PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sweet Child of Mine. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Larson
vs
Man

185 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]
Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Larson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, He Man!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larson throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man tries to clinch but Larson moves out of range.
Man wants to clinch up but Larson keeps it at a distance.
He Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larson keeps the fight on the outside.
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man tries to clinch but Larson is having none of it.
Larson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Larson duly obliges.
Man tries to clinch but Larson moves out of range.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Larson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Larson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Man closes the distance and pushes Larson back into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Man just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larson's brow.
Man lands an elbow just above Larson 's eye.

It looks like Dan Larson has been cut.
Man lands an elbow that stopped Larson in his tracks for a moment.
Larson dodges an elbow strike from Man.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Man.
Larson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Larson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Larson blocks the elbow strike.
Larson avoids a wild elbow strike from Man.
Larson blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Man.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Man just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larson's brow.
Man misses with an elbow over the top.
Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Larson tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Man throws an elbow that misses.
Larson avoids the elbow strike from Man, against the cage.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Man.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Man.
Larson avoids a wild elbow strike from Man.
Man lands an elbow inside that Larson shrugs off.
Man misses with an elbow over the top.
Man throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Larson working hard to break the clinch.
Man throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Larson has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Man just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larson's brow.
Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Larson's defenses.
Man throws an elbow but it misses.
Man lands an elbow inside that Larson shrugs off.
Man throws an elbow but it misses.
Larson is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Larson tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Larson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Larson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man throws an elbow but it misses.
Man lands an elbow just above Larson 's eye.
Larson blocks an elbow strike.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Larson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Larson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Larson blocks the elbow strike.
Larson avoids a wild elbow strike from Man.
Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Larson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Man throws an elbow but misses.
Man lands a nice elbow.
Larson is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Larson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Man throws an elbow but misses.
Larson blocks the elbow strike.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Larson blocks an elbow strike.
Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Larson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man has Larson pressed against the cage, preventing Larson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Larson blocks an elbow strike.
Larson wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Man just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larson's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Larson dodges an elbow strike from Man.
Larson blocks the elbow strike.
Man misses with an elbow over the top.
Larson blocks the elbow strike.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Larson's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Man.
Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Larson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Larson blocks an elbow strike.
Larson dodges an elbow strike from Man.
Larson blocks an elbow strike.
Larson blocks the elbow strike.
Larson takes an elbow to the temple.
Larson is looking to break free of the clinch but Man has double underhooks.
Man lands an elbow inside that Larson shrugs off.
Larson dodges an elbow strike from Man.
Larson blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Man just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larson's brow.
Larson blocks an elbow strike.
Man keeps control of Larson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Larson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Larson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Larson - that will leave a mark!
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man tries to clinch there but Larson circles away.
Larson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larson lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Larson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dan Larson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Larson.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Larson circles away.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Larson pushes him off.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Larson circles away.
Man tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.
Man is looking to clinch but Larson is avoiding it.
Larson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Larson duly obliges.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man tries to clinch but Larson moves out of range.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Larson pushes him off.
Larson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Larson.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Larson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to clinch.
Larson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Larson scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man wants to clinch up but Larson keeps it at a distance.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Larson cracks the inside of Man's front leg.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Larson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.
Man wants to clinch.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Larson.
Larson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larson throws out a powerful jab.
Larson swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Larson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larson scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man wants to clinch.
Man tries to clinch there but Larson circles away.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Larson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Larson's corner calls for a 1-2. Larson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Larson swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man tries to clinch there but Larson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larson works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Larson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Larson's cut.
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.

Larson lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Larson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.
Larson lands with an overhand left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larson misses with a wild combination.
Larson swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Larson misses with a double jab.
Man tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Larson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larson keeps the fight on the outside.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Larson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larson keeps the fight on the outside.
Man tries to clinch up.
Larson looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Larson.
Man is looking to clinch.
Larson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larson connects with a nice looking jab.
Larson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Larson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larson lands with an overhand left.
Larson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larson throws a one two combo.
Larson swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man wants to clinch.
Man wants to clinch.
Man wants to clinch.
Man has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Larson connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
Man takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Larson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Larson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Man is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Larson.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Larson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Man backs up against the cage.
Larson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Larson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larson throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larson throws a combination. Man tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Larson.
Danga de danga de dang - Larson scores with a four punch combination!
Man is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Larson.
Man blocks a head kick by Larson.
Larson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Larson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Larson.
Larson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Larson circles away.
Larson misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Larson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Larson scores with a four punch combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Larson circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larson throws a series of strikes that have Man backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larson. That's going to slow Man down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Larson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Larson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A right-left combo lands from Larson.
Larson keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Larson scores with a four punch combination!
Larson scores with a three punch combo!
Larson lands with a nice combination. Man backs away looking to recover.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larson throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Larson keeps the fight on the outside.
Man tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Larson.
Man is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Man tries to clinch but Larson moves out of range.
Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to clinch.
Larson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Larson pushes him off.
Man wants to clinch.
Man tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.
Larson jabs Man right on the nose. Man blinks but takes it well.
Larson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Larson duly obliges.
Man tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.
Larson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Larson cracks the inside of Man's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larson keeps the fight on the outside.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man tries to clinch but Larson is having none of it.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larson lands a two punch combo.
Larson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Larson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man walks forward, straight into a front kick from Larson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Man walks into a straight right hand from Larson.
Larson lands a two punch combo.
Larson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Larson lands with a nice combination. Man backs away looking to recover.
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man is looking to clinch.
Larson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Larson jabs at Man's body.
Man is looking to clinch.
Larson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Man avoids the head kick by Larson.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larson scores with a three punch combo!
Larson swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dan Larson is winning the standup battle so far.
Larson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Man tries to clinch but Larson is having none of it.
Larson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Larson both land. Nice combination.
Larson scores with a three punch combo!
Larson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Larson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Larson had his way with He Man in that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Larson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Larson keeps the fight on the outside.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Larson circles away.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larson throws a leg kick which misses Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Man tries to avoid it.
Larson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Larson circles away.
Larson swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man tries to clinch but Larson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larson lands a two punch combo.
Man is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Larson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Larson circles away.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Larson circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson throws a series of strikes that have Man backpedaling.
Larson keeps the fight on the outside.
Larson throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Larson duly obliges.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Man tries to clinch but Larson moves out of range.
Larson throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Man tries to clinch up.
Larson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larson jabs Man right on the nose. Man blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to clinch but Larson is avoiding it.
Larson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larson lands a nice looking body shot.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larson scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Larson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Larson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Larson lands a jab to the nose.
Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A right-left combo lands from Larson.
Man tries to clinch there but Larson circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Larson.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larson swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Larson throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Larson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man tries to clinch but Larson is having none of it.
Larson lands with an uppercut that bounces Man off the cage and back into rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man is looking to clinch but Larson is avoiding it.
Man tries to clinch but Larson is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Larson.
Man tries to clinch but Larson moves out of range.
Man wants to clinch up but Larson keeps it at a distance.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.
Larson lunges at Man with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Man's hand.
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man is looking to clinch but Larson is avoiding it.
Larson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
He Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Larson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Larson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Larson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Larson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:43
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:43
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Larson!
Dan Larson retains his light heavyweight title!