PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rotti Largo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Liouz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Largo
vs
Liouz

190 cm
21
209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rotti Largo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cung Liouz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Largo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Largo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Largo stands up and beckons Liouz to join him on the feet.

Largo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Largo throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liouz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Liouz tries to strike from the bottom.
Liouz keeping full guard, as Largo tries to pass.
Largo preventing the sweep.
Largo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Liouz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liouz wants to stand but Largo is controlling the position.
Liouz tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Liouz throws a right hand that Largo ducks under and follows up with a left that Largo also avoids with ease.

Largo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Liouz can't escape the position.
Liouz looks gassed!
Largo lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liouz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Largo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Liouz looks a forlorn figure.
Liouz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Largo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Liouz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Largo landing strikes from the mount and Liouz is in trouble!
Largo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Liouz looks a forlorn figure.
Largo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Liouz on the ground.
Liouz is in a horrible position here. Largo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Largo wants to control the pace but Liouz is squirming around nicely.
Largo breaks from Liouz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Largo prevents Liouz from getting the reversal.
Largo landing strikes from the mount and Liouz is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Largo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Liouz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Largo lands a nice shot to the head.
Largo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Largo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Largo lands a heavy elbow.
Largo landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Largo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Liouz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Largo controlling the position easily from mount.
Liouz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Largo with a couple of short strikes.
Largo lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liouz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Largo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Liouz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Liouz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Liouz manages to get to full guard.
Liouz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Liouz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Liouz wants to sweep but no luck.
Largo wants to control from the top but Liouz keeps moving.

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.
Liouz tries to strike from the bottom.
Largo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Liouz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Largo feints and as Liouz raises his hands in defense, Largo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Liouz has momentary wrist control but Largo slips an elbow through the middle.
Largo preventing the sweep.
Largo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Largo controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Largo wants to get up but he can't break Liouz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rotti Largo dominated that round.
That's time! Largo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Largo keeps the fight on the outside.

Largo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Liouz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Largo is working away from the top position though.
Liouz is trying to stand back up but Largo is controlling him
Ground and pound from Largo.
Nice strikes from Largo there.
Largo prevents Liouz from improving his position.
Liouz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Largo there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Largo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Largo cracks Liouz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liouz manages to get back to half guard.
Liouz trying to control from the bottom.

Liouz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Liouz looking for submissions off his back.
Rotti Largo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liouz trying to hold on to Largo's head to control him but Largo postures up.
Liouz pushes Largo off looking to stand but Largo dives back in and keeps control.
Liouz is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Largo shoots for a double leg takedown but Liouz sprawls well. He's pushed Largo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Liouz throws a wild body kick that Largo sees coming a mile off.
Largo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liouz as he jumps to the side.
Liouz is looking to clinch but Largo is avoiding it.
Liouz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Largo feints and as Liouz raises his hands in defense, Largo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Largo stands up over Liouz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Largo is working Liouz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Largo wants to pass the guard but Liouz is keeping the position.
Liouz keeping moving, preventing Largo from controlling successfully.
Liouz 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.
Largo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Largo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Largo stops Liouz from getting back to his feet.
Largo wants to take a breather but Liouz is having none of it.
Liouz wants to get back to full guard.
Liouz wants to get back to his feet.
Liouz works his way to full guard. Good work.

Largo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Largo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Liouz wants to stand up but Largo is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Largo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Largo with a nice head shot there.
Largo is working Liouz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Liouz wants to sweep but no luck.
Largo looking to pass the guard.
Liouz wants to sweep here but Largo controlling him for the moment.
Largo is in close to Liouz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Largo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Largo stands and throws Liouz's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Liouz is trying to get back to his feet.
Largo working the head with strikes.
Largo is working Liouz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Liouz throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Largo wants to control but Liouz is keeping him busy.
Liouz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Largo off and has taken his back!
Liouz is looking to control Largo but Largo is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Liouz has good solid back control here.
Liouz is working the ground and pound. Can Largo escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rotti Largo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Liouz darts in and clinches Largo up against the cage.
Liouz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Largo pulls guard successfully.
Largo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Largo keeping moving, preventing Liouz from controlling successfully.
Largo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Largo tries to get out of the position.

Largo is looking for a triangle but Liouz pushes his legs off easily.
Liouz preventing the sweep.
Liouz distracts Largo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Liouz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Liouz trying to control the position from guard on top but Largo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liouz stopping the sweep attempt from Largo.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Largo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Largo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liouz defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Largo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Largo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Liouz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Liouz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Largo working the ground and pound.
Liouz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Liouz is not content to let Largo control the position.
Largo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Largo wants to control but Liouz is keeping him busy.
Largo prevents Liouz from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liouz is looking for a sweep.
Liouz is not content to let Largo control the position.
Liouz sneaks back into half guard.
Liouz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Largo stopping the sweep attempt from Liouz.
Liouz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Largo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Liouz's head.

Largo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Largo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Largo looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liouz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Largo prevents Liouz from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Largo keeps the fight on the outside.

Largo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Largo lands in his opponent's guard.
Liouz trying to control the position here.
Largo advances position into side control!
Largo working the ground and pound.
Largo taking a breather here.
Liouz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Largo has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Largo looks up at the clock and then as Liouz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Largo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Largo is putting a hurting on Liouz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Liouz tries to buck Largo off but Largo is having none of it.
Largo wants to control but Liouz is keeping him busy.
Largo working the ground and pound.
Largo tries to advance to mount but Liouz denies him.
Liouz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Largo working the ground and pound.
Liouz is looking for a sweep.
Largo working the body and head with strikes.
Liouz striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Largo trying to control the action but Liouz is working from the bottom.
Largo cracks Liouz with a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rotti Largo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Largo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rotti Largo!