PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tae Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Larkin
vs
Fuller

159 cm
26
135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
148 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tae Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuller scores with the left hand. Larkin knows he should have avoided that one.
Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuller is just out of range.
Fuller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fuller slips a jab and a cross from Larkin.
Fuller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fuller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larkin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fuller cracks Larkin with a good jab.
Larkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fuller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larkin closes the distance but Fuller moves to the side
and Fuller counters with a stiff right hand.
Larkin tries to bum rush Fuller with a series of wild strikes but Fuller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Larkin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been informed that Fuller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fuller lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Larkin. Those never looked like landing.
Larkin lands a right hook to the body.
Fuller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Larkin. Larkin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fuller slips a straight right by Larkin.
Larkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fuller. Fuller obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin moves in looking to clinch but Fuller pushes him off.
Fuller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larkin throws out the jab.
Larkin looks to land a right hand but Fuller moved out of range.
Larkin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fuller cracks Larkin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Larkin looks to throw the jab but Fuller is out of range.
Fuller slips a jab and a cross from Larkin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A shot to the liver by Fuller. Beautiful body shot.
Fuller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fuller lands with a nice body punch.
Fuller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fuller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larkin.
Fuller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larkin connects with a right hand. Fuller shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuller ducks under a wild hook from Larkin.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larkin moves away.
Fuller moves away from the strike by Larkin.
Fuller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larkin's calf.
Larkin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fuller.
Larkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Larkin is rocked!
Larkin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fuller's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Larkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuller thuds a left hand into Larkin's body.
Fuller drops Larkin with a big left hand! Larkin is injured, injured bad! Fuller jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Fuller!
Post fight, an emotional Chris Fuller said 'Well you ,may have lost but your still a good looking mother fucker!'.