PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Lexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Larson
vs
Lexus

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

184 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Juggernaut Fuel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raymond Lexus!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lexus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Larson misses with a wild body shot.

Lexus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lexus showed some decent athleticism there.
Lexus wants to pass the guard but Larson is defending well.
Larson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Larson is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexus misses with a head shot. Larson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lexus wants to pass the guard but Larson is keeping the position.
Lexus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larson wants to sweep but no luck.

Larson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Larson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lexus avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Larson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Larson.
Larson closes the distance and clinches up with Lexus, looking for a takedown. Larson pushes Lexus against the cage but Lexus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Larson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lexus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Larson avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexus shoots for a takedown but Larson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Larson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lexus's hands.
Larson stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Lexus or perhaps it was just good defense by Larson which made him look bad.
Larson leaves Lexus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lexus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Larson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larson leaves Lexus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lexus shoots for a double leg takedown but Larson sprawls well. He's pushed Lexus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Larson is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Larson shoots in looking for a takedown. Lexus tries to sprawl out of it but Larson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lexus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Larson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Larson looks for a takedown but Lexus sprawls well.
Gary Larson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larson throws a push kick but Lexus slaps the foot to one side.
Larson tries to clinch there but Lexus circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Larson clinches up with Lexus and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lexus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Larson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Larson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lexus circles away.

Lexus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Larson keeping full guard, as Lexus tries to pass.
Larson can't keep his opponent in guard - Lexus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson is in trouble now - Lexus has advanced to mount!
Lexus throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lexus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Larson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Larson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Larson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lexus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson is bucking up trying to escape but Lexus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lexus avoids the attempt from Larson to control.
Lexus lands a big shot there that rocks Larson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Larson is looking to improve his position but Lexus isn't that keen on the idea.
Lexus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Larson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lexus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Larson because Lexus loaded up on that one.
Lexus unloading with bombs!
Lexus thowing shots but they're missing.
Lexus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Larson hang on?
Lexus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lexus with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Lexus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lexus looks for a takedown but Larson sprawls well.
Lexus blocks the body kick.
Larson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lexus counters with a shoot takedown. Larson fights it but they end up in guard.
Lexus forces his way into half guard.
Lexus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexus wants to free his trapped foot but Larson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Larson wants to control but Lexus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lexus passes the guard and advances to mount!
Larson blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lexus thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Larson tries to hold on but Lexus pushes him away.
Lexus misses with a head shot.
Larson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lexus working Larson over with strikes here.
Lexus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lexus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Larson because Lexus loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lexus dominating with strikes here.
Lexus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Larson hang on?
Larson is looking to get to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Lexus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lexus avoids the attempt from Larson to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lexus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Larson can't escape the position.
The referee warns Larson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larson is trying to escape the mount.
Lexus throws some wild stikes that Larson manages to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Lexus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lexus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Lexus!