PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larson comes to the ring accompanied by Here To Stay by Korn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Larson
vs
Foster

181 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
196 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Foster!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Foster shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Larson is trying to defend but Foster finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Foster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Foster tries to pass to full mount but Larson defends it.
Foster tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Larson.

Larson looking for submissions off his back.
Foster is trying to control the action in half guard but Larson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Larson!
Poor strikes thrown by Foster there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Larson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Larson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Foster is keeping the position for now.
Foster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Larson stopping the sweep attempt from Foster.
Larson lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster keeping full guard, as Larson tries to pass.
Foster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Larson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Larsonis looking to pass into half guard but Foster pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Foster is in guard.

Larson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Foster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Larson has a closed guard, preventing Foster from standing up.
Foster wants to control from the top but Larson keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Foster doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Larson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Larson.
Larson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Larson won't allow Foster to get back to his feet.
Larson tries to free his leg and advance position but Foster is retaining full guard.
Foster is pulling down on Larson's head to control his posture.
Foster wants to stand but Larson is controlling the position.
Foster looks gassed!

Larson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Foster dives on top into guard.
Larson looking for a sweep. Not yet Larson, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Foster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Foster is looking to stand up but Larson won't let him.
Foster stopping the sweep attempt from Larson.
Foster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Foster wants to control from the top but Larson keeps moving.

Larson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Foster shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Larson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Larson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Foster wants to get back to his feet.
Larson is keen to just control but Foster is a slippery customer.
Foster trying to control here.

Larson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Foster doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Larson.
Larson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Foster with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Foster regains full guard. Nicely done.
Larson looking to sit in guard and control but Foster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Foster would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Foster is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Larson wants to sweep here but Foster controlling him for the moment.
Foster working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Larson's head.
Foster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Larson wants to sweep here but Foster controlling him for the moment.
Foster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Foster pushing down on Larson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's eight 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.
Foster is trying to control. Larson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Foster tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Foster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Foster prevents Larson from improving his position.
Foster is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Larson!
Larson wants to control but Foster is having none of it.
Larson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Foster is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Foster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Larson is looking to escape.
Foster with a couple of short strikes.
Foster working Larson over with strikes here.
Foster lands a big elbow.
Foster content just to control the position here.
Foster trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ben Foster will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Foster shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Larson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Larson.
Larson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Foster trying to stand up but can't free himself from Larson's guard.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Foster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Larson is trying to control the position but Foster postures up.
Foster preventing the sweep.
Foster trying to control but Larson is working from the bottom.
Foster is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Larson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Foster as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larson shoots and misses
and Foster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foster.

That's two 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.

Larson shoots in and bounces Foster off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

Larson is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Foster has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Larson is looking to defend but Foster has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Larson! Foster pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Larson taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ben Foster!