PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oloff Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Larsen
vs
Pasanen

180 cm
27
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

195 cm
27
205 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oloff Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emil Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pasanen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pasanen somewhat.
Pasanen looks for a takedown but Larsen sprawls well.
Larsen misses with a hook.
Pasanen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Larsen tries to avoid it but Pasanen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Larsen to the ground. Larsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oloff Larsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emil Pasanen.
Larsen misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pasanen shoots in and drives through. Larsen sprawls well.
Pasanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pasanen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Larsen avoids it really well and circles away.
Pasanen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pasanen somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pasanen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pasanen content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pasanen trying to control but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Larsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen controls Pasanen momentarily but Pasanen frees himself.
Pasanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pasanen's guard.
Pasanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pasanen, not yet.
Larsen wants to control from the top but Pasanen keeps moving.
Larsen being controlled here momentarily.
Larsen looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Pasanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Larsen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Larsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Larsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Pasanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsen postures up.
Larsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pasanen is on top in guard.
Larsen keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully.
Pasanen thows a big elbow that misses.
Larsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pasanen is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pasanen chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Pasanen 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.

Pasanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Larsen swivels and escapes.
Pasanen looks for a takedown but Larsen sprawls well.
Pasanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Larsen is fending him off so far but Pasanen persists. Nope, Larsen circles away and we're back to standing.
Oloff Larsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emil Pasanen.
Larsen with a nice cross.

It looks like Emil Pasanen has been cut.
Larsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pasanen shoots in but no luck this time.
Pasanen tries to clinch up.
Pasanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larsen.
Emil Pasanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larsen leaves Pasanen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pasanen somewhat.
Pasanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larsen.
Pasanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Pasanen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Larsen. No joy for Pasanen on that attempt.

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.
Larsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pasanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Larsen throws a hook but Pasanen avoids it easily.
Larsen misses with a body shot

and Pasanen moves into the clinch.

Larsen manages to break the clinch.
Larsen leaves Pasanen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Larsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pasanen fails to land the takedown.
Larsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pasanen.
No joy there for Larsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen needs to keep his hands up - Larsen had a free shot at his head there.
Pasanen misses with a takedown attempt - Larsen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Larsen swinging wildly here.
Larsen misses with a hook.
Pasanen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Larsen looks to land a combination but Pasanen avoids it well.

Pasanen closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Larsen is trying to trip Pasanen. He has hold of a leg but Pasanen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Larsen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Larsen looking to pass the guard.

Pasanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pasanen is breathing heavily.
Larsen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Larsen looking to pass the guard.

Larsen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pasanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Larsen has managed to get both his arms back between Pasanen's legs - danger averted.
Larsen pushes down on Pasanen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oloff Larsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emil Pasanen's cut.
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!

Pasanen shoots for a takedown but Larsen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Pasanen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Larsen did well to prevent Pasanen getting side control.
Pasanen trying to advance position but Larsen counters by regaining guard.
Larsen keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully.
Pasanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larsen is keeping the position for now.
Larsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pasanen is one step ahead there.
Pasanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen landing some decent shots from guard.
Pasanen trying to control but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Pasanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Larsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Larsen managing to control the position.

Larsen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pasanen trying to control but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Pasanen advances to half guard.
Larsen is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen trying to control the action but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Larsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pasanen on the ground.
Pasanen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Larsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pasanen tries to pass to full mount but Larsen defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Pasanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Larsen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pasanen throws a big right hand that misses.
Pasanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larsen controls Pasanen momentarily but Pasanen frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Pasanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pasanen 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Pasanen!