PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Now I Lay Thee Down. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Larsson
vs
Bueno

180 cm
32
196 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

188 cm
29
192 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Bueno!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bueno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Larsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Bueno tries to clinch but Larsson moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bueno.
Larsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a low kick.
Pedro Bueno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bueno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Larsson.
Bueno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bueno.
Bueno throws a right and a left that Larsson avoids nicely.
Larsson slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Bueno.
Bueno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bueno throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Bueno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bueno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson throws a leg kick
and Larsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson misses the jab.
Bueno throws a hook but Larsson avoids it easily.

Larsson drives through and clinches with Bueno against the cage.
Bueno lands with a right to the head.
Bueno lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Bueno blocking some punches.
Bueno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bueno can't find room to land a body shot as Larsson controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Bueno.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Larsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson working Bueno over with knees to the body.
Larsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bueno avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
Larsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bueno or not.
Larsson trying to stall but Bueno improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Bueno as the two fighters clinch.
Larsson lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Larsson.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bueno can't find room to land a body shot as Larsson controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bueno throws a head punch that misses.
Bueno avoiding damage as Larsson throws knees to the body.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
A short left from Bueno.
A shot in the inside from Bueno.
A short right from Larsson on the inside.
Bueno tries to throw a body punch but Larsson avoids it by throwing Bueno back against the cage.
Larsson lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
Bueno swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueno letting Larsson take a breather here.
Larsson prevents a body shot from Bueno.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larsson.
Larsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bueno backwards.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Bueno tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
Bueno throws a head punch that misses.
Bueno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Bueno tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larsson effectively controlling the action here.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bueno is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno tries to work over Larsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bueno letting Larsson take a breather here.
A short left from Larsson.
Bueno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bueno swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Larsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson prevents a body shot from Bueno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Larsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Larsson lands a right hand.
Bueno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Bueno lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pedro Bueno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bueno misses with a hook.
Larsson cracks the inside of Bueno's front leg.
Bueno throws a hook to the side of Larsson's head but Larsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Bueno clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bueno scores with a shot to the side of Larsson's head.
Bueno struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsson controls his hands.
Larsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Larsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Bueno gets an underhook and turns Larsson into the cage.
Larsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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 makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bueno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Pedro Bueno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
Bueno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bueno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bueno tries to throw a body punch but Larsson avoids it by throwing Bueno back against the cage.
Bueno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson.
Bueno tries to work over Larsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bueno is leaning against Larsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bueno works on Larsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bueno gets through Larsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Larsson wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Bueno.
Bueno scores with a nice hook to the head.

Larsson is rocked!
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bueno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bueno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larssons head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Bueno misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
Larsson lands a body shot.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Come on Larsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bueno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Bueno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bueno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bueno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bueno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bueno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larsson taking a breather.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
Larsson stalling the fight.
Bueno working aggressively here.
Bueno swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bueno blocks a body shot from Larsson.
Larsson is looking for a takedown.
Larsson tries to stall but Bueno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bueno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Larsson.
Bueno lands with a left to the head.
Larsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bueno is keeping busy.
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!
Bueno throws a head punch that misses.
Bueno avoiding damage as Larsson throws knees to the body.
Bueno misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno working aggressively here.
A short right from Bueno.
Bueno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bueno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bueno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bueno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Larsson or not.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Bueno gets through Larsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Larsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bueno throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Bueno.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bueno tries to throw a body punch but Larsson avoids it by throwing Bueno back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Bueno.
Larsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bueno digs a right hand into Larsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Larsson's gas tank.
Bueno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Bueno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bueno cracks Larsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bueno slips a jab from Larsson.
Larsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Larsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsson clobbers Bueno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Larsson seems to have got his legs back now.

Larsson moves into the clinch.
Bueno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
Larsson taking a breather.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson trying to land knees to the body.
Bueno lands with a left to the head.
Larsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bueno lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bueno tries to throw a body punch but Larsson avoids it by throwing Bueno back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bueno avoiding damage as Larsson throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsson is pushing Bueno up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Larsson.
Larsson stalling.
Larsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Larsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Bueno on the inside.
A short right from Bueno.
Bueno digs a right hand underneath Larsson's ribcage. Larsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bueno drops Larsson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Larsson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Larsson blocks an uppercut.
Bueno throws a big uppercut that drops Larsson! More strikes from Bueno and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Larsson lies dazed against the cage as Bueno celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Bueno!
Pedro Bueno decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.