PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Larsson (ranked 1649 p4p, 220 weight class) and Ferguso Bambangan (ranked 2209 p4p, 282 weight class). Larsson comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Gun Kelly - Till I Die. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Larsson
vs
Bambangan

182 cm
26
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
181 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gunner Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ferguso Bambangan!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson tries to land a front kick but Bambangan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Larsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bambangan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bambangan looking for a sweep. Not yet Bambangan, not yet.
Larsson passes Bambangan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bambangan wants to control but Larsson is keeping busy.
Bambangan is looking to improve his position.
Larsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Larsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bambangan keeps working.
Bambangan is looking for a sweep. Larsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Larsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bambangan has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Larsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bambangan is not content to let Larsson control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson moves into full mount! Bambangan won't be happy about that!
Bambangan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Larsson avoids the attempt from Bambangan to control.
Bambangan is squirming around, avoiding Larsson's attempts to control the action.

Larsson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bambangan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bambangan and Larsson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bambangan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Larsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson wants to control but Bambangan is keeping him busy.
Larsson lands an elbow.
Larsson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Larsson lands a nice forearm strike.
Larsson working the ground and pound.

Larsson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bambangan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Larsson but great work by Bambangan.
Larsson is looking to reverse the position.
Bambangan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bambangan trying to control the position but Larsson is working away.
Larsson is looking for a sweep.
Larsson struggling a bit here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunner Larsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Larsson misses with a wild body shot.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Bambangan.
Bambangan throws an overhand right that lands on Larsson's shoulder, as Larsson tries to avoid the shot.
Larsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bambangan circles away quickly and effectively.

Larsson scores with a takedown into Bambangan's guard.

Bambangan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bambangan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Larsson defends it easily.

Larsson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Bambangan keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bambangan's guard.
Larsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Larsson working over Bambangan with some ground and pound. Bambangan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Bambangan looking for submissions off his back.
Larsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bambangan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Larsson working over Bambangan with some ground and pound. Bambangan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Larsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bambangan's head.
Bambangan tries to roll over but Larsson keeps him under control.
Larsson slips a nice elbow through Bambangan's hands, connecting with Bambangan's forehead.
Bambangan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Larsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bambangan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Larsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bambangan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson won't allow Bambangan to sweep him here.
Larsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bambangan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Larsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bambangan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gunner Larsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bambangan has his foot on Larsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Larsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Bambangan seems keen to control Larsson's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Larsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bambangan keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.
Larsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunner Larsson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A telegraphed right hand from Bambangan misses the target.

Larsson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bambangan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Larsson stands up over Bambangan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Larsson is working Bambangan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Larsson postures up in Bambangan's guard and throws a big left but Bambangan blocks it.
Bambangan keeping full guard, as Larsson tries to pass.
Larsson stopping the sweep attempt from Bambangan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Bambangan keeps moving.
Larsson works over Bambangan with some ground and pound from guard.
Larsson trying to control but Bambangan is working from the bottom.

Bambangan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambangan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Larsson passes Bambangan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bambangan trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Larsson.
Bambangan is not content to let Larsson control the position.
Bambangan is trying to control but can't.
Gunner Larsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Larsson drops an elbow to the side of Bambangan's head.
Larsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Bambangan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Larsson is really struggling to control Bambangan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Larsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson is trying to control. Bambangan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bambangan is looking to improve his position.
Larsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bambangan keeps working.
Well, if Larsson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bambangan or perhaps it was just good defense by Larsson, which made it look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bambangan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Larsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Larsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Gunner Larsson!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Gunner Larsson!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Gunner Larsson!

Gunner Larsson wins by unanimous decision!
Gunner Larsson 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.