PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Larsson has chosen Now I Lay Thee Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carolla
vs
Larsson

198 cm
50
201 lbs
61 - 53 - 0

180 cm
45
174 lbs
53 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Revolution Clothing

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 61 - 53 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 53 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Larsson.
Carolla misses with a body punch
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
Carolla throws a right hand that misses
and Larsson counters with a body kick.
Larsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larsson throws out a counter right but Carolla avoids it with no problem.
Larsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
Carolla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carolla lands a head shot.
Carolla displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carolla throws a shot from downtown. Larsson moves away and avoids it.
Carolla takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carolla scores with a one two! Larsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Larsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Carolla tries to bum rush Larsson with a series of wild strikes but Larsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Larsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carolla.

It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Carolla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carolla cracks a nice hook into Larsson's ribs.
Carolla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Carolla.
Henrik Larsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carolla throws a nice looking combination but Larsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Carolla backs off Larsson throws a huge counter combo but Carolla manages to avoid it all.
Larsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carolla.
Carolla misses with a looping right.

Larsson closes the distance and clinches.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Carolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carolla is trying to break the clinch but Larsson is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Larsson as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Larsson misses with some punches.
Carolla tries to circle away but Larsson has him pinned against the cage.
Carolla effectively controlling the action here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Larsson misses with a body punch.
Larsson keeps control of Carolla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carolla looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Larsson tries to work over Carolla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carolla prevents a body shot from Larsson.
Larsson lands with a light punch inside.
Larsson pushes Carolla back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Larsson slows down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carolla working hard to break the clinch.
Carolla leaning against his opponent.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Carolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carolla is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carolla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Larsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carolla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Carolla breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Carolla.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla thuds a left hand into Larsson's body.
A punch combination from Larsson misses.
Carolla throws a jab when Larsson was well out of range.
Carolla misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Carolla - just one landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Larsson as he connects with a hook.
Carolla throws a sloppy body shot
and Larsson counters with a left to the body.
Larsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carolla.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carolla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carolla throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Carolla throws a good cross that connects.
Larsson misses with a kick to the body.
Carolla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larsson under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Carolla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Carolla throws a series of punches but Larsson avoids them all with ease.
Larsson feints a counter leg kick.
Carolla walks into a jab.

It looks like Adam Carolla has been cut.
Carolla takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carolla misses with a hook
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
Carolla takes a kick to the side of the head.
Larsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carolla gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Larsson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrik Larsson!
Henrik Larsson gave a mention to Museum of Monsters & Madmen in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).