PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tita Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tobias Larsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Larsson
vs
Zen

195 cm
30
280 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

195 cm
24
250 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobias Larsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tita Zen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zen is looking to slow Larsson down with leg kicks.
A jab from Zen misses.
Larsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Tobias Larsson has been cut.
Zen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Larsson.
Zen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Larsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zen can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zen, right into the meat.
Zen works the jab nicely.
Larsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zen misses with a looping right.
Zen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Larsson checks it well.
Zen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Zen circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zen.
Zen tries to land a leg kick but Larsson saw it coming and moves away.
Larsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Larsson forces Zen back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Zen.
Larsson tries to throw a body punch but Zen avoids it by throwing Larsson back against the cage.
Larsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zen lands a shot to the body.
Larsson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zen lands with a left to the head.
Zen lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zen.
Larsson can't find room to land a body shot as Zen controls the action.
Larsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Zen backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zen slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larsson.

Zen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tita Zen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zen.
Larsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Zen.
Zen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Larsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zen thows a body kick. Larsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Zen.
Zen scores with a hook to the body. Larsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zen scores with a head kick. Larsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Zen darts in and clinches Larsson up against the cage.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.

Zen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tita Zen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsson misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zen thuds his right hand into Larsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Larsson momentarily.

Tobias Larsson's cut is getting worse.
Larsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Larsson scrambles back to his feet.
Zen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Zen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zen.
Zen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Larsson takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tita Zen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Larsson's cut.
That's time! Larsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zen lands the left hand.
Zen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zen misses with a body shot.

Zen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zen avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Zen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Zen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Larsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Zen is looking to land body kicks.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zen just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zen can pounce on him.
Zen throws a series of strikes that have Larsson backpedaling.
Zen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Larsson takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Tobias Larsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zen. That's going to slow Larsson down.
Zen lands a slapping body shot.
Zen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Larsson takes one to the side of the head.
Zen throws out a powerful jab.

Jeez, Tobias Larsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with a wild body shot.
Zen looks for the body kick but Larsson saw that one coming.
Zen throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Zen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zen pushes Larsson away with a front kick.
Larsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tobias Larsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tita Zen!
Tita Zen is the new heavyweight champion!
Tita Zen decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.