PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Careful as his entrance music. Sven Larsson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gorbachoff
vs
Larsson

198 cm
32
224 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

183 cm
37
173 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

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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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson misses with a shot to the body
and Gorbachoff counters with an inside leg kick.
Gorbachoff slips a jab from Larsson.
Larsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorbachoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsson is looking to clinch.
A big left from Larsson misses.
Gorbachoff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larsson jabs Gorbachoff right on the nose. Gorbachoff blinks but takes it well.
Gorbachoff swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsson.
A good leg kick by Gorbachoff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gorbachoff.
Larsson scores with a one two! Gorbachoff had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Larsson jabs at Gorbachoff's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorbachoff thumps Larsson with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson looks to land a combination but Gorbachoff avoids it well.
Larsson lands with a nice combination. Gorbachoff backs away looking to recover.
Larsson digs a good body shot into Gorbachoff's ribs.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Gorbachoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gorbachoff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Gorbachoff takes one to the side of the head.
Gorbachoff throws a leg kick which misses Larsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Larsson tries to avoid it.
Larsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Larsson throws a right hand that Gorbachoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorbachoff also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Larsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Larsson rushes Gorbachoff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Gorbachoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands with a good body shot.
Nice body kick there by Larsson.
Larsson with a nice cross.
Larsson swings for the body but Gorbachoff moves out of range.
Larsson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Larsson duly obliges.

Larsson moves into the clinch.
Larsson is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Larsson.

Gorbachoff has Larsson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gorbachoff pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Larsson tumbling to the mat - Gorbachoff dives into Larsson's guard.
Gorbachoff scoring with punches to the head and body.
Larsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorbachoff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gorbachoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorbachoff makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Larsson keeping moving, preventing Gorbachoff from controlling successfully.
Gorbachoff is looking to work some ground and pound but Larsson has wrist control.
Gorbachoff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gorbachoff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Larsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gorbachoff wants to pass the guard but Larsson is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gorbachoff tries to land a front kick but Larsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Larsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorbachoff feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Gorbachoff's head but Gorbachoff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsson lands a nice shot that snaps Gorbachoff's head back.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorbachoff explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Larsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Gorbachoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorbachoff feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gorbachoff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Larsson clobbers Gorbachoff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Gorbachoff's head but Gorbachoff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Larsson wants to clinch

and Gorbachoff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gorbachoff 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.
Larsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Larsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Larsson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gorbachoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gorbachoff is one step ahead there.
Larsson keeping moving, preventing Gorbachoff from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff postures up in Larsson's guard and throws a big left but Larsson blocks it.
Gorbachoff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Larsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Larsson lands with a shot to the body.
Larsson blocks a leg kick.
Sven Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Larsson misses.
Larsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gorbachoff circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick there by Larsson.
Larsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sven Larsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff lands a nice looking body kick.
Larsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gorbachoff with a nice cross.
Gorbachoff moves out of range of the body kick.
Larsson throws a lazy head kick
and Gorbachoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larsson takes a swing at Gorbachoff's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson cracks Gorbachoff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gorbachoff lands with a nice body kick.
Larsson is breathing heavily.
Gorbachoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Gorbachoff gets tackled into the cage by Larsson. Larsson maintains the clinch.
Larsson has a couple of punches blocked by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Gorbachoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gorbachoff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Larsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Gorbachoff.
Larsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Larsson misses with a looping left.
Larsson looks to land a right hand but Gorbachoff moved out of range.
Gorbachoff connects with an inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gorbachoff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Larsson - the referee stops the clock and Gorbachoff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Larsson. Gorbachoff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gorbachoff.
Larsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gorbachoff slips under a jab from Larsson.
Gorbachoff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff throws a looping overhand right but Larsson ducks down to avoid it.
Larsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Larsson misses its intended target.
Gorbachoff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gorbachoff looks to land a body kick but Larsson moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsson.
Larsson with the counter takedown but Gorbachoff avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gorbachoff fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Larsson is out of range.
Larsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Larsson misses with a straight right.

Larsson rushes Gorbachoff and presses him up against the cage.
Gorbachoff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorbachoff has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gorbachoff is trying to push Larsson away but Larsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Larsson tries a body shot but Gorbachoff blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorbachoff.

Gorbachoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larsson throws a combination that misses
and Gorbachoff counters with an outside leg kick.
Larsson throws a leg kick but Gorbachoff checks it.
Gorbachoff throws a low kick but Larsson avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Gorbachoff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sven Larsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Larsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gorbachoff circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gorbachoff counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Larsson thinking.
Gorbachoff takes one to the chin there.
Larsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorbachoff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Larsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Gorbachoff ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Larsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson misses with a wild combination.
Larsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Larsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sven Larsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff lands a nice looking body shot.
Larsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gorbachoff can pounce on him.
Larsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Larsson is rocked!
Larsson throws an overhand right that lands on Gorbachoff's shoulder, as Gorbachoff tries to avoid the shot.
Gorbachoff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Larsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gorbachoff finish him?
Larsson looks to throw a body kick

and Gorbachoff counters with a double leg that slams his opponent to the canvas! Larsson is in trouble here! Gorbachoff pounds away until the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Makahlen Gorbachoff!
Our winner, Makahlen Gorbachoff, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Sven Larsson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bork! Bork!Bork!'.