PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gvido Linga (ranked 3694 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Larsson (ranked 568 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson has chosen Machine Gun Kelly - Till I Die as his entrance music. 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.

Linga
vs
Larsson

198 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

182 cm
27
182 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gvido Linga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gunner Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linga gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Larsson counters by clinching up.
Linga tries for a takedown but Larsson manages to get underhooks.

Larsson has hold of one of Linga's legs. Linga is fighting the takedown attempt but Larsson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Linga wants to sweep but no luck.
Linga is controlling Larsson's posture.
Linga throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Larsson cracks Linga with a solid left hand.
Larsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Linga is adopting a defensive guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Linga's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Larsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Larsson postures up in Linga's guard and throws a big left but Linga blocks it.
Larsson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Larsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linga is trying to control the position but Larsson postures up.
Larsson is working Linga over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Larsson lands a couple of elbows.
Linga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Larsson is one step ahead there.
Larsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Linga is rocked!
Larsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Linga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Linga's head.
Oh Linga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Linga keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.
Larsson arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Linga's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gunner Larsson!
A less than humble Gunner Larsson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.