PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson has chosen Now I Lay Thee Down as his entrance music. Michael Vronsky could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henrik Larsson's chin.

Vronsky
vs
Larsson

181 cm
29
200 lbs
21 - 12 - 2

180 cm
32
196 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute
Crippler's Corner

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 21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Larsson.
Larsson scores with a kick to the body.
Larsson throws the kick towards the body but Vronsky avoids it.
Henrik Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Larsson.
Jab from Larsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson scores with a hook to the body. Vronsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vronsky lands with an overhand left.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Larsson lands a big head kick that sends Vronsky tumbling to the mat! Larsson takes a step backwards and waves Vronsky back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vronsky avoids a kick to the body.
Larsson misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick from Larsson misses.
Larsson motions for Vronsky to come forward. Larsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vronsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
Vronsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vronsky defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Larsson throws a shot from downtown. Vronsky moves away and avoids it.
Larsson misses with a kick to the body.
Vronsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
Larsson throws a body kick that misses.
Vronsky lands a body shot.
Vronsky takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
Vronsky blocks a head kick by Larsson.
Vronsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vronsky fails with the takedown.

Larsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vronsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Larsson wants to get back to his feet but Vronsky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vronsky wants to control from the top but Larsson keeps moving.
Vronsky slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vronsky prevents Larsson from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vronsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larsson defending well though.
Vronsky is looking to take a break and control but Larsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vronsky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vronsky trying to mount his opponent but Larsson defends it.
Vronsky is trying to control the action in half guard but Larsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Larsson to regain full guard.
Vronsky trying to control but Larsson is working from the bottom.
Vronsky throwing strikes but missing.
Vronsky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vronsky passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vronsky throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrik Larsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vronsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
Larsson throws a right hand that Vronsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Vronsky also avoids with ease.
Larsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vronsky.
Larsson misses with a left hand
and Larsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Larsson looks to land a body kick but Vronsky moved away.
Larsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Vronsky. Vronsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Larsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vronsky punishes Larsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Vronsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vronsky.
Larsson scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Larsson. Beautiful body shot.
Vronsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larsson in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vronsky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Larsson connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky catches Larsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Larsson throws a body kick that misses.
Larsson lands a leg kick that knocks Vronsky off balance momentarily.
Vronsky avoids the head kick by Larsson.
Vronsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsson.
Vronsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsson.
Vronsky moves out of range as Larsson strikes.
Larsson misses with a head kick.
Vronsky swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Vronsky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Larsson misses with a body kick.
Vronsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsson.
Larsson looks to land a body kick but Vronsky moved away.
Vronsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vronsky steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Larsson. That one must have hurt.
Larsson misses with a low kick as Vronsky jumps back.
Larsson connects with a leg kick. Vronsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Larsson throws a wild body kick that Vronsky sees coming a mile off.
Larsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vronsky.
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!
Vronsky moves out of range as Larsson strikes.
Larsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larsson.
Vronsky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vronsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larsson.
Vronsky scores with the left hand. Larsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Vronsky moves out of range of the body kick.
Larsson misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a jab when Vronsky was well out of range.
Vronsky moves away from the strike by Larsson.
Larsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vronsky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larsson has time to react.
A slow jab from Larsson misses its intended target.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vronsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
Vronsky misses the jab.
A lazy left from Vronsky finds it's target.
Larsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vronsky ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Vronsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Larsson's waist but Larsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vronsky off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Vronsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Vronsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Vronsky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Vronsky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Larsson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vronsky lands a big shot there that rocks Larsson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vronsky throws some wild stikes that Larsson manages to avoid easily.
Vronsky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Larsson is looking to escape.
Larsson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Michael Vronsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vronsky raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vronsky misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrik Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Larsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Larsson!
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and Vronsky moves out of range easily.
Larsson lands a leg kick that knocks Vronsky off balance momentarily.
Larsson tries to land a leg kick but Vronsky saw it coming and moves away.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Vronsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vronsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Larsson's waist but Larsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vronsky off to one side.
Vronsky avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Vronsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Larsson is trying to stand back up but Vronsky is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky controlling the action here.
Vronsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Larsson is refusing to be controlled, as Vronsky sits in half guard.
Vronsky thows a huge punch but Larsson dodges it nicely.
Henrik Larsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky wants to free his trapped foot but Larsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vronsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vronsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vronsky trying to pass the guard but Larsson defending well.
Vronsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Michael Vronsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vronsky wants to free his trapped foot but Larsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Larsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Vronsky.
Larsson is trying to stand back up but Vronsky is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vronsky looks to land a strike but Larsson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vronsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vronsky working some strikes from top position.
Vronsky throws an elbow that misses. Larsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vronsky's guard. Nice move by Larsson!
Vronsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Vronsky escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Larsson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larsson with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Vronsky.
I think Larsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Larsson!
Henrik Larsson made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.