PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Larson (ranked 2815 p4p, 335 weight class) and Marcus Fenix (ranked 3075 p4p, 364 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Larson
vs
Fenix

187 cm
34
234 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

197 cm
40
248 lbs
38 - 28 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Larson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larson misses with a two punch combination.
Larson misses with a wild combination.
Larson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fenix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larson moves in looking to clinch but Fenix pushes him off.
Larson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fenix looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Larson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fenix.
Larson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fenix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Marcus Fenix has been cut.
Larson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fenix stuns Larson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fenix scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fenix.
Fenix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larson's calf.
Larson throws an off balance right hand
and Fenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Butch Larson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Fenix as he connects with a hook.
Fenix misses the shot to the body.
Fenix scores with a hook.
Fenix lands a really nice looking cross but Larson seems unphased.
Fenix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fenix slips a straight right by Larson.
Larson throws a combination that misses
and Fenix counters with an inside leg kick.
Fenix connects with a right hand. Larson shakes it off.
Fenix throws a head kick that Larson semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fenix misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larson misses with a combination
and Fenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Larson wants to clinch up but Fenix keeps it at a distance.
Larson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larson misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fenix! But no joy.
Larson misses with a combination
and Fenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fenix scores with a leg kick.
Fenix has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larson manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix dodges the punch combination from Larson.
Fenix let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fenix thuds a left hand into Larson's body.
Larson blocks a head kick by Fenix.
Fenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Fenix lands a lovely overhand right.
Larson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Larson throws a nice looking combination but Fenix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fenix throws a big counter head kick but Larson avoids it with no problem.
Larson tries to clinch but Fenix is having none of it.
Larson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson throws a combination that misses
and Fenix counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fenix cracks Larson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Larson misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larson misses the body punch
and Larson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fenix is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Fenix. That snapped Larson's head back.
Fenix jabs at Larson's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fenix.
Larson misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fenix. That's going to slow Larson down.
Larson loads up on a big right hand but Fenix slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Fenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Fenix's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fenix takes a swing at Larson's ribcage but misses.
Larson throwing a counter right hand but Fenix manages to avoid it.
Fenix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fenix avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Fenix.
Larson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fenix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Larson scrambles back to his feet.
Fenix ducks under a wild hook from Larson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larson. Fenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fenix appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larson throws a right hand that Fenix ducks under and follows up with a left that Fenix also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Larson.
Butch Larson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Fenix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Larson counters with a two punch combo.
Fenix lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fenix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fenix missing with a left hand there. Larson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Larson misses the target.
Fenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larson.
Larson misses with a looping right.
Larson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fenix counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marcus Fenix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No joy there for Larson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Fenix was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fenix connects with a right hand. Larson shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larson fails to land with a series of punches.
Larson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larson fails to land with a series of punches.
Larson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Larson does no damage.
Fenix jabs at Larson's body.
Fenix lands a jab to the head.
Larson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Larson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Larson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fenix manages to avoid it.
Larson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson throws a combination that misses
and Fenix counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Larson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Larson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fenix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larson.
Larson misses with a combination
and Fenix counters with a straight right hand.
Larson throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Fenix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Larson misses with a double jab.
Larson throws a right hand that misses
letting Fenix counter with a right hand.
Larson misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fenix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson misses with a right hand
and Fenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Larson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Fenix.
Larson with a hook.
Fenix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Larson is looking to clinch but Fenix is avoiding it.
Larson throws a series of punches but Fenix moves out of range.
Larson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Fenix. Beautiful body shot.
Larson throws an off balance right hand
and Fenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Fenix jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Larson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fenix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Fenix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Fenix's cut.
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!

Larson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fenix counters with a left to the body.
Larson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Fenix counter with a right hand.
Larson avoids the body shot from Fenix.
Larson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larson.
Larson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Larson misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larson walks into a straight right hand from Fenix.
Fenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Larson is just out of range.
Larson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fenix looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larson.
Larson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fenix's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Fenix. That snapped Larson's head back.
Larson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fenix circles away quickly and effectively.
Fenix bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Larson's head backwards.
Fenix moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Larson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larson tries to clinch but Fenix moves out of range.
Larson tries to move into range but Fenix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fenix lands with a right hand.
Larson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Larson tries to move into range but Fenix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fenix scoring well with a low kick there.
Larson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fenix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fenix scores with a jab to the head.
Larson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Fenix counter with a right hand.
Fenix lands the left hand.
Larson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fenix lands a nice shot that snaps Larson's head back.
Larson missing with a left hand there. Fenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larson misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson takes one to the chin there.

Larson is rocked!
Larson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larson throws a lazy uppercut
and Fenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Larson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fenix scores with a push kick.
Fenix delivers a nice body kick.
Larson gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Fenix gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Larson is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Fenix!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marcus Fenix thanked Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).