PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murple Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Fuller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fuller
vs
Pan

218 cm
18
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

150 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Larry Fuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Murple Pan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pan swats away the attempt to clinch by Fuller.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Pan has eaten all the pies!
Pan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fuller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuller tries to close the distance and clinch but Pan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuller doesn't manage to clinch there - Pan circles away.

Fuller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pan, pushing him back against the cage.
Pan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuller blocks it with crossed arms.
Pan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fuller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Fuller works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fuller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fuller advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fuller connects with a nice short shot to Pan's temple.
Fuller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fuller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, if Fuller 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.
Fuller frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fuller has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pan's face.
Fuller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fuller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fuller controlling his opponent.
Pan is bucking up trying to escape but Fuller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fuller cracks Pan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fuller working Pan over with strikes here.
Pan taking shots to the head.
Fuller raining down shots from the mount!
Fuller content just to control the position here.
Fuller working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller with good strikes from the mount here!
Fuller scoring with strikes but Pan is staying in there.
Fuller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Pan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fuller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pan is looking to escape.
Fuller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Fuller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murple Pan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fuller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Fuller closes the distance and pushes Pan back into the cage.
Fuller is working for takedown but Pan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fuller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fuller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Fuller is trying to trip Pan. He has hold of a leg but Pan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fuller persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fuller trying to control but Pan is working from the bottom.
Fuller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pan keeping moving, preventing Fuller from controlling successfully.
Pan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pan working a defensive guard here.
Pan looking for a sweep. Not yet Pan, not yet.
Fuller content to stall in guard here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fuller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fuller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuller tries to close the distance and clinch but Pan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuller doesn't manage to clinch there - Pan circles away.

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.
Fuller wants to clinch up but Pan keeps it at a distance.
Fuller tries to clinch but Pan is having none of it.

Fuller forces Pan back against the cage and clinches.
Pan missing with knees to the body.
Fuller wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Fuller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuller tries for a takedown but Pan manages to get underhooks.
Fuller is trying to drag Pan to the mat but Pan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fuller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fuller is working for takedown but Pan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fuller has Pan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pan stops a takedown attempt from Fuller.
Pan tries to land a knee to the head but Fuller blocks with his arms.
Fuller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pan tries a knee to the head but Fuller blocks it.

Fuller has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pan regains guard immediately.
Fuller connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fuller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fuller postures up.

Pan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fuller uses it to pass to side control.
Fuller has control of an arm but Pan manages to advance to Fuller's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Fuller fending off the submission attempt from Pan.
Fuller breaks Pan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fuller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pan's guard.
Fuller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Larry Fuller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Fuller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Murple Pan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fuller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuller tries to clinch but Pan moves out of range.
Fuller doesn't manage to clinch there - Pan circles away.
Pan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fuller fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fuller closes the distance and clinches.
Fuller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pan prevents it.

Fuller has picked Pan up - he's going for a ride! Fuller dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fuller looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fuller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fuller is trying to control the action in half guard but Pan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fuller frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fuller controlling the pace for now.
Murple Pan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Fuller.
Fuller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Larry Fuller just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Fuller pushes Pan up against the cage in a clinch.

Fuller has hold of one of Pan's legs. Pan is fighting the takedown attempt but Fuller gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fuller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pan's guard.
Pan is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Fuller jumps into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller taking a breather here.
Pan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fuller tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fuller lands an elbow.
Fuller trying to control the position but Pan is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fuller staying calm.
Larry Fuller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Fuller tries for a kimura but Pan is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Fuller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fuller 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Fuller!