PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Glutamine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Larsen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Larsen
vs
Glutamine

196 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

175 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Glutamine!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larsen throws a sloppy head kick and Glutamine moves out of range easily.

Larsen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Larsen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Larsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Larsen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Larsen tries for a kimura but Glutamine is defending well.
The strikes coming from Larsen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Glutamine can't do much from the bottom here.
Larsen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Glutamine gets back to half guard.
Glutamine is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glutamine tries to get to full guard but Larsen has control of the leg.
Glutamine regains full guard. Nicely done.
Larsen wants to control from the top but Glutamine keeps moving.
Glutamine wants to stand and escape but Larsen is having none of it.
Larsen trying to control but Glutamine is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Glutamine is looking for a triangle but Larsen pushes his legs off easily.

Larsen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Glutamine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Glutamine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Larsen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glutamine 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.
Larsen stays in close to Glutamine's body and controls the position.
Larsen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Glutamine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Glutamine is looking to stand up but Larsen isn't so interested in that idea.
Glutamine is trying to control the position but Larsen postures up.
Larsen lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Glutamine has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Larsen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Glutamine shoots in but Larsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Glutamine shoots for a takedown but Larsen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Larsen scores a takedown into full mount!

Larsen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Glutamine has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Glutamine!
Larsen keeping moving, preventing Glutamine from controlling successfully.
Larsen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Glutamine is controlling him.
Larsen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Glutamine.
Larsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Glutamine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Larsen wants to stand up but Glutamine is controlling him.
Glutamine trying to control but Larsen is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Larsen wants to stand up but Glutamine is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Larsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Larsen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Larsen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Glutamine, who protects the arm well.
Larsen is breathing heavily.
Glutamine sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glutamine is controlling Larsen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Glutamine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ethan Larsen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Larsen misses with a head kick.

Glutamine throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Larsen was covering up waiting for the punch and Glutamine finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ethan Larsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larsen can't keep his opponent in guard - Glutamine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Glutamine seems to be looking for submissions.
Larsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Larsen tries to kick Glutamine off but Glutamine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Glutamine is working for a submission of some sort.
Larsen is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Glutamine looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Glutamine is trying to control. Larsen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Larsen manages to get to full guard.
Larsen is looking to stand up but Glutamine isn't so interested in that idea.
Glutamine advances to half guard.
Glutamine is pressing down on Larsen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Larsen is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Glutamine decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Larsen feints and as Glutamine raises his hands in defense, Larsen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Larsen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Glutamine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Larsen is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Larsen stands up from Glutamine's guard - Larsen perhaps looking for a knockout.

Glutamine tries to keep at a distance but Larsen has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glutamine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Larsen pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Larsen has picked Glutamine up - he's going for a ride! Larsen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Glutamine trying to hold on to Larsen's head to control him but Larsen postures up.
Larsen throwing shots but Glutamine is blocking nicely.
Glutamine tries to get to full guard but Larsen has control of the leg.
Larsen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Larsen tries to stand and escape but Glutamine is controlling the position.

Larsen seems to be working for a kimura but Glutamine defends the submission attempt.

Larsen seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Glutamine manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glutamine keeping moving, preventing Larsen from controlling successfully.
Larsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Larsen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Glutamine dives on top into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glutamine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larsen is keeping the position for now.
Larsen wants to stand up but Glutamine is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glutamine trying to control but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Glutamine stops Larsen from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ethan Larsen will probably get the nod.
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!

Glutamine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Larsen avoids it really well and circles away.

Larsen shoots in and gets a takedown into Glutamine's guard.
Larsen preventing the sweep.
Larsen postures up in Glutamine's guard and throws a big left but Glutamine blocks it.

Glutamine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Larsen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Larsen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Glutamine keeping full guard, as Larsen tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glutamine working a defensive guard here.
Glutamine wants to sweep here but Larsen controlling him for the moment.
Larsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Glutamine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Glutamine wants to sweep here but Larsen controlling him for the moment.
Larsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Glutamine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Larsen.
Larsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Glutamine 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.
Glutamine looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Larsen wants to control from the top but Glutamine keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Glutamine misses with a takedown
and Larsen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Glutamine is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Glutamine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Glutamine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ethan Larsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Glutamine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glutamine avoids the head kick by Larsen.
Gary Glutamine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Glutamine gets caught flat footed, as Larsen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Larsen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glutamine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Larsen trying to control but Glutamine is working from the bottom.
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!
Larsen wants to get up but he can't break Glutamine's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Glutamine pushes Larsen off and gets back to his feet.
Glutamine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Larsen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Larsen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Glutamine to the mat! Glutamine manages to get full guard.
Glutamine keeping moving, preventing Larsen from controlling successfully.
Larsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Glutamine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Larsen trying to control but Glutamine is working from the bottom.
Larsen wants to pass the guard but Glutamine is keeping the position.
Glutamine looking for a sweep. Not yet Glutamine, not yet.

Larsen has gone for a leg lock! Glutamine slips out almost immediately though and dives into Larsen's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Glutamine gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Glutamine closes the distance and clinches up with Larsen, looking for a takedown. Glutamine pushes Larsen against the cage but Larsen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsen throws a sloppy head kick and Glutamine moves out of range easily.
Gary Glutamine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glutamine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glutamine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Larsen is fending him off so far but Glutamine persists. Nope, Larsen circles away and we're back to standing.
Glutamine fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Larsen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Glutamine was covering up waiting for the punch and Larsen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ethan Larsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Larsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Larsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Larsen 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Larsen!