PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Laston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jon Laston has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jon Laston seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Laston
vs
Larson

194 cm
25
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Laston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Larson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson misses with a takedown
and Laston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Larson's coach down at El Tico 's Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Larson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Laston connects with the punch.
Laston lands with an uppercut that bounces Larson off the cage and back into range.

Oooooh!!! Laston has knocked Larson down with a huge combo! Laston steps away and waves a wobbly Larson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Larson is rocked!

It looks like Erik Larson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laston fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Larson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Larson looks to clinch but Laston throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Larson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jon Laston!
Jon Laston retains his middleweight title!
Jon Laston decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.