PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Larsen
vs
Kane

174 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

173 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Kane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen stuffs the takedown.

Kane instigates a clinch.
Larsen pushes Kane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Larsen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Larsen lands with a right to the head.
Larsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsen throws a head punch that misses.
Larsen wants to stall.
Larsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Larsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
Kane can't get the takedown.
Bobby Larsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Kane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Larsen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kane is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Larsen to the mat. Larsen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Larsen is working an open guard so Kane takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Kane or perhaps it was just good defense by Larsen which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Larsen tries to avoid it but Kane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Larsen to the ground. Larsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Larsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kane doesn't seem bothered though.
Larsen with a jab.
Larsen wants to clinch but Kane slips to the side

and Kane counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Larsen!
Kane looks gassed!
Larsen can't escape the position.
Larsen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Larsen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Larsen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larsen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kane lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kane scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Larsen's face.
Kane in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Larsen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kane postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Larsen looks a forlorn figure.
Kane in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kane looking to control but Larsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kane landing shots from mount.
Larsen really wants to buck Kane off and get back to his feet.
Kane unloading with bombs!
Kane breaks from Larsen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kane cracks Larsen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to control the pace but Larsen is squirming around nicely.
Larsen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kane lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Larsen hang on?
Larsen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kane trying to control but Larsen is having none of it.
Larsen is trying desperately to improve position.

Kane looking for a guillotine from mount but Larsen is having none of it.
Larsen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Larsen regains half guard.
Kane trying to control the pace.
Kane is keen to just control but Larsen is a slippery customer.
Larsen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kane wants to control but Larsen is keeping him busy.
Kane prevents Larsen from standing back up.
Larsen missing with punches from the bottom.
Kane seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Larsen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are battling for position here. Larsen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kane connects with a couple of short punches.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Larsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Larsen tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kane counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Larsen!
Kane with good strikes from the mount here!
Kane scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Larsen?
Larsen is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kane cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kane putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Larsen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kane sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kane cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Larsen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane avoids the attempt from Larsen to control.
Kane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Larsen is looking to escape.
Larsen is trying to escape the mount.
Devin Kane has got the better of the ground game so far.

Kane looking for a guillotine from mount but Larsen is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kane wants to control the pace but Larsen is squirming around nicely.
Larsen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Larsen is looking to escape.
Larsen is in trouble now - Kane has advanced to mount!
Kane with a couple of short strikes.
Larsen wants to get back to his feet.
Kane wants to control the pace but Larsen is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kane with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kane wants to control the pace but Larsen is squirming around nicely.
Kane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Larsen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kane tries to control but Larsen wriggling away.
Larsen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Larsen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kane has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Larsen's face.
Kane is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Larsen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kane dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kane won't let Larsen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kane pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Larsen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kane controlling the position easily from mount.
Kane trying to control but Larsen is having none of it.
Larsen is working to get back to half guard.
Kane lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Larsen did well to prevent Kane getting side control.
Larsen tries to get to full guard but Kane has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kane lands a nice short elbow.
Kane trying to control the action but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Larsen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kane.
Kane is looking to advance position but Larsen won't allow it.
Kane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larsen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Larsen closes the distance but Kane moves to the side

and Kane counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Larsen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kane is controlling him.
Kane stopping the sweep attempt from Larsen.
Kane won't allow Larsen to get back to his feet.
Larsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Kane chips away with some ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Larsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Larsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Kane darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Larsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kane trying to mount his opponent but Larsen defends it.
Kane prevents Larsen from standing back up.
Kane lands strikes from half guard.
Larsen is looking for a sweep. Kane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Larsen has hold of Kane's hands but Kane slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Larsen taking some punishment here, with Kane in his half guard.
Kane lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Larsen jabs at Kane's body.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but Larsen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Larsen as he avoids it easily.

Kane shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kane showed some decent athleticism there.
Kane trying to pass the guard but Larsen defending well.
Larsen is looking for a sweep. Kane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Larsen tries to kick Kane off but Kane keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Kane seems to be looking for submissions.
Larsen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kane's back!
Kane covers up after that shot from Larsen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen struggling to land strikes to the head as Kane covers up.
Larsen missing with strikes from the back.
Kane rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Kane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bobby Larsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsen working the head and body with strikes.
Larsen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kane missing with punches from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kane drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Larsen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kane is controlling him.
Devin Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Larsen keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Kane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Kane!