PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Larsson (ranked 1871 p4p, 247 weight class) and Freddie Money (ranked 2377 p4p, 304 weight class). Larsson comes into the arena with Machine Gun Kelly - Till I Die blaring out of the sound system. Money has chosen Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full as his entrance music. Freddie Money has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gunner Larsson's chin.

Larsson
vs
Money

182 cm
25
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gunner Larsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freddie Money!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Larssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Larsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Money connects with a body shot.
Larsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Money.
Larsson tried to score with a low kick but Money checks it.
Money misses with a right hand

and Larsson counters with a single leg into guard. Money didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Money can do anything to dispel that myth.
Larsson postures up.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Money keeps moving.
Money looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Larsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Larsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Money has control of Larsson's left arm, preventing Larsson from doing any damage.
Larsson working some strikes from top position.
Money is trying to control the position but Larsson postures up.
Money wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Larsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Larsson looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Larsson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Larsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larsson postures up.
Larsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Money keeping full guard, as Larsson tries to pass.
Larsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Larsson throwing strikes from guard but Money blocks nicely.
Larsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Money is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson wants to pass the guard but Money is keeping the position.
Larsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Money pulls Larsson in close to prevent any damage.
Larsson stands up over Money, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Money controls Larsson momentarily but Larsson frees himself.
Money wants to sweep here but Larsson controlling him for the moment.
Larsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Money trying to control the position.
Money working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Larsson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Money controls Larsson momentarily but Larsson frees himself.
Money utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunner Larsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Money gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Money trying to keep a closed guard but Larsson is proving a slippery customer.
Larsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Money working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Larsson.
Larsson postures up and lands a big shot to Money's brow.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Money keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Larsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Larsson postures up.
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Money is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Money swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Larsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Money is trying to keep Larsson in close.
Larsson scoring with some ground and pound.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Money keeps moving.
Money working a defensive guard here.

Larsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Larsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Money pulls Larsson in to control the position.
Larsson is pushing down on Money's leg trying to pass to half guard. Money is fighting to maintain full guard but Larsson has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Larsson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Money!
Money wants to hold on but Larsson pushes him away.
Larsson with a couple of short strikes.
Larsson is landing with some decent strikes but Money is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Larsson unloading with bombs!

Money is rocked!
Gunner Larsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larsson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Money in real trouble here! The ref calls for Money to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunner Larsson!
Gunner Larsson is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Gunner Larsson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.