PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christer Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Laroux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettersson comes to the cage accompanied by Fear Factiry - Zero Signal. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Pettersson
vs
Laroux

186 cm
29
215 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

195 cm
30
210 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christer Pettersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Laroux!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laroux blocks a head kick by Pettersson.
Pettersson looks to throw the jab but Laroux is out of range.
Laroux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pettersson's hands.
Pettersson tries to score with a low kick but Laroux moves his leg out of the way.
Laroux throws a nice looking combination but Pettersson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pettersson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pettersson scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Pettersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laroux misses with an uppercut.
Pettersson throws a sloppy head kick and Laroux moves out of range easily.
Laroux connects with a looping right hand.
Pettersson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laroux blocks a head kick by Pettersson.
Pettersson misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettersson tries to clinch but Laroux moves out of range.
Laroux throws a looping overhand right but Pettersson ducks down to avoid it.
Pettersson thuds his right hand into Laroux's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laroux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pettersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laroux misses with a two punch combination.
Laroux bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pettersson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettersson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pettersson tries a head kick but it misses.
Laroux checks a leg kick nicely.
Laroux takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pettersson swinging wildly here.
Pettersson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laroux on the side of the head.
Laroux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laroux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pettersson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laroux.
Laroux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pettersson.
Pettersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pettersson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laroux.
Pettersson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laroux is out of range.
Laroux throws an off balance right hand
and Pettersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laroux takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Pettersson misses.
Pettersson cracks Laroux with a good jab.
Laroux misses with a combination
and Pettersson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laroux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pettersson misses with a kick to the body.
Laroux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pettersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Laroux.
Pettersson lands an overhand right.
Laroux fails to land with a series of punches.
Pettersson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laroux.
Pettersson misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laroux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laroux tries a head kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Laroux or perhaps it was just good defense by Pettersson which made him look bad.
Pettersson scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettersson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laroux checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laroux on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pettersson. Pettersson obviously looking to wear him down.
Pettersson lands a jab to Laroux's midsection.
Pettersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laroux keeps the fight on the outside.
Pettersson misses with a straight left.
Pettersson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laroux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Laroux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pettersson.
Pettersson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laroux has time to react.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pettersson. That's going to slow Laroux down.
Laroux walks into a left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Laroux blocks the leg kick.
Laroux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pettersson is looking to slow Laroux down with leg kicks.
Laroux misses with a wild body shot.
Pettersson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laroux slips under a jab from Pettersson.
Pettersson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pettersson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laroux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Pettersson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettersson scores with a push kick.
Laroux takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
David Laroux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laroux is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Pettersson.
Christer Pettersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettersson lands a nice looking body kick.
Pettersson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pettersson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Pettersson. Beautiful body shot.
Pettersson tries to clinch up.

Pettersson lands a left and a right that send Laroux crashing to the mat, dazed. Pettersson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Laroux is rocked!
Pettersson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Laroux is still on wobbly legs! Can Pettersson finish him?
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Laroux might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pettersson has got the better of the exchanges.
Laroux takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pettersson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laroux has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pettersson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laroux gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Pettersson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Laroux is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christer Pettersson!