larsson misses with a looping right.
Fonseca lands with a straight right. Larsson didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonseca connects with a leg kick.
Larsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fonseca throwing a counter right hand but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Fonseca moves away from the strike by Larsson.
Fonseca walks into a jab.
Fonseca misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Adam Larsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Larsson throws a shot to the body.
Juan Fonseca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Fonseca.
Larsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fonseca blocks a jab.
Fonseca half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fonseca looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
Larsson scores with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fonseca checks a leg kick.
And Fonseca counters with a quick kick to the body but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Fonseca.
Fonseca misses with a straight left.
Fonseca closes the distance and catches Larsson with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Larsson is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Larsson is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Larsson is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Fonseca takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Juan Fonseca!