PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Large might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blue - U Make Me Wanna . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Large
vs
Aerts

192 cm
24
248 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

192 cm
28
240 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Happy Pills

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Large!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Aerts!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Large moves out of range of the body kick from Aerts.
Peter Aerts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aerts fails in his attempt to clinch.

Large rushes Aerts and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Aerts fails to land.
Large takes a knee to the side of the body.
Large tries to pull guard but Aerts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Aerts scores with a shoulder strike.
Large looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Aerts.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aerts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aerts misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Aerts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Large fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Large jumps guard but Aerts turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Large gets through Aerts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Aerts.
Large lands a hook that snaps the head of Aerts backwards.
A short right from Large on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Large as the two fighters clinch.
Large tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aerts just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Large. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aerts scores a nice knee to the body.
Large is breathing heavily.

Large drags the fight down to the ground.

Large is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Large is trying to control the position but Aerts postures up.
Large 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Large not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Large looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Large trying to keep a closed guard but Aerts is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bob Large has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Aerts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Large.
Aerts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Large fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aerts.
Large fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aerts thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Aerts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aerts.
A jab from Aerts misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Large. Aerts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aerts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aerts just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Aerts lands.
Large jabs at Aerts's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Large avoids a kick to the body.
Large swings for the body but Aerts moves out of range.
Aerts explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Large misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Large takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Large moves out of range as Aerts throws a body kick.
Aerts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Large scores with a four punch combination!
Large throws a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aerts.
Large slips a jab and a cross from Aerts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aerts.
Aerts swings for the body but Large moves out of range.
Large throws a right and a left that both miss.
Large jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aerts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Large on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crunch! Aerts slams his shin into Large's torso.
Large throws a right hand that Aerts ducks under and follows up with a left that Aerts also avoids with ease.
Aerts looks for the body kick but Large saw that one coming.
Large lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aerts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Large swings for the body but Aerts moves out of range.
Aerts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aerts tries to bum rush Large with a series of wild strikes but Large uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crunch! Aerts slams his shin into Large's torso.
Aerts tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Large counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Large pushes Aerts up against the cage in a clinch.
Aerts lands an elbow just above Large 's eye.
Large lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Large misses with some punches.
Aerts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aerts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Large gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Peter Aerts has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Large.
Aerts misses with an elbow over the top.

Large pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aerts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aerts throws a head kick but Large moves out of range.
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 Bob Large will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Aerts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Large misses with a body shot.
Aerts lands with a straight right. Large didn't see that one coming.
Aerts lands with an overhand left.
Large throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aerts scores with a hook.
Large wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aerts misses with an uppercut. Large saw that one coming.
Large on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aerts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Large.
Aerts misses with an uppercut. Large saw that one coming.
Large thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aerts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A cross from Large lands.
The fighters circling - Large throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aerts tries a head kick but it misses.
Large uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aerts.
Aerts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aerts throws a hook but Large avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aerts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aerts is looking to land body kicks.
Peter Aerts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Large misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Large.
Aerts slips a jab from Large.
Large uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aerts has time to react.
Aerts lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Large steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aerts.
Aerts is looking to slow Large down with leg kicks.
Aerts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aerts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aerts connects with a body shot that sends Large's belly button to the back.

Aerts has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aerts.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Large.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Large blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Aerts.
Large tries to work over Aerts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Large lands a nice uppercut.
Aerts lands a damaging elbow.

Large pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aerts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aerts blocks a head kick by Large.
Large throws a big shot that misses.
Large scores with a nice strike.

Large rushes Aerts and presses him up against the cage.
Large avoiding damage as Aerts throws knees to the body.
Large misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aerts lands a knee to the body.
Aerts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Large blocks a body shot from Aerts.
Aerts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peter Aerts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Large lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aerts is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Large breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Large swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Large works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Large, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aerts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Large.
Aerts throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aerts throws a wild body kick that Large sees coming a mile off.
Large thows a body shot but no joy.
Large goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aerts misses with an uppercut. Large saw that one coming.
Aerts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Large throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Large takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aerts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Large lands with a nice combination. Aerts backs away looking to recover.

Aerts is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aerts misses with a straight left.
Aerts is still on wobbly legs! Can Large finish him?

Large moves into the clinch.
Aerts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aerts throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Large throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Large lands with a left to the head.
Large dips a shoulder and cracks Aerts with a mighty uppercut! Aerts falls back against the cage and Large unloads with a barrage of strikes! Aerts is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Large screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Large!
Bob Large looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Now Bob wants the champ! Bob needs to revenge what happened!'.