PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Rosalando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larson has chosen Manboy by Erik Saede as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rosalando
vs
Larson

190 cm
21
290 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

225 cm
24
279 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Rosalando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Larson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rosalando closes the distance and clinches.
Rosalando lands a right hand.

Rosalando is trying to trip Larson. He has hold of a leg but Larson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rosalando persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rosalando scoring with some ground and pound.
Rosalando sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Larson's guard.
Rosalando sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larson defending well though.
Larson wants to get back to his feet.
Rosalando thows a huge punch but Larson dodges it nicely.
Rosalando thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larson's head.
Larson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rosalando.
Rosalando slips a nice elbow through Larson's hands, connecting with Larson's forehead.
Rosalando missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Larson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rosalando.
Larson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rosalando.
Rosalando lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Rosalando.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rosalando lands a nice short elbow.
Rosalando throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Larson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rosalando. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Larson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rosalando is breathing heavily.
Larson tries to roll over but Rosalando keeps him under control.
Larson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rosalando is working away from the top position though.
Larson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Larson is trying to get back to full guard.
Rosalando thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larson's head.
Rosalando not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson is looking for a sweep. Rosalando is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Larson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rosalando lands a nice short elbow.
Larson is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larson wants to get back to his feet.
Larson is looking to control Rosalando's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Larson avoid being mounted?
Larson is in trouble now - Rosalando has advanced to mount!
A nice elbow there by Rosalando.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosalando with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosalando pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rosalando with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Larson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rosalando landing shots from mount.
Rosalando lands with some strikes.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Rosalando! Larson is hurt baaadly! Rosalando is firing away with more strikes - Larson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Glen Rosalando!