PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Radio Active (ranked 704 p4p, 95 weight class) and Patty Larkin (ranked 400 p4p, 51 weight class). Active's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Active
vs
Larkin

169 cm
26
160 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
154 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radio Active!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patty Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Active looks to land a combination. Larkin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Active lands a nice hook to Larkin's body. Larkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Active throws an overhand right that lands on Larkin's shoulder, as Larkin tries to avoid the shot.
Larkin with a poor takedown
and Active counters with a straight right hand.
Active moves out of range of the strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Larkin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Active misses with a two punch combination.
Active fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Larkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Active throws a shot from downtown. Larkin moves away and avoids it.
Active throws a shot from downtown. Larkin moves away and avoids it.
Larkin throws a sloppy head kick and Active moves out of range easily.
Larkin scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Active throws a hook but Larkin blocks it.
Active scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Larkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Active.
Larkin avoids the body shot from Active.
Some bone on bone action there as Active checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Active was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Active scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Active takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Active looks to land a left hand but Larkin moved out of range nicely.
Active ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larkin moves away.
Active lands a glancing blow to the side of Larkin's head.
A big left from Active misses.
Larkin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Active throws a series of strikes that have Larkin backpedaling.
Larkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Active.
A big right from Active misses.
Active waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larkin.
Active moves out of range of the strikes.
Active bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larkin takes one to the side of the head.
Radio Active seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Active misses with a straight right.
Larkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Active's hands.
Larkin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Larkin does it's job there.
Active shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Larkin eats them both and turns towards Active to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Active scores with the left hand. Larkin knows he should have avoided that one.
Larkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Active lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Active just misses with a punch to the body.
Active blocks a jab.
Active cracks Larkin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Larkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Active connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larkin throws out a loose jab but Active uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larkin scores with a leg kick.
Larkin lands a glancing blow to the side of Active's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Active misses with a body shot.
Larkin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Active fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larkin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Active misses the target.
Larkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Active throws out the jab.
Larkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Active connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Larkin scrambles back to his feet.
Larkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Active.
Active throws a jab when Larkin was well out of range.
Active missing with a left hand there. Larkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Larkin tries to counter it with a takedown but Active pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Larkin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Active misses the target.
Active blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin throws the left hand but Active avoids the punch easily.
Active fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Active lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Larkin.
Larkin scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Active lands a glancing blow to the side of Larkin's head.
Active throws a jab when Larkin was well out of range.
Radio Active is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Active scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Active throws out a loose jab but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larkin with the counter takedown but Active avoids it easily.
Larkin cracks Active with a good jab.
Active misses with a hook. Larkin ducked under it nicely.
Active thuds a left hand into Larkin's body.
Active misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Active misses.
A punch lands to the side of Larkin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A left lands for Active.
Active throws a hook to the side of Larkin's head but Larkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Active. Larkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Active misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands a head kick!
Larkin moves out of range as Active strikes.
Active misses with a looping right.
Larkin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Active throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Active swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larkin with the counter takedown but Active avoids it easily.
A cross from Larkin lands.

Larkin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Larkin showed some decent athleticism there.
Active is staying active underneath Larkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Active makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Active.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larkin trying to control but Active is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radio Active 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!

Active throws a lazy right hand but Larkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larkin walks into a straight right hand from Active.
Larkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Active misses.
Larkin feints the counter takedown.
Larkin moves out of range as Active strikes.
Larkin misses with a looping right.
Radio Active is winning the standup battle so far.
Active takes one on the button.
Larkin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Active defends well and Larkin ends up having to push Active into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Larkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Active looks to score with a jab to the body but Larkin is just out of range.
Larkin misses with a hook. Active ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin lands a glancing blow to the side of Active's head.
Sloppy strikes from Larkin. Those never looked like landing.
Active uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larkin.
A little feinted left hand from Active on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Active is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larkin can do to turn this around?
Active leaves Larkin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Radio Active has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patty Larkin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Active pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Larkin tries to counter it with a takedown but Active pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Larkin throws a right hand that misses
letting Active counter with a right hand.
Active misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Larkin coming out on top.
Active misses with a wild combination.
Active ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larkin moves away.
Active throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Active misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larkin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Active defends it well.
Active throws out a loose jab but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Active fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Active swings for the body but Larkin moves out of range.
Active jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larkin feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Active misses.
Active shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Active misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Active throws a hook but Larkin avoids it easily.
Larkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Larkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Larkin looks to move away, Active throws a big counter combo but Larkin just gets out of the way.
A combination from Active does no damage.
Larkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Active cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Active misses with a body shot.
Active rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Active throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Active throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Active fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Larkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larkin lands with a cross.
Active looks to score with a jab to the body but Larkin is just out of range.
Larkin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Active punishes Larkin's body with a nice straight punch.
Patty Larkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Active throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Radio Active showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Active, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radio Active!
After the fight, Radio Active 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.