PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keivan Straikker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ennio Morricone - A Fistful Of Dollars kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Straikker
vs
Larsen

186 cm
26
212 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

195 cm
27
283 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

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5th Round Clothing
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keivan Straikker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsen misses with a looping left.
Lars Larsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Straikker misses with a body shot.
Straikker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larsen misses with a combination
and Straikker counters with an outside leg kick.
Straikker swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsen.
Straikker tried to score with a low kick but Larsen checks it.

Larsen moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Larsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Straikker's brow.
Larsen slows down the pace here.
Larsen throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Keivan Straikker has been cut.
Straikker can't break the clinch.
Larsen has Straikker pressed against the cage, preventing Straikker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from Larsen.
Larsen misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Larsen throws an elbow but misses.
Larsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Straikker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Larsen blocking some punches.
Straikker blocks an elbow strike from Larsen.
Larsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsen avoiding damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Straikker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larsen's brow.
Straikker misses with a punch on the inside.
Straikker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Straikker misses with a body punch.
Larsen blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straikker blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsen.
Larsen missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Larsen throws an elbow but misses.
Straikker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larsen is defending well for now.
Larsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Larsen takes a shot to the head.
Straikker blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Larsen.
Larsen looking to throw knees to the head but Straikker is blocking nicely.
Larsen prevents Straikker from breaking the clinch.
Larsen throws an elbow but it misses.
Straikker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Larsen tries a knee to the head but Straikker blocks it.
Straikker blocks an elbow strike from Larsen.
Larsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Larsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen misses with an elbow over the top.
Straikker misses with a body punch.
Straikker trying to stall but Larsen improves his position.
Straikker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Straikker avoids a wild elbow strike from Larsen.
Larsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Straikker blocks an elbow strike.
Straikker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Straikker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsen tries a knee to the head but Straikker blocks it.
Larsen trying to land knees to the body.
Larsen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Straikker struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsen controls his hands.
Larsen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Larsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Straikker lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Straikker misses with a punch to the body.
Larsen misses with a knee strike.
Straikker dodges an elbow strike from Larsen.
Straikker lands a nice shot to the body.
Larsen throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Larsen misses with a knee to the head.
Larsen throws an elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsen taking a breather.
Straikker avoiding damage as Larsen throws knees to the body.
Straikker takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Straikker is defending well for now.
Larsen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larsen as Straikker tries to tie him up.
Larsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Larsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keivan Straikker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Straikker staying out of range there.
Straikker ducks under a wild hook from Larsen.
Larsen tries to clinch up
enabling Straikker to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsen. Straikker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsen looks to land a right hand but Straikker moved out of range.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Straikker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsen is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Straikker.
Straikker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larsen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larsen misses with an uppercut.
Straikker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Larsen is out of range.
Larsen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Straikker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Straikker swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsen.
Larsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsen tries to clinch but Straikker moves out of range.

Larsen instigates a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Larsen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Straikker avoids a wild elbow strike from Larsen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Larsen as Straikker tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot in the inside from Straikker.

It looks like Lars Larsen has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Straikker avoids it.
Larsen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Larsen misses with an elbow over the top.
Straikker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Straikker blocks an elbow strike.
Straikker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Straikker stalling in the clinch but Larsen improves position.
Larsen tries to land a knee to the head but Straikker blocks with his arms.
Straikker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Larsen is keeping busy.
Larsen throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Straikker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsen's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Larsen throws an elbow but misses.
Larsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen prevents a body shot from Straikker.
Nice elbow from Larsen.
Larsen is pushing Straikker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Larsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Straikker avoids it.
Straikker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Straikker trying to land knees to the body.
Larsen throws an elbow but it misses.
Larsen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Larsen working Straikker over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Larsen.

Straikker is rocked!

Keivan Straikker's cut is getting worse.
Come on Larsen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oh Straikker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsen has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Straikker - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Larsen, and another! Straikker is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Lars Larsen!
After winning the bout, Lars Larsen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.