PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between willey star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larson has chosen You're Going Down by Sick Puppies 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.

star
vs
Larson

175 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

181 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, willey star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Larson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson slips a jab and a cross from star.
Larson misses with a combination

and star counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
star sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larson defending well though.
star throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
star is trying to control. Larson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
star thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
star is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Larson is trying to stand back up but star is controlling him
star not landing any meaningful shots this time.
star sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larson defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson is looking to escape.

Larson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

star gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
star wants a takedown but no success here.
Larson tries to circle away but star has him pinned against the cage.
Larson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

star tightens his grip and picks Larson up, before dumping him to the ground. Larson manages to land in guard.
star throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
star trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
star trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
star in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
star scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
star trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
star throws and elbow that misses. Larson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in star's guard. Nice move by Larson!
star wants to stand but Larson is controlling the position.
star 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.
Larson trying to control but star is working from the bottom.
Larson preventing the sweep.
star is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larson wants to control from the top but star keeps moving.
Larson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. star swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Larson wants to stand and escape but instead star has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
star is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
star landing with the ground and pound.
Larson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

star gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
star is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
star lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Larson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and star counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
star shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Larson stalks star and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into star's face. star staggers backwards, shaken.
Larson falls off balance throwing a combination
and star makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Larson doesn't manage to clinch there - star circles away.
Larson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and star counters with a series of strikes. Larson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Larson throws a left and a right that both miss

and star counters by moving into the clinch.
Larson is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larson misses with a hook from the clinch.

star turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and star manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larson regains half guard, as star was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

willey star dominated that 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.

star looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Larson keeping full guard, as star tries to pass.
star with a flurry of punches that miss.
star throws a big right hand that misses.
Larson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst star is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
star throws a strike but Larson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
star looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
star working a defensive guard here.
Larson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Larson postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. willey star wasn't doing enough on the ground.

star shoots in and bounces Larson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as star accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst star is controlling him.

Larson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes star off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Larson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
star lands with an overhand left.
star throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larson.
Larson throws a left and a right that both miss
and star counters with a two punch combo.
Larson misses with a double jab

and star counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
star throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
star missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
star sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larson defending well though.
star trying to control the action but Larson is working from the bottom.
star looks to land a strike but Larson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
star throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
star is looking to work some ground and pound but Larson has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Larson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst star is controlling him.
star throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
star thows a big elbow that misses.
star prevents Larson from getting back to his feet.
star working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

willey star 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!

Larson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larson misses with a double jab
and star counters with a leg kick.

star shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. star showed some decent athleticism there.
star misses with a head shot. Larson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Larson keeping moving, preventing star from controlling successfully.
star throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
star throwing strikes but missing.
Larson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
star sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ronnie Larson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
star working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
star slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
star thows a big elbow that misses.
star throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
willey star overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
star lands a couple of digs.
Larson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from star.

Larson looking for a guillotine here but star defends easily.
star pushing down on Larson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
star lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
star thows a huge punch but Larson dodges it nicely.
willey star is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
star looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
star thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Larson to regain full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
willey star showed his dominance in that final round.
Well star has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... willey star!