PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Larsson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Larsson
vs
Crow

160 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russel Crow!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Larsson.
Crow wants to control but Larsson postures up.
Crow tries to escape but Larsson is in control.

Larsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Larsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crow's waist but Crow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larsson off to one side.
Crow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Larsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crow's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Crow duly obliges.
Larsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crow as he jumps to the side.
Larsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crow.
Crow throws a right and a left that Larsson avoids nicely.
Crow looks to land a combination but Larsson avoids it well.
Crow stuffs the takedown.
Crow stuffs the takedown attempt from Larsson. Larsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Larsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Crow which made him look bad.
Larsson is breathing heavily.
Crow misses with a double jab.
Larsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow scores with a one two! Larsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Crow scores with a one two! Larsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crow throws a series of strikes that have Larsson backpedaling.
Crow looks to land a combination. Larsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larsson lands with an overhand left.
Crow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larsson.
Larsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Larsson is looking to clinch.
Crow throws a series of punches but Larsson moves out of range.
Russel Crow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsson missing with a left hand there. Crow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crow misses with the combination.
Crow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crow swinging wilding here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Crow. No joy for Larsson on that attempt.
Larsson has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Crow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crow.
Crow looks to land a combination but Larsson avoids it well.
Crow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crow misses with the combination.
Larsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Larsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crow as he jumps to the side.
Larsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Larsson slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Crow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larsson slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Crow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Crow tries to sprawl out of it but Larsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow misses with a wild combination.
Crow stuffs the takedown.
Crow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crow scores with a one two! Larsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Larsson tries to clinch up but Crow circles away and keeps his distance.
Crow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larsson.
Crow scores with a one two! Larsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Crow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Larsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Larsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crow tries to hold on but Larsson pushes him away.
Larsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Crow blocking the ground and pound.
Larsson unloads with some shots from mount but Crow bucks and avoids them well.

Larsson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Crow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Larsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crow really wants to buck Larsson off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson mounts Crow! Really nice guard pass there!
Crow wants to get back to his feet.
Larsson wants to take Crow's back but he can't do it this time.
Larsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crow is working to get back to half guard.

Larsson wants to finish this one by submission but Crow is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Larsson.

Larsson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Crow has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsson looking to control but Crow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 Kurt Larsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Larsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crow.
Crow throws a series of punches but Larsson moves out of range.
Kurt Larsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Crow has managed to clinch.

Crow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Crow sprawls well. He's pushed Larsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Larsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crow's waist but Crow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larsson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Larsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crow.
Crow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crow looks to land a combination but Larsson avoids it well.
Larsson misses with a takedown attempt - Crow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crow throws a right hand that Larsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsson also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crow throws a right hand that Larsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsson also avoids with ease.
Larsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crow looks to land a combination but Larsson avoids it well.
Larsson fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Crow misses.
Crow is working the combinations to good effect here.
Crow throws a right hand that Larsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsson also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Crow as Larsson shoots in.
Crow misses with the combination.
Larsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Crow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Crow wants to get up but he can't break Larsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Crow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Crow trying to control but Larsson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow is looking to stand up but Larsson won't let him.
Crow prevents Larsson from getting back to his feet.
Larsson wants to sweep here but Crow controlling him for the moment.
Crow wants to get up but he can't break Larsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crow misses with a series of wild punches.
Larsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crow lands a jab-cross combination.
Crow looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.

Larsson closes the distance and clinches.
Crow stalling in the clinch.
Larsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Larsson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crow is looking to break free of the clinch but Larsson has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow is trying to break the clinch but Larsson has him pressed against the cage.
Crow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Larsson can't get the takedown.
Larsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Crow won't allow it.
Larsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Crow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Larsson.
Larsson shoots in for a double leg but Crow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Larsson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larsson is pushing down on Crow's leg trying to pass to half guard. Crow is fighting to maintain full guard but Larsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Larsson uses his free foot to push down on Crow's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crow.
Crow wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Crow is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Larsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Larsson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Crow stuffs the takedown attempt from Larsson. Larsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Crow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crow catches Larsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crow throws a series of punches but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson walks into a left hand.
Larsson slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Crow throws a right hand that Larsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsson also avoids with ease.
Larsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Crow tries to sprawl out of it but Larsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Larsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russel Crow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Crow both land. Nice combination.
Larsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Larsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larsson dodges the punch combination from Crow.
Crow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Larsson fails with the takedown
and Crow counters with a series of strikes. Larsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Larsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crow misses with a few strikes there.
Larsson has his takedown stuffed
and Crow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Larsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crow misses with a series of wild punches.
Crow stuffs the takedown.
Larsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crow.

Larsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crow wants to control but Larsson postures up.
Larsson trying to control the action but Crow is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Larsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Crow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Crow parries the strikes from Larsson easily there. Larsson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Crow to escape.

Larsson is working to tighten is grip on Crow's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Crow has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Larsson is really squeezing tight and eventually Crow passes out! Larsson breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kurt Larsson!