PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson's entrance music is Now I Lay Thee Down. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Larsson
vs
Spencer

180 cm
39
196 lbs
40 - 20 - 0

192 cm
40
192 lbs
33 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.
Nice jab there from Spencer.
Larsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No joy there for Spencer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spencer misses with a straight left.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
A left lands for Spencer.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Spencer throws a shot from downtown. Larsson moves away and avoids it.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer misses with a straight right.
Spencer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shawn Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer throws a body shot but no joy.
Spencer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larsson moves in looking to clinch but Spencer pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Larsson forces Spencer back against the cage and clinches.
Spencer working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spencer is trying to break free.
Larsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson misses with a body punch.
Larsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Larsson misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Larsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
Larsson presses Spencer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Larsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spencer's efforts to push away.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
The referee calls for Larsson to work.
Nice body punch from Larsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spencer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Spencer.
A big right from Spencer misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larsson.
Larsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spencer.
Spencer throws a hook but Larsson blocks it.
Spencer throws a jab when Larsson was well out of range.
Larsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Larsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
Spencer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Spencer throws a body shot but no joy.
Spencer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spencer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Larsson moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer misses with a right hand
and Spencer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spencer misses with a looping left.
Larsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.

Larsson has closed the distance and engaged Spencer in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
Larsson working aggressively here.
Larsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer blocks a body shot from Larsson.
Larsson working aggressively here.
Spencer is trying to break the clinch but Larsson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Henrik Larsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Larsson scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Spencer. Beautiful body shot.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Spencer throws a right and a left that Larsson avoids nicely.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Larsson throws out a powerful jab.
Spencer blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a body punch
and Larsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer misses with a double jab.
Spencer moves out of range as Larsson throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Larsson moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Larsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
Spencer swings widly with a right hand
and Larsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Spencer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larsson lands with a nice body punch.
Spencer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Larsson misses with a wild body shot.
Larsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Larsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spencer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer lands a glancing blow to the side of Larsson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Spencer misses with a two punch combination.
Larsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Spencer circles away.
Spencer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spencer looks to land a combination but Larsson avoids it well.
Spencer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Spencer misses with a body punch
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spencer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
Spencer misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws an overhand right that lands on Spencer's shoulder, as Spencer tries to avoid the shot.
Spencer lands with a straight right. Larsson didn't see that one coming.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
Spencer lands a really nice looking cross but Larsson seems unphased.
Larsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spencer.
Spencer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spencer misses with a hook
and Larsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Larsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
Shawn Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to land a front kick but Spencer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spencer misses with a double jab.
Spencer throws a right hand that Larsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsson also avoids with ease.
Spencer throws an off balance right hand
and Larsson counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spencer. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spencer misses with an uppercut
and as Spencer loses concentration momentarily, Larsson counters with a picture perfect head kick! Spencer goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Henrik Larsson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Henrik Larsson thanked Museum of Monsters & Madmen for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).