PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Larizo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kubilai Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Larizo
vs
Khan

186 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Larizo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kubilai Khan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Larizo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Khan to the mat! Khan manages to get full guard.
Larizo slips nicely into half guard.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Larizo.
Larizo thows a huge punch but Khan dodges it nicely.
Larizo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Larizo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Khan scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Larizo manages to mount him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larizo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Larizo.
Larizo throwing strikes here but Khan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Larizo wants to finish this one by submission but Khan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Larizo.

Larizo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Larizo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Larizo won't let Khan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larizo controlling the pace for now.
Larizo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Khan for as long as he can get away with.
You get the feeling that Khan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larizo punching from mount but Khan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Khan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Khan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Larizo.

Larizo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Khan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Khan shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Larizo looking for a guillotine from mount but Khan is having none of it.
Larizo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Khan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Larizo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Larizo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Khan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Larizo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Khan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Larizo working Khan over with strikes here.
Khan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Larizo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larizo content just to control the position here.
Larizo throws some wild stikes that Khan manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Larizo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Larizo pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.

Larizo wants the takedown. Khan is fighting it off but Larizo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Khan's guard against the cage.
Larizo pushing down on Khan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Larizo controlling the pace.
Khan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Larizo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan is in trouble now - Larizo has advanced to mount!
Larizo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Larizo throwing strikes here but Khan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan blocking the ground and pound.
Larizo controlling the position easily from mount.
Khan is trying to stand up.

Larizo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Larizo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Khan is trying to stand but he's just given Larizo his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to get back to his feet but Larizo is in full control for now.
What can Khan do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Larizo is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Khan knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Khan for a finish.
Larizo is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Larizo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Khan is defending well though. Larizo let's go of the attempt for now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Larizo continues to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Khan is trying to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan covering up well under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Larizo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Larizo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Larizo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Larizo shoots in and bounces Khan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Larizo stops Khan from standing up.
Larizo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Khan is working an open guard so Larizo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLarizo.

Larizo drops Khan with a beautiful combination! Khan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Larizo is looking for the KO!

Khan is rocked!

It looks like Kubilai Khan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Larizo clinches up with Khan and pushes him back against the cage.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Larizo finish him?
Khan can't break the clinch.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is trying to break free.

Larizo lands a takedown into guard.
Khan wants to stand and escape but Larizo is having none of it.
Larizo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Larizo passes Khan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Larizo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Khan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Larizo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larizo works his foot free and advances to mount.

Larizo working for a submission but Khan is keeping him at bay.
Larizo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocking the ground and pound.
Larizo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Khan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Larizo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brian Larizo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larizo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Khan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Larizo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larizo misses with a head shot.

Larizo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Khan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Khan is trying to buck Larizo off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khan tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Larizo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Larizo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Larizo!