PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Capt Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsen has chosen Gravediggaz - Diary of a madman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Cash
vs
Larsen

193 cm
20
213 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

197 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

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 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, John Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Capt Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash wants to clinch up but Larsen keeps it at a distance.

Cash drives through with a takedown into guard.
Larsen wants to stand but Cash is controlling the position.
Cash would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Cash stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Larsen misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Larsen does no damage.
A punch combination from Larsen misses.
Larsen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Larsen circles away from the clinch attempt.

Larsen gets a clinch.
Larsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cash trying to land knees to the body.
Larsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Larsen cracks Cash with a nice body shot.
Larsen managing to block the knees to the body from Cash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash misses with a knee strike.
Larsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Larsen blocks it with crossed arms.
Larsen can't break the clinch.
Larsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cash keeps control of Larsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cash misses with a knee strike.
Larsen tries to land a knee to the head but Cash blocks with his arms.

Larsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cash forces Larsen back against the ropes and clinches.
Cash is breathing heavily.

Larsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Cash shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Larsen's guard.
Larsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Larsen, not yet.
Cash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cash has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Larsen is proving hard to escape from.
Larsen 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.

Larsen pushes Cash off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen tries a low kick but Cash avoids it.
Larsen throws a wild body kick that Cash sees coming a mile off.
Larsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Larsen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Larsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Larsen is fending him off so far but Cash persists. Nope, Larsen circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Larsen.
Cash darts in trying to clinch
and Larsen counters with a left and a right that stings Cash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cash wants to clinch
and Larsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Cash checks a leg kick nicely.
Larsen throws a right and a left that Cash avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Larsen counters with a two punch combo.
Cash tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Larsen counters with an outside leg kick.
Cash wants to clinch
and Larsen counters with a nice body kick.
Capt Larsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larsen misses with a double jab.
Larsen misses with a double jab.
Cash wants to clinch
and Larsen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cash really felt that one!
Cash shoots in for a takedown but Larsen shows good takedown defense.
Cash tries to clinch but Larsen moves away
and Cash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cash looks to clinch

and Larsen counters by moving into the clinch.
Larsen is trying to break the clinch but Cash has him pressed against the ropes.
Cash tries to land a knee to the head but Larsen blocks with his arms.
Larsen is trying to break the clinch but Cash has him pressed against the ropes.

Larsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cash closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen misses with a double jab.
Cash has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cash there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Larsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Larsen breaks from the clinch.
Cash darts in trying to clinch
and Larsen counters with a low kick, right behind Cash 's knee.

Cash tries to keep at a distance but Larsen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Larsen missing with knees to the body.

Larsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cash checks a low kick from Larsen.
Cash tries to clinch

and Larsen moves into the clinch.
Larsen is trying to break the clinch but Cash has him pressed against the ropes.

Larsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Capt Larsen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Larsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cash. That did some damage!
Cash takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Danga de danga de dang - Larsen scores with a four punch combination!
Larsen misses with a two punch combination.
Cash shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Larsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Larsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larsen.
Larsen throws a leg kick but Cash sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cash shoots for a double leg takedown but Larsen sprawls well. He's pushed Cash's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Larsen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Horrible takedown by Cash or perhaps it was just good defense by Larsen which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsen throws a body kick that misses.
Cash closes the distance but Larsen moves to the side
and Larsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash misses with a takedown attempt
and Larsen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cash avoids a punch combination nicely.
John Cash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cash wants to clinch but Larsen slips to the side
enabling Larsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Cash tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Larsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larsen throws a front kick that sends Cash stumbling back into the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cash darts in trying to clinch

and Larsen counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Cash down! Larsen is looking to finish but Cash is intelligently defending himself.

Cash is rocked!
Larsen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oh Cash is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cash is looking to stand up but Larsen isn't so interested in that idea.
Cash seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Larsen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cash tries to move into range but Larsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cash shoots in for a double leg but Larsen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Larsen digs a good hook to Cash's body.
Cash darts in trying to clinch
and Larsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cash tries to clinch but Larsen moves away
and Larsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Larsen.
Cash fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Larsen rushes Cash and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Larsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cash tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Larsen counters by clinching up.

Larsen breaks from the clinch.
Cash darts in trying to clinch
and Larsen counters with a left and a right that stings Cash.
Larsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Larsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Larsen counters with a two punch combo.
Cash tries to clinch
and Larsen counters with a straight right hand.
Larsen circles away from the clinch attempt

and Larsen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Larsen breaks from the clinch.
Larsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cash tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Larsen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cash's knee momentarily.
Cash darts in trying to clinch
and Cash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Larsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cash. That did some damage!
Larsen scores with a nice right hand.
Larsen scores with a punch to the head.
Cash tries to clinch

and Larsen counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Larsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Capt Larsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Cash as he checks the leg kick.
Cash tries to clinch but Larsen moves away

and Larsen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Larsen.
Larsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cash missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Capt Larsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Larsen lands a two punch combo.

Cash has managed to clinch.
Cash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cash is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Larsen is trying to break the clinch but Cash has him pressed against the ropes.
Larsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cash prevents Larsen from breaking the clinch.
Larsen wants to break free but Cash has control.

Larsen breaks from the clinch.
Cash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cash darts in trying to clinch
and Larsen counters with a straight right hand.
Cash tries to clinch
and Larsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cash shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Larsen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Larsen throws a leg kick but Cash checks it.
Cash looks to clinch
and Larsen counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Cash! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Capt Larsen!