PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Psmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fritz Larsson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Larsson
vs
Psmith

160 cm
28
180 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

182 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fritz Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rupert Psmith!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Psmith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Larsson misses the target.
Psmith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Psmith.
Psmith misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Psmith finds it's way through Larsson's defenses.
Larsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Psmith.
Psmith lands with a right hand.
Larsson lands with an overhand left.
Psmith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Psmith swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsson.
Larsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson just misses with a punch to the body.

Larsson pushes Psmith up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Psmith tries to work over Larsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Psmith is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Psmith throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Psmith pushes Larsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Psmith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larsson scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Psmith.
A head punch on the inside from Psmith fails to land.
Larsson tries to throw a body punch but Psmith avoids it by throwing Larsson back against the cage.
Larsson working aggressively here.
Psmith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsson misses with the head strike.

Psmith breaks the clinch.
Larsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Psmith misses the shot to the body.
Larsson misses with a wild body shot.
Psmith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Psmith lands a jab to the nose.
Larsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to clinch up but Psmith circles away and keeps his distance.
Psmith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Psmith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Psmith was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
Larsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Psmith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Larsson is looking to wear down Psmith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Larsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Psmith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Psmith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Larsson takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Psmith.
Larsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Psmith.
A thudding body kick lands there by Psmith!
Psmith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Larsson closes the distance and clinches.
Larsson working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Psmith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Larsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Psmith backwards.
Psmith lands a nice uppercut.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Psmith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Psmith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Psmith controls his hands.
Larsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larsson misses with a punch to the body.
Psmith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Psmith.

Psmith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larsson throws a body punch but Psmith moves out of range.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Psmith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Psmith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Psmith slips a straight right by Larsson.
Larsson thows a body shot but no joy.

Larsson has closed the distance and engaged Psmith in a clinch.
Psmith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson blocks an uppercut.
Psmith has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Psmith lands a shoulder strike.
Psmith blocks an uppercut.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Psmith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Psmith scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rupert Psmith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Psmith misses with a body shot

and Larsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Psmith tries to circle away but Larsson has him pinned against the cage.
Psmith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Psmith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Psmith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
Larsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson misses with some punches.
A short right from Larsson.
Psmith struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsson controls his hands.

Psmith breaks from the clinch.
Psmith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Psmith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rupert Psmith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larsson tries to clinch there but Psmith circles away.
Psmith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Larsson is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Psmith misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Psmith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Psmith.
Larsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Psmith with a nice cross.
Psmith scores with the left hand. Larsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Psmith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Psmith.
Psmith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Psmith. That snapped Larsson's head back.
Larsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Psmith.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Psmith.
Some wild striking there from Psmith.
Larsson drops his hands momentarily and Psmith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson is looking to clinch but Psmith is avoiding it.
Psmith has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Psmith digs a good body shot into Larsson's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Psmith.
A jab lands there for Psmith.
Psmith looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Psmith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Psmith throws the kick towards the body but Larsson avoids it.
Larsson tries to clinch but Psmith moves out of range.
Psmith slips under a jab from Larsson.
Psmith pushes Larsson away with a front kick.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Psmith's head but Psmith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Psmith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psmith throws a leg kick which misses Larsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Larsson tries to avoid it.
Larsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Psmith.
Larsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Psmith is just out of range.
Psmith with a hook.
Psmith slips a straight right by Larsson.
Psmith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Psmith scores with a nice head shot.
Larsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Psmith.
Psmith scores with a sloppy right hand. Larsson should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Psmith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Psmith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Larsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psmith keeps Larsson at a distance using the push kick.
Good leg kick by Psmith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Psmith.
Psmith takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Psmith.
Psmith ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Larsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Larsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Psmith connects with a nice looking jab.
Psmith slips a jab from Larsson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Psmith lands a big head kick that sends Larsson tumbling to the mat! Psmith takes a step backwards and waves Larsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Larsson is rocked!
Psmith drops Larsson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Larsson! Psmith dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rupert Psmith!
During a confident post fight interview, Rupert Psmith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.