PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jovilla Senior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jovilla Senior struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. On his way into the cage it seems that Larry Flint has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Larry Flint seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Flint
vs
Senior

225 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

182 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Larry Flint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jovilla Senior!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Senior instigates a clinch.
Senior wants a takedown.
Flint missing with knees to the body.
Senior pushes Flint back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

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

Senior tries to keep at a distance but Flint has taken the fight into the clinch.
Flint wants to break free but Senior has control.

Senior manages to pull guard.
Flint looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Flint cracks Senior with a solid left hand.
Flint controls from within his opponent's guard.
Flint prevents Senior from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flint stands and steps away. Senior gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Flint swinging wildly here.
Senior dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Senior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Senior tries to bum rush Flint with a series of wild strikes but Flint uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Senior looks gassed!
Flint misses with a jab, cross combination.

Senior gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Senior really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flint. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flint sitting in guard here, content to control.
Flint advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senior trying to hold on to Flint's head to control him but Flint postures up.

Flint gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Senior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Flint has managed to clinch.

Flint successfully pulls guard.
Flint manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Flint working Senior over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint landing punches.
Flint avoids the attempt from Senior to control.

Flint is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Senior to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Senior shrugs it off.
The referee warns Senior that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Flint controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee warns Senior that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flint controlling from mount.
BOOM! Flint connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flint lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Flint unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Flint is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Senior can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Senior stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Senior wants it to stay on the feet.
Senior clinches but Flint breaks the clinch

and Flint counters by moving into the clinch.
Senior looking to slow down the pace here.

Flint drags the fight down to the ground.
Senior wants to stand and escape but instead Flint has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Flint connects with a couple of short punches.

Senior is working an open guard so Flint takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Senior gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Flint counters by clinching up.
Senior is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint leaning his opponent against the cage.
Senior prevents Flint from breaking the clinch.

Flint gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Flint stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Senior to get to his feet.
Flint shoots in for a double leg but Senior sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Senior gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Flint counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Flint decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Flint moves into range and clinches up with Senior.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flint misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flint pulls Senior into guard.
Flint lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Flint pulls Senior in close to prevent any damage.
Flint lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Senior!
Flint is landing with some decent strikes but Senior is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Senior working to try and regain half guard.
Flint tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Flint punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flint is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Senior can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Larry Flint overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flint sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Senior is bucking up trying to escape but Flint cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flint breaks from Senior's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Flint lands a big elbow.
Flint scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Flint dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Senior wants to clinch

and Flint counters by moving into the clinch.
Senior looking to slow down the pace here.
Flint wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Senior is looking to break free of the clinch but Flint has double underhooks.

Flint successfully pulls guard.
Flint is pulling down on Senior's head. It's preventing any offense from Senior, at least for the moment.
Flint has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senior trying to stand up but can't free himself from Flint's guard.
Senior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Senior can't handle though.
Flint lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Senior!
Flint lands a big shot there that rocks Senior but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Flint really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Flint controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flint stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Flint fails to land with a series of punches.
Flint fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Flint.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flint gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Senior prevents Flint from breaking the clinch.
Flint drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Flint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flint is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Senior pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Senior is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flint pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Flint jumps guard.

Flint kicks Senior off and gets to his feet.

Flint moves into the clinch.
Flint has had enough of the clinch but Senior keeps him there for the moment.
Flint is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Senior can do to turn this around?
Flint wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flint is trying to break free.
The referee calls for Flint to work.
Senior taking a breather.
Flint throws a punch but it's blocked by Senior.
Flint misses with a body punch.
Senior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Flint pulls guard.
Flint wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Senior trying to control the position from guard on top but Flint is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Flint showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flint, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Flint!