|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larkin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Shipping Up To Boston kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Phil Hellmuth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
24
215 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
|
181 cm
23
212 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Hellmuth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Larkin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellmuth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hellmuth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Larkin wants to slow Hellmuth down by chopping away at his legs.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses.
Hellmuth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Hellmuth misses.
Larkin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Larkin avoids the head kick by Hellmuth.
Larkin scores with a body shot.
Hellmuth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hellmuth throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Larkin.
Larkin throws a hook to the side of Hellmuth's head but Hellmuth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larkin tries to move into range but Hellmuth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Larkin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hellmuth works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellmuth ducks under a wild hook from Larkin.
Hellmuth throws a lazy head kick
and Larkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellmuth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larkin.
Hellmuth loads up on a big right hand but Larkin slips the punch.
Larkin connects with an inside leg kick.
Hellmuth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hellmuth looks to clinch
and Larkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Larkin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hellmuth is breathing heavily.
Larkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Larkin throws a sloppy head kick
and Hellmuth counters with a nice body kick.
Hellmuth throws a leg kick
and Larkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hellmuth. Larkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hellmuth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Larkin scores with a hook to the body. Hellmuth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larkin misses with an uppercut. Hellmuth saw that one coming.
Larkin lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Larkin throws a lazy head kick
enabling Hellmuth to counter with a crisp jab.
Hellmuth slips a straight right by Larkin.
Larkin throws a leg kick but Hellmuth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hellmuth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Larkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hellmuth.
Larkin feints and then cracks Hellmuth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hellmuth down.
A punch combination from Larkin misses.
Hellmuth checks a leg kick nicely.
Larkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hellmuth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larkin loads up on a big right hand but Hellmuth slips the punch.
Hellmuth darts in trying to clinch
and Larkin counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Larkin.
A shot to the body from Hellmuth misses
and Larkin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Larkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larkin takes a swing at Hellmuth's ribcage but misses.
Hellmuth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
Larkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hellmuth.
Larkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hellmuth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larkin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Larkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larkin misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larkin.
Larkin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Larkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Larkin finds it's way through Hellmuth's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hellmuth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larkin throws a head kick that Hellmuth semi-blocks.
A head kick by Hellmuth misses
and Larkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larkin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Larkin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hellmuth has time to react.
Hellmuth is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Larkin. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Hellmuth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larkin drops Hellmuth with a big left hand! Hellmuth is injured, injured bad! Larkin jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Larkin!
Ryan Larkin is the new light heavyweight champion!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
