PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sten Jakobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Larzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sten Jakobson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jakobson
vs
Larzon

172 cm
19
158 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sten Jakobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathias Larzon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Jakobson.

Larzon darts in and clinches Jakobson up against the cage.
Jakobson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Larzon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Larzon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mathias Larzon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Larzon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jakobson tries to bench press Larzon off him but Larzon keeps the position.
Jakobson seems a little lost for a moment, as Larzon dominates the positioning.
Jakobson tries to buck Larzon off but Larzon is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larzon prevents Jakobson from escaping the position.
Larzon working away.
Larzon trying to control the action but Jakobson is working from the bottom.
Jakobson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Larzon clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Larzon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jakobson.

Larzon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jakobson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Larzon throws a sloppy head kick and Jakobson moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larzon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jakobson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jakobson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jakobson there as he acknowledges the shot.

Larzon clinches with his opponent.
Jakobson tries to pull guard but Larzon won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Jakobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larzon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Larzon lands an uppercut.

Larzon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Larzon as Jakobson shoots in.
Jakobson is breathing heavily.

Larzon has managed to clinch.
Jakobson wants a takedown.
Larzon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Jakobson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Larzon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jakobson to the mat. Jakobson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Larzon landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobson wants to hit a switch here but Larzon passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jakobson there!
Jakobson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Larzon on the ground.
Jakobson is trying to stand up.
Larzon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Larzon prevents Jakobson from getting the reversal.
Larzon controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathias Larzon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jakobson walks into a left hand.
Jakobson fails to land the takedown.
Jakobson looks for a takedown but Larzon sprawls well.

Larzon takes the fight into the clinch.
Larzon wants a takedown but no success here.

Larzon gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jakobson is trying to stand up here but Larzon is controlling him well.
Larzon wants to control but Jakobson is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Larzon gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Larzon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jakobson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Jakobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Larzon manages to break the clinch.
Larzon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jakobson looks to clinch
and Larzon counters with a right hand to the body.

Larzon instigates a clinch.

Larzon breaks the clinch.
Larzon tries to clinch up but Jakobson circles away and keeps his distance.
Larzon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Larzon duly obliges.
Larzon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sten Jakobson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jakobson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Larzon sprawls well initially but Jakobson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jakobson wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Larzon uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Larzon uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Larzon wants to clinch.
Jakobson shoots in for a double leg but Larzon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Larzon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jakobson throws a head kick that misses

and Larzon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Larzon.
Larzon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larzon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jakobson is pressed up against the cage. Larzon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jakobson down to the mat. Jakobson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Larzon as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobson managing to block the knees to the body from Larzon.

Larzon breaks from the clinch.
Larzon lands with a slapping head kick.
Jakobson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Larzon with that takedown attempt.
Jakobson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jakobson throws a combination that misses
and Larzon counters with a nice kick to the body.

Larzon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jakobson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jakobson is trying to get back to half guard.
Jakobson is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakobson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Larzon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jakobson throwing strikes but missing.
Larzon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathias Larzon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jakobson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Larzon connects with a single shot there.
Jakobson tries to clinch up.

Larzon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jakobson jumps guard but Larzon stands there with Jakobson around his waist. Jakobson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jakobson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Larzon prevents it.
Jakobson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Jakobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larzon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jakobson or not.
Jakobson tries to land knees in the clinch but Larzon avoids the damage to the body.
Larzon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Larzon manages to break the clinch.

Larzon has managed to clinch.

Larzon manages to break the clinch.
Jakobson misses with a takedown attempt - Larzon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Larzon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jakobson taking some punishment here, with Larzon in his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Larzon lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larzon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jakobson tries to get to full guard but Larzon has control of the leg.
Larzon controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Larzon decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Larzon avoids the head kick by Jakobson.
Larzon tests Jakobson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Larzon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jakobson wants a takedown.

Larzon breaks the clinch.

Larzon takes the fight into the clinch.

Larzon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larzon is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Larzon takes the fight into the clinch.
Jakobson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jakobson takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Larzon.

Larzon breaks from the clinch.
Larzon throws a push kick but Jakobson slaps the foot to one side.
Larzon cracks the inside of Jakobson's front leg.
Jakobson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jakobson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Larzon.
Larzon lands with an uppercut that bounces Jakobson off the cage and back into rage.

Larzon has closed the distance and engaged Jakobson in a clinch.
Jakobson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Larzon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Larzon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Larzon breaks the clinch.

Larzon pushes Jakobson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Larzon manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Jakobson or perhaps it was just good defense by Larzon which made him look bad.

Larzon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Larzon drops an elbow to the side of Jakobson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Larzon trying to control the action but Jakobson is working from the bottom.
Larzon is pressing down on Jakobson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jakobson is holding on for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mathias Larzon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Larzon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathias Larzon!