PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikkel Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dim Mak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Larsen
vs
Mak

187 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

186 cm
21
192 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikkel Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dim Mak!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No joy there for Larsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larsen.
Nice shot lands for Larsen.

It looks like Dim Mak has been cut.
Larsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Mak off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen throws a head kick but Mak moves out of range.
Larsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mak.
Larsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Larsen misses with an uppercut.
Larsen misses with an uppercut. Mak saw that one coming.
Larsen lands with a cross.
Mak slips a straight right by Larsen.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mak swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsen.
Larsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsen.
Larsen throws a head kick but Mak moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Larsen.
Mak ducks under a wild hook from Larsen.
Mak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Larsen lands a jab to the head.
Mak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mak loads up on a big right hand but Larsen slips the punch.

Larsen forces Mak back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen has had enough of the clinch but Mak keeps him there for the moment.
Mak lands a nice uppercut.
Larsen looking to slow down the pace here.

Larsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Larsen throws a body punch but Mak moves out of range.
Larsen misses with a hook. Mak ducked under it nicely.
Mak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Larsen.
Decent striking displayed by Larsen there.

Larsen sends Mak crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Larsen is motioning to the referee to let Mak up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Mak is rocked!
Larsen moves in close and cracks Mak with a massive right hand! Mak, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Larsen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikkel Larsen!
Mikkel Larsen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.