PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jorge Pericic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Larsonn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pericic's entrance music is T.N.T. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Pericic
vs
Larsonn

175 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
217 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class boxer
Determined

Steel Penn's All 160
Tab Out Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Pericic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulf Larsonn!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pericic doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsonn circles away.

Pericic gets tackled into the ropes by Larsonn. Larsonn maintains the clinch.
Pericic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pericic avoids a wild elbow strike from Larsonn.
Pericic dodges an elbow strike from Larsonn.
Larsonn blocks a body shot from Pericic.
Larsonn pushes off an throws an elbow but Pericic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larsonn.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Larsonn throws an elbow but misses.
Pericic managing to block the knees to the body from Larsonn.
Pericic tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Pericic back against the ropes.
Pericic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Larsonn.
Larsonn tries a knee to the head but Pericic blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pericic tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Pericic.
Larsonn has a couple of punches blocked by Pericic.
Pericic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larsonn backwards.
Larsonn is trying to maintain a safe position but Pericic gets an underhook and turns Larsonn into the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsonn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pericic is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pericic tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
Pericic trying to land knees to the body.
Pericic blocks an uppercut.
Pericic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsonn lands a nice knee to the body.
Pericic presses Larsonn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Larsonn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pericic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsonn missing with knees to the body.
Larsonn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pericic misses with a body punch.
Larsonn misses with an elbow strike.
Larsonn scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsonn tries to land knees in the clinch but Pericic avoids the damage to the body.
Larsonn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pericic blocks the elbow strike.
Pericic tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
Pericic misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pericic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pericic tries to break the clinch but Larsonn is controlling the position.
Pericic blocking some punches.
Pericic struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsonn controls his hands.
Larsonn misses with a knee strike.
Larsonn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pericic lands a shot to the body.
Larsonn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larsonn stalling in the clinch but Pericic improves position.
Pericic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Larsonn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pericic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pericic tries to work over Larsonn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larsonn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Larsonn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pericic's brow.
Pericic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pericic misses with a punch to the body.
Larsonn avoiding damage as Pericic throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pericic blocks an elbow strike.
Pericic misses with a punch to the body.
Larsonn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Pericic.
Larsonn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Pericic breaks from the clinch.
Jorge Pericic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pericic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larsonn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Larsonn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pericic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larsonn's sensitive parts.
Pericic is looking to clinch.
Pericic tries a head kick but it misses.
Larsonn cracks Pericic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pericic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larsonn has time to react.
Pericic doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsonn circles away.
Pericic cracks Larsonn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsonn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Larsonn misses with a hook. Pericic ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pericic closes the distance but Larsonn moves to the side
enabling Larsonn to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pericic. Larsonn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pericic connects with a nice looking jab.
Pericic doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsonn circles away.
Pericic throws a head kick that misses.
Pericic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pericic throws a series of strikes that have Larsonn backpedaling.

Larsonn is rocked!
Pericic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larsonn slips a jab from Pericic.
Pericic tries to clinch up.
Larsonn keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pericic lands a jab to Larsonn's midsection.

Pericic scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Larsonn to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Larsonn is still on wobbly legs! Can Pericic finish him?
Pericic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Larsonn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Pericic should take that round, based on the knockdown.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Larsonn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Larsonn seems to have recovered his senses.
Larsonn doesn't manage to clinch there - Pericic circles away.
Larsonn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pericic tries to clinch there but Larsonn circles away.
Larsonn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pericic is looking to clinch but Larsonn is avoiding it.
Larsonn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pericic misses with a straight right.
Larsonn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pericic lands a leg kick that knocks Larsonn off balance momentarily.
Pericic tries to clinch but Larsonn is having none of it.
Larsonn walks into a jab.
Pericic scores with a head kick. Larsonn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pericic thuds a left hand into Larsonn's body.
Larsonn throws a body punch but Pericic moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Pericic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Larsonn doesn't seem phased though.

Larsonn is rocked!
Pericic moves out of range of the leg kick from Larsonn.
Larsonn is still on wobbly legs! Can Pericic finish him?
Larsonn looks to land a left hand but Pericic moved out of range nicely.
Larsonn seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pericic throws a head kick but Larsonn moves out of range.
Pericic staying out of range there.
Larsonn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pericic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Larsonn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pericic was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsonn.
Pericic's corner calls for a 1-2. Pericic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pericic works Larsonn's body with a nice hook.
Pericic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pericic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsonn moves away.
Pericic throws a head kick that misses.
Larsonn slips under a jab from Pericic.

Larsonn gets tackled into the ropes by Pericic. Pericic maintains the clinch.
Larsonn blocks a body shot from Pericic.
Pericic tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Pericic back against the ropes.
Larsonn blocks a body shot from Pericic.
Pericic tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
Jorge Pericic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pericic can't find room to land a body shot as Larsonn controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Larsonn throws an elbow but misses.
Pericic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pericic blocks the elbow strike.
Larsonn prevents a body shot from Pericic.
Pericic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pericic struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsonn controls his hands.
Pericic misses with a punch to the body.
Larsonn throws a head punch that misses.
Larsonn lands a nice uppercut.
Larsonn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pericic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larsonn.
Pericic can't find room to land a body shot as Larsonn controls the action.

Pericic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pericic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Larsonn drives through and clinches with Pericic against the ropes.
Larsonn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larsonn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pericic tries a body shot but Larsonn blocks it.
Pericic misses with a body punch.
Larsonn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pericics head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Pericic.

Pericic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pericic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Larsonn rushes Pericic and presses him up against the ropes.
Pericic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pericic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pericic tries to throw a body punch but Larsonn avoids it by throwing Pericic back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Pericic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pericic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsonn's elbow.
Larsonn blocks a body shot from Pericic.
Larsonn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Pericic.
Pericic digs a right hand underneath Larsonn's ribcage. Larsonn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Larsonn is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pericic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Larsonn misses with some punches.
Larsonn misses with some punches.
Larsonn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pericic's defenses.
Pericic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Pericic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pericic with a jab.
Pericic tries a head kick but it misses.
Larsonn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pericic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pericic throws a front kick that sends Larsonn stumbling back into the ropes.
Pericic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jorge Pericic is winning the standup battle so far.
Larsonn keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pericic moves away from the strike by Larsonn.
Pericic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larsonn has time to react.
Pericic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larsonn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pericic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Pericic dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Larsonn walks into a big right hand from Pericic and goes down! The referee sends Pericic to a neutral corner as Larsonn gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Pericic is looking to clinch but Larsonn is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsonn blocks a head kick by Pericic.
The crowd cheers as Larsonn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pericic doesn't seem phased though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pericic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pericic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larsonn can do to turn this around?
Larsonn thuds his right hand into Pericic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left lands for Pericic.
Pericic throws a switch kick that catches Larsonn on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Larsonn looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Larsonn flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jorge Pericic!
Jorge Pericic retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Jorge Pericic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.