PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Larios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yunus Ebon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larios comes to the cage accompanied by Schizophrenia ft. Smugglaz - P.S.T (Fliptop Intro). Yunus Ebon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Larios
vs
Ebon

180 cm
21
175 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calvin Larios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yunus Ebon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Larios counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Ebon moves into the clinch.
Ebon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larios is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ebon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ebon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larios blocking some punches.
Ebon has a couple of punches blocked by Larios.
Ebon lands a nice uppercut.
Larios blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Larios drags the fight down to the ground.
Ebon prevents Larios from getting back to his feet.
Larios is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Larios is working for a kimura but Ebon is defending it quite comfortably.
Larios works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larios throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Larios throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ebon because Larios loaded up on that one.
Larios unloads with some shots from mount but Ebon bucks and avoids them well.
Larios controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Larios working for a submission but Ebon is keeping him at bay.
Ebon is trying to stand.
Larios controlling from the full mount.
Larios looking to control but Ebon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Ebon really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Larios looking to finish with strikes here!
Ebon tries to buck Larios off but he can't manage it.
Larios throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ebon because Larios loaded up on that one.
Ebon is trying to stand up.
Larios unloads with some shots from mount but Ebon bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larios looking to finish with strikes here!
We've been informed that Ebon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Larios throwing strikes here but Ebon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larios wants to control the pace but Ebon is squirming around nicely.
Larios thowing shots but they're missing.
Larios throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Larios misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larios controlling from the full mount.
Ebon is squirming around, avoiding Larios's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ebon has managed to clinch.
Ebon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larios's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ebon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ebon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larios blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ebon fails to land.
Larios can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larios backwards.
Ebon swings wildly with an uppercut but Larios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ebon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Larios's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ebon misses with the head strike.
Ebon has Larios pressed against the cage, preventing Larios from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebon working aggressively here.
Ebon swings wildly with an uppercut but Larios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ebon can do to turn this around?
Larios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ebon lands a hook that snaps the head of Larios backwards.
Ebon misses with some punches.
Ebon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larioss head.
Ebon keeps control of Larios as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Larios wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ebon has him pressed against the cage.
Ebon misses with some punches.
Ebon swings wildly with an uppercut but Larios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ebon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ebon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ebon swings wildly with an uppercut but Larios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ebon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ebon lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larios backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larios.
Ebon misses with the head strike.

Larios pulls guard successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larios controls Ebon momentarily but Ebon frees himself.
Ebon won't allow Larios to get back to his feet.
Ebon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ebon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ebon throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ebon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ebon with a flurry of punches that miss.

Larios pushes Ebon off and gets back to his feet.
Calvin Larios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ebon closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larios tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ebon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ebon misses with the head strike.
Larios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ebon lands a right hand.
Ebon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ebon misses with the head strike.
Ebon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ebon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larios wants to break the clinch but can't.
Larios lands with a right to the head.
Ebon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ebon misses with the head strike.
Ebon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larios looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ebon misses with some punches.
Ebon throws a punch but it's blocked by Larios.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larios is trying to push Ebon away but Ebon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ebon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yunus Ebon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Larios tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ebon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ebon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larios.
Ebon has a couple of punches blocked by Larios.
Larios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ebon misses with a punch on the inside.
Larios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ebon avoids it.
Ebon throws a punch but it's blocked by Larios.
Ebon working aggressively here.
Ebon misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larios goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ebon prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calvin Larios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ebon throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larios creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ebon misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yunus Ebon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Larios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ebon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Ebon tries to get set, Larios tries to push him back and clinch up but Ebon manages to avoid the attempt.
Larios keeps the fight on the outside.
Larios seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Larios fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ebon checks it well.

Ebon moves into the clinch.
Ebon has a couple of punches blocked by Larios.
Ebon keeps control of Larios as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ebon throws a punch but it's blocked by Larios.
Larios can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ebon fails to land.
Larios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ebon fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larios scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ebon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ebon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ebon has a couple of punches blocked by Larios.
Ebon misses with some punches.
Ebon misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebon throws a head punch that misses.
Ebon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ebon swings wildly with an uppercut but Larios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ebon swings wildly with an uppercut but Larios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ebon working aggressively here.
Ebon throws a punch but it's blocked by Larios.
Ebon misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ebon.
Ebon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larios has had enough of the clinch but Ebon keeps him there for the moment.
Ebon misses with a punch on the inside.
Larios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ebon has a couple of punches blocked by Larios.
Larios is trying to break free.
Ebon working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebon throws a punch but it's blocked by Larios.
Larios is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ebon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ebon throws a punch but it's blocked by Larios.
Ebon takes a shot to the head.
Larios is trying to break the clinch but Ebon is controlling him.
Ebon lands with a left to the head.
Ebon lands with a light punch inside.
Ebon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larios wants to break free but Ebon has control.
Ebon has a couple of punches blocked by Larios.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ebon lands a right hand.
Ebon misses with some punches.
Ebon misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larios changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ebon fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Ebon gets a clinch.
Larios blocks an uppercut.
Ebon misses with the head strike.
Ebon throws a punch but it's blocked by Larios.
Ebon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ebon swings wildly with an uppercut but Larios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ebon swings wildly with an uppercut but Larios uses good head movement to avoid it.

Larios has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ebon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larios missing with punches from the back.

Ebon is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Larios gets his way!

Larios has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Larios punches the canvas rather than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Larios is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yunus Ebon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ebon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yunus Ebon!
Yunus Ebon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Calvin Larios stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bwiset!!!!! F@#k that! Potang ina yan!!!! i'm really disappointed with my self right now..... I'm thinking about retiring.'.