PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marit Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Larsson
vs
Green

199 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marit Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Green!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsson.
Green defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Larsson.
Marcus Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Green gets a takedown into half guard.
Green sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larsson defending well though.
Larsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Larsson looking to control.
Green tries to stand but Larsson is controlling from the bottom.
Larsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Green is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Green is looking to stand up but Larsson won't let him.
Larsson pulls Green in close to prevent any damage.
Green wants to stand and escape but instead Larsson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green has a closed guard, preventing Larsson from standing up.
Larsson stops Green from standing up.
Larsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larsson wanted to stand there but Green had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Green wants to get back to his feet but Larsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Green looks gassed!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green avoids the head kick by Larsson.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsson.
Larsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green throws a series of punches but Larsson moves out of range.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Larsson throws a hook but Green avoids it easily.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Green.
Larsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larsson has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to clinch up.
Larsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Green sprawls well. Green wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Larsson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marit Larsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Green circles away.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Green swivels and escapes.
Green looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Larsson is fending him off so far but Green persists. Nope, Larsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Larsson thumps Green with a low kick.
Green tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Larsson swivels and escapes.
Larsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Green sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green dives in and grabs Larsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Larsson pushes down on Green's head and hops out.
Larsson tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Larsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Larsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marit Larsson will probably get the nod.
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.

Larsson thumps Green with a low kick.
Larsson tries to clinch up.
Larsson tries to clinch up.

Green moves into the clinch successfully.
Larsson misses with a knee to the head.
Green wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Larsson has him pressed against the cage.
Larsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Green avoids it.
Larsson working hard to break the clinch.
Larsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Green has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Green managing to block the knees to the body from Larsson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson taking a breather.
Larsson connects with a knee to the head.

Larsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green throws a series of strikes that have Larsson backpedaling.
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Larsson dives in and grabs Green's left leg, looking for a takedown. Green pushes down on Larsson's head and hops out.
Green closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Green takes the fight into the clinch.

Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green throws a series of punches but Larsson avoids them all with ease.
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marit Larsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green misses with the combination.
Green misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Green closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Larsson to the mat! Larsson manages to get full guard.
Green won't allow Larsson to get back to his feet.
Green really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Larsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Larsson trying to control the position.

Green drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Larsson dives on top into guard.
Larsson is stalling in the full guard.
Green is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.
Larsson wants to stand but Green has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

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.
Green is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Larsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Green 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! 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.

Larsson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Green counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Green wants to stand but Larsson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Larsson is looking to stand up but Green isn't so interested in that idea.
Larsson is trying to keep Green in close.
Larsson is pulling down on Green's head. It's preventing any offense from Green, at least for the moment.
Green passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Larsson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larsson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Green's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Green's back!
Green trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Green controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Green covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A lull in the action here.
Larsson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Larsson throwing sloppy strikes.
Green is trying to break free.
Green is keeping busy.
Green covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson is looking to control Green but Green is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Green avoids the strikes from Larsson.
Larsson trying to control momentarily.

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.

Larsson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Larsson misses with an elbow to the head.
Larsson trying to control momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marit Larsson.
I think Larsson 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!