PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arthur The Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Knight
vs
Larsen

168 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur The Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Larsen lands a body shot.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Knight is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Knight. Larsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Larsen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Larsen swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen thuds his shin into the meat of The Knight's side.

Larsen darts in and clinches The Knight up against the cage.
The Knight has had enough of the clinch but Larsen keeps him there for the moment.
Larsen jumps guard but The Knight stands there with Larsen around his waist. Larsen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen is trying to maintain a safe position but The Knight gets an underhook and turns Larsen into the cage.
Larsen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Knight up against the cage.
The Knight tries to break the clinch but Larsen is controlling the position.
The Knight content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Larsen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Larsen scores a nice knee to the body.
Larsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Knight wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Larsen trying to control the position but instead, The Knight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larsen into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Martin Larsen.
Larsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsen was well out of range. Poor timing from The Knight.
The Knight lands with a shot to the body.
Larsen lands a nice looking body kick.
The Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
The Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Knight blocks a head kick by Larsen.
Larsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larsen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen feints and then cracks The Knight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Knight down.
The Knight misses with a two punch combination.
The Knight scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Larsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larsen looks to clinch
and The Knight counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Larsen misses
and The Knight counters with a right hand to the body.
The Knight throws a shot to the body.
Larsen walks into a stiff left hand from The Knight.
The Knight works over Larsen's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen misses with a two punch combination.
The Knight seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Larsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen tries to clinch up but The Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Larsen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Larsen lands a head kick. The Knight smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Knight is looking to wear down Larsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Larsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch combination from The Knight misses.
Larsen scores with a spinning back kick!
Larsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Knight takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Larsen tries to clinch up.
Larsen throws a sloppy head kick and The Knight moves out of range easily.
Larsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice body punch from The Knight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arthur The Knight will probably get the nod.
That's time! The Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen throws a sloppy head kick
and The Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsen with the counter takedown but The Knight avoids it easily.
Larsen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Larsen throws a body kick that misses.
Larsen takes a swing at The Knight's ribcage but misses.
The Knight went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Arthur The Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsen was well out of range. Poor timing from The Knight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by The Knight.
The Knight connects with a body shot that sends Larsen's belly button to the back.
The Knight displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Martin Larsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsen lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Knight takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Larsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Larsen thinking.
The Knight scores with a hook to the body. Larsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Knight takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Larsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larsen.
A little feinted left hand from The Knight on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick by Larsen misses
and The Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Knight scores with a hook to the body. Larsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Larsen scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsen misses with an uppercut.
Larsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larsen can do to turn this around?
The Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The Knight punishes Larsen's body with a nice straight punch.
The Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
The Knight connects with a single shot there.
The Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Knight scores with a hook to the body. Larsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larsen doesn't seem bothered though.
The Knight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Larsen back to the cage. The Knight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Knight lands a jab to Larsen's midsection.
Larsen throws a body punch but The Knight moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and The Knight tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Knight will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larsen throws a leg kick which misses The Knight's front leg but catches the back leg as The Knight tries to avoid it.
The Knight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larsen.
Larsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
The Knight swings for the body but Larsen moves out of range.
The Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arthur The Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
The Knight has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Larsen misses with a few strikes there.
The Knight throws a series of strikes that have Larsen backpedaling.
The Knight cracks Larsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Larsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Knight.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsen! But no joy.
Larsen throws a sloppy head kick
and The Knight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur The Knight dominated that second round.
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!

Larsen swinging wildly here.
Larsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Larsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Knight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Knight lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A looping hook to the body misses from The Knight. Larsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsen throws a head kick that half lands.
No joy there for The Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Knight throws a right hand that Larsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsen also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Knight connects with a body shot that sends Larsen's belly button to the back.
Larsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
The Knight blocks a head kick by Larsen.
The Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larsen throws a wild body kick that The Knight sees coming a mile off.
Larsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Larsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen tries to land a body kick
and The Knight counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Larsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Knight seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larsen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Knight eats them both and turns towards Larsen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Larsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A combination from The Knight does no damage.
Larsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A quick step to the side and The Knight tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Knight.
Despite the aggression on Larsen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The Knight scores with a one two! Larsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Knight lands a jab to Larsen's midsection.
The Knight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Larsen back to the cage. The Knight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses
and The Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body punch from The Knight.
The Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsen was well out of range. Poor timing from The Knight.
Larsen throws a sloppy body shot
and The Knight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch but The Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larsen looks to score with a jab to the body but The Knight is just out of range.
Larsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Knight misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Knight tries to bum rush Larsen with a series of wild strikes but Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Larsen. The Knight shrugs it off though.
The Knight throws a combination. Larsen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Knight misses with a few strikes there.
The Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Larsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Knight avoids the head kick by Larsen.
The Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin Larsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur The Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsen was well out of range. Poor timing from The Knight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur The Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Knight, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur The Knight!