PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sea Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joakim Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson has chosen Dead by April - Trapped as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bass
vs
Larsson

173 cm
20
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sea Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joakim Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsson slips under a jab.
Larsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larsson tries to clinch but Bass moves out of range.

Bass moves into range and clinches up with Larsson.
Larsson is trying to break the clinch but Bass has him pressed against the cage.
Bass has had enough of the clinch but Larsson keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bass manages to break the clinch.
Bass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsson throws a combination. Bass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bass throws a left and a right that both miss

and Larsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass tries to break the clinch but Larsson is controlling the position.

Larsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larsson tries to clinch but Bass moves out of range.
Bass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larsson tries to clinch up but Bass circles away and keeps his distance.
Bass takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bass wants to clinch
and Larsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larsson throws a one two combo.

It looks like Sea Bass has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bass tries to keep at a distance but Larsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bass wants to break free but Larsson has control.
Bass is looking to break free of the clinch but Larsson has double underhooks.

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

Larsson pushes Bass up against the cage in a clinch.
Bass tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
Bass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bass has had enough of the clinch but Larsson keeps him there for the moment.
Bass swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Larsson manages to break the clinch.
Bass tries to clinch but Larsson moves away
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bass.
Bass closes the distance but Larsson moves to the side

and Larsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Larsson.

Bass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larsson tries to clinch but Bass moves out of range.
Bass closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Larsson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bass tries to clinch up

and Larsson moves into the clinch.
Bass misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bass breaks from the clinch.
Larsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bass tries to clinch but Larsson moves away
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bass darts in trying to clinch

and Larsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joakim Larsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sea Bass's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bass throws the left hand but Larsson avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bass throws a nice looking combination but Larsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bass misses with a hook.
Bass misses the shot to the body.

Larsson has closed the distance and engaged Bass in a clinch.
Bass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bass will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Larsson up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bass.
Larsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bass has him pressed against the cage.
Larsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bass has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Larsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bass has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
Larsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Bass won't allow it.
Bass looking to stall.

Bass breaks the clinch.
Bass has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bass tries to clinch but Larsson moves away

and Larsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Larsson wants to break free but Bass has control.
Bass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Larsson tries to break the clinch but Bass is controlling the position.

Bass manages to break the clinch.
Bass darts in trying to clinch
and Bass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass wants to clinch
and Larsson counters with a left and a right that stings Bass.
Bass closes the distance but Larsson moves to the side

and Larsson moves into the clinch.

Bass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bass clinches but Larsson breaks the clinch
and Larsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Larsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Larsson.
Bass swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Bass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bass closes the distance but Larsson moves to the side

and Larsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bass is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Larsson breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bass closes the distance looking to clinch
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
Bass misses with a hook to the body
enabling Larsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bass tries to clinch but Larsson moves away
and Larsson counters with a nice body shot.
Larsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bass throws out the jab.
Bass misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Larsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bass swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joakim Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sea Bass's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bass tries to clinch
and Larsson counters with a left to the body.
Bass missing with a left hand there. Larsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bass tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Larsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bass wants to clinch

and Larsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bass is trying to break the clinch but Larsson has him pressed against the cage.
Bass is trying to stall.

Bass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bass tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass wants to clinch
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
Bass throws a hook but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Bass.
Bass tries to clinch
enabling Larsson to counter with a crisp jab.

Bass closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bass.

Bass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Bass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bass tries to keep at a distance but Larsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Larsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Bass won't allow it.
Bass swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bass prevents Larsson from breaking the clinch.
Larsson has had enough of the clinch but Bass keeps him there for the moment.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larsson wants to break free but Bass has control.
Bass lands with a light punch inside.

Bass breaks the clinch.
Sea Bass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bass forces Larsson back against the cage and clinches.
Larsson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass throws a shot from downtown. Larsson moves away and avoids it.
Bass tries to clinch
and Bass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bass tries to clinch up

and Larsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sea Bass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsson takes a shot to the head.
Larsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Larsson blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass is trying to maintain a safe position but Larsson gets an underhook and turns Bass into the cage.
Bass wants to get back to striking at distance but Larsson won't allow it.
Bass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bass taking a breather.

Bass breaks the clinch.
Bass is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bass's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bass moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bass misses with a combination
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joakim Larsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Larsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joakim Larsson!