PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kerry Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Her (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Larson
vs
Her

155 cm
24
279 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

189 cm
24
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kerry Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Her!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Her shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Her is keen to just control but Larson is a slippery customer.
Larson is trying to stand up here but Her is controlling him well.
Her wants to control but Larson is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larson is trying to stand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jon Her seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Her.
Larson struggling a bit here.
Larson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Her is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Larson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Her tries to move to mount but Larson blocks the move with his legs.
Larson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Her has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Larson is working away from the top position though.
Her is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Larson.
Larson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Her's head.
Her wants to control but Larson is keeping busy.
Her makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Her.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson throws a big elbow that misses.
Larson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Her looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Larson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Her seems keen to control Larson's posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Larson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Her's guard.
Her is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson preventing the sweep.
Her is trying to control the position but Larson postures up.
Larson 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.

Larson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Her has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Larson has managed to get both his arms back between Her's legs - danger averted.
Larson is looking to work some ground and pound but Her has wrist control.
Her is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Her preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jon Her will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Her shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Her prevents Larson from getting back to his feet.
Her loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Larson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Larson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Larson has Her pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Her manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Her has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Larson is trying to keep an underhook but Her manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Her trying to control from half guard but Larson is working away.
Larson trying to control from the bottom.
Larson pushes Her off looking to stand but Her dives back in and keeps control.
Her is keen to just control but Larson is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Her is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Larson sees it coming and defends easily.
Larson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Her is trying to control. Larson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Larson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Her scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Larson trying to control but Her postures up.
Her stalling away here and it's allowed Larson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Larson keeping moving, preventing Her from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson is looking to stand up but Her isn't so interested in that idea.
Her trying to control but Larson is working from the bottom.
Larson wants to stand up but Her is controlling him.
Her trying to control the position from guard on top but Larson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Her takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Her has picked Larson up - he's going for a ride! Her dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Larson is trying to stand.
Her passes to full mount!
Her can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Larson is looking to escape.
Larson is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Her wants to control but Larson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Larson moves into full guard.
Larson is pulling down on Her's head. It's preventing any offense from Her, at least for the moment.
Larson keeping moving, preventing Her from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larson wants to hit a switch here but Her passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Larson there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Her showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Her closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Larson to the mat! Larson manages to get full guard.
Larson keeping moving, preventing Her from controlling successfully.
Her looking to sit in guard and control but Larson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Larson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Her has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Her wants to sweep here but Larson controlling him for the moment.

Her looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson wants to control from the top but Her keeps moving.
Her wants to sweep but no luck.
Her preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Her trying to keep a closed guard but Larson is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Her might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Larson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Her gets a takedown into half guard.
Larson is not content to let Her control the position.
Her trying to pass the guard but Larson defending well.
Larson trying to control here.
Larson tries to roll over but Her keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Her wants to control but Larson is keeping him busy.

Larson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Her is on him like a limpet, forcing Larson back against the cage.
Larson wants to take the fight to the mat but Her manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Larson tightens his grip and picks Her up, before dumping him to the ground. Her manages to land in guard.
Her wants to improve his position but instead Larson has moved into half guard.
Her wants to control but Larson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Her wants to get back to full guard.
Her wants to control but Larson is keeping busy.
Her takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Her is trying to get back to full guard.
Her blocking the ground and pound attempt from Larson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larson drops an elbow to the side of Her's head.
Kerry Larson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Her is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Larson lands a nice short elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kerry Larson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Her 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jon Her!