PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Larsson
vs
Gruber

160 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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Tidal Wave Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fritz Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsson misses with a body shot.
Gruber swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsson.
Good standup being displayed there by Larsson as he connects with a hook.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gruber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Larsson as he avoids it easily.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gruber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larsson tries to clinch there but Gruber circles away.
Gruber keeps the fight on the outside.
Gruber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larsson.
Gruber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Larsson drives through and clinches with Gruber against the cage.
Larsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for Larsson.
Larsson pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Larsson.
Larsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gruber is trying to stall.
Larsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gruber up against the cage.
Larsson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Larsson breaks from the clinch.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larsson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Larsson takes the fight into the clinch.

Larsson manages to break the clinch.

Larsson closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Larsson scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Larsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson lands with a light punch inside.
Larsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gruber looks winded!

Larsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruber swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson dodges the punch combination from Gruber.
Larsson throws an overhand right that lands on Gruber's shoulder, as Gruber tries to avoid the shot.
Larsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Gruber's head.

Larsson has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Larsson manages to break the clinch.

Gruber gets tackled into the cage by Larsson. Larsson maintains the clinch.

Larsson manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Larsson effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from Larsson.
Gruber has had enough of the clinch but Larsson keeps him there for the moment.
Gruber misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Larsson is working Gruber over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Larsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Larsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Larsson gets through Gruber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Larsson lands a shot to the body.
Larsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Larsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gruber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Larsson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larsson.

Larsson manages to break the clinch.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gruber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fritz Larsson dominated that round.
That's time! Larsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Larsson rushes Gruber and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Larsson.
Larsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gruber's efforts to push away.
Larsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Larsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gruber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsson stalling in the clinch.

Larsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gruber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larsson tries to clinch up but Gruber circles away and keeps his distance.
Gruber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gruber is breathing heavily.

Larsson rushes Gruber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Larsson lands a nice uppercut.

Gruber is rocked!
Larsson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gruber to his knees! Larsson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fritz Larsson!
Fritz Larsson made sure to mention his sponsor, Tidal Wave Nutrition in his post fight interview.