PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyko Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borisov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Boyko Borisov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Larsson
vs
Borisov

195 cm
27
280 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
276 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150)
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobias Larsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boyko Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Borisov has time to react.
Larsson throws the left hand but Borisov avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Borisov.
Larsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
The fighters circling - Larsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Borisov is just out of range.
Borisov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Larsson has Borisov up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Borisov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borisov lands a nice shot to the body.

Borisov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borisov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Borisov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Tobias Larsson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Larsson clinches with his opponent.
Larsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borisov is keeping busy.

Borisov breaks the clinch.
Borisov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Borisov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Borisov slips under a jab from Larsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Borisov counters with a straight right hand.
Larsson throws a hook but Borisov avoids it easily.
Borisov with a jab.
Larsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Larsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Larsson.
Borisov throws a jab when Larsson was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson has his takedown stuffed
and Borisov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Borisov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Larsson takes a swing at Borisov's ribcage but misses.

Larsson shoots in and gets a takedown into Borisov's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Larsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borisov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Borisov looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyko Borisov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Larsson'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.

A telegraphed right hand from Borisov misses the target.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borisov.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Borisov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borisov ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Larsson throws a body punch but Borisov moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Borisov gets caught napping as Larsson dives in and scores a takedown. Borisov manages to retain guard.
Larsson stops Borisov from standing up.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Borisov keeps moving.
Larsson wants to pass the guard but Borisov is keeping the position.
Borisov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Larsson is one step ahead there.
Larsson looking to pass the guard.
Larsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Borisov has wrist control.
Larsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borisov is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Borisov keeps moving.
Larsson 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.
Borisov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Larsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Borisov keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borisov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Larsson.
Larsson throwing strikes but missing.
Larsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Larsson postures up in Borisov's guard and throws a big left but Borisov blocks it.
Borisov keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borisov pulls Larsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Larsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Borisov keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.
Larsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Borisov pulls Larsson in close to prevent any damage.

Tobias Larsson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Larsson throws an overhand right that lands on Borisov's shoulder, as Borisov tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Borisov staying out of range there.
Borisov looks to land a right hand but Larsson moved out of range.
Larsson dips to his left and cracks Borisov with an uppercut!
Boyko Borisov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borisov moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Larsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Larsson's cut.
That's time! Larsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Larsson throws a shot from downtown. Borisov moves away and avoids it.
Borisov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borisov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tobias Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borisov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Larsson scores with a nice strike.
Borisov takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov misses with a wild combination.
Borisov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Borisov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsson misses with an uppercut.
Larsson tries to clinch but Borisov moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Borisov gets caught napping as Larsson dives in and scores a takedown. Borisov manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borisov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Larsson!
Larsson wants to hold on but Borisov pushes him away.

Borisov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Larsson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Borisov is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Larsson gets back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borisov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Borisov's guard.
Borisov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Larsson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Larsson wants to pass to mount but Borisov is defending the position.
Larsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Larsson with the ground and pound but Borisov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Borisov keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.
Larsson throwing strikes but missing.
Larsson postures up in Borisov's guard and throws a big left but Borisov blocks it.
Larsson is working Borisov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Larsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borisov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Larsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Larsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Borisov's head.
Larsson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Larsson works over Borisov with some ground and pound from guard.
Larsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Borisov keeps moving.
Larsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borisov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borisov is keeping the position for now.
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Borisov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Larsson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Larsson's cut.
That's time! Larsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Larsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Borisov sprawls well. Borisov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Larsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Larsson shoots in but Borisov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson throws a hook but Borisov avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson misses with an uppercut. Borisov saw that one coming.

Borisov drops Larsson with a beautiful combination! Larsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Borisov is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson misses with an uppercut
and Borisov counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Larsson to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Borisov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boyko Borisov!
Boyko Borisov is the new heavyweight champion!
Boyko Borisov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.