PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antony Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Ban Phuong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Larsen
vs
Ban Phuong

225 cm
18
346 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antony Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Ban Phuong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Larsen pulls guard effortlessly.
Phuong wants to stand but Larsen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Phuong tries to free his leg and advance position but Larsen is retaining full guard.

Larsen looking for a guillotine here but Phuong defends easily.
Phuong trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phuong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Larsen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsen stopping the sweep attempt from Phuong.
Larsen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Larsen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Larsen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Larsen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Phuong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Larsen to the mat! Larsen manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Phuong trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Phuong is sitting in close to Larsen's body. Larsen has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Phuong is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Phuong is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Larsen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Antony Larsen!