PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damon Petrers (ranked 2435 p4p, 4016 weight class) and Magnus Larsen (ranked 251 p4p, 353 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Petrers
vs
Larsen

170 cm
20
146
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
157
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

FUClothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damon Petrers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Larsen.
Petrers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.

Petrers has closed the distance and engaged Larsen in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Larsen as the two fighters clinch.
Larsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Petrers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrers misses with the head strike.
Petrers digs a right hand into Larsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Larsen's gas tank.
Larsen misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Petrers as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Petrers fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Larsen wants to break free but Petrers has control.
Petrers has a couple of punches blocked by Larsen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petrers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Larsen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Damon Petrers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Larsen.
Larsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Larsen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Petrers throws a jab when Larsen was well out of range.
Larsen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Larsen throws a body punch but Petrers moves out of range.
Larsen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Petrers moves into range and clinches up with Larsen.
Larsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrerss head.
A hook to the body from Petrers.
Larsen slows down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Larsen.
Petrers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrers tries to work over Larsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Larsen breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrers tries to clinch but Larsen moves away
and Larsen counters with a left and a right that stings Petrers.
Larsen looks for the body kick but Petrers saw that one coming.
Petrers takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.

Petrers forces Larsen back against the cage and clinches.
Petrers can't find room to land a body shot as Larsen controls the action.
Petrers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrers cracks Larsen with a nice body shot.
Petrers lands with a left to the head.
Larsen tries a body shot but Petrers blocks it.
Larsen controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen is pushing Petrers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Larsen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Petrers prevents a body shot from Larsen.
The referee calls for Larsen to work.
Larsen stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Magnus Larsen.
Petrers walks into a left hand.
Petrers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrers works Larsen's body with a nice hook.
Petrers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Larsen's head.

Petrers has closed the distance and engaged Larsen in a clinch.
Larsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrers lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrers struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsen controls his hands.
Larsen is stalling here.
Petrers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrers misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrers tries to throw a body punch but Larsen avoids it by throwing Petrers back against the cage.
Petrers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsen blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Petrers on the inside.
Petrers being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsen.
Petrers lands a left hand.
Larsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrers gets an underhook and turns Larsen into the cage.
Petrers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damon Petrers dominated that 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.

Petrers misses with a looping right.

Petrers clinches up with Larsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Larsen blocks an uppercut.
Petrers pushes Larsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrers lands a shot to the body.
Petrers misses with a body punch.
Petrers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrers misses with some punches.
Larsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petrers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrers throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Petrers fails to land.

Larsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larsen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Petrers tries to clinch but Larsen is having none of it.
Petrers fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrers throws a big shot that misses.
Larsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrers.
Larsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrers works the jab nicely.
Magnus Larsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrers manages to avoid it.
Larsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Larsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrers misses with a straight left.
Petrers moves out of range of the body kick from Larsen.
Larsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Petrers off the cage and back into range.

Petrers darts in and clinches Larsen up against the cage.
Larsen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Larsen prevents a body shot from Petrers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrers misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsen.

Larsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Petrers instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Petrers.
Petrers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larsen can do to turn this around?
Larsen is trying to push Petrers away but Petrers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Larsen tries to throw a body punch but Petrers avoids it by throwing Larsen back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petrers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrers.
Petrers throws a head punch that misses.
Petrers misses with a body punch.
Larsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Larsen breaks from the clinch.
Petrers throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petrers is looking to clinch.
Larsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A lazy left from Larsen finds it's target.
Petrers misses with a body shot.
Petrers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Larsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrers takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Petrers tries to clinch but Larsen is having none of it.
Petrers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrers is looking to clinch but Larsen is avoiding it.
Petrers is looking to clinch but Larsen is avoiding it.
Petrers looks to land a right hand but Larsen moved out of range.

Petrers moves into range and clinches up with Larsen.
Petrers tries a body shot but Larsen blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damon Petrers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Petrers fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Petrers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A bit of stalling here from Larsen.
Larsen continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Petrers throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsen.
Larsen avoiding damage.
Larsen gets through Petrers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damon Petrers dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Petrers fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larsen.
Larsen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrers if he has to take too many more of those.

Larsen tries to keep at a distance but Petrers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Larsen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Petrers tries a body shot but Larsen blocks it.
Larsen stalling the fight.
Petrers misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen wants to stall.
Petrers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsen blocking some punches.
Petrers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrers lands a hook that snaps the head of Larsen backwards.
Petrers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Larsen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Larsen manages to break the clinch.
Larsen throws a nice looking combination but Petrers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larsen throws a nice head kick!
Magnus Larsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Larsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Petrers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Larsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrers wants to clinch but Larsen slips to the side
and Larsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larsen wants to slow Petrers down by chopping away at his legs.
Larsen throws a leg kick that misses.
Larsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Larsen throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Petrers.
Larsen lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Petrers misses its intended target.
Petrers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick from Larsen lands but Petrers takes it in his stride.
Petrers takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Petrers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larsen doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrers cracks Larsen with a good jab.
Petrers throws a shot from downtown. Larsen moves away and avoids it.
Petrers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Larsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magnus Larsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsen scores with a nice body kick.
Petrers is looking to clinch but Larsen is avoiding it.
Petrers is looking to clinch but Larsen is avoiding it.
Larsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Larsen misses the jab.
Larsen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Larsen is looking to land body kicks.
Petrers wants to clinch up but Larsen keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Larsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrers. That did some damage!
Larsen throws a series of punches but Petrers avoids them all with ease.
Larsen motions for Petrers to come forward. Larsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsen throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Petrers does it's job there.
Damon Petrers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Larsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larsen in his tracks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Larsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Petrers has managed to clinch.
Petrers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrers misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Petrers up against the cage.
Larsen stalling.
Larsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larsen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Larsen is pushing Petrers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Larsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petrers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damon Petrers!
Damon Petrers took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FUClothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.