PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson comes to the cage accompanied by Puscifer - Conditions of My Parole . Figaro has chosen Prospect - Warrior as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Larsson
vs
Figaro

183 cm
27
180 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

180 cm
31
180 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sabin Figaro!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Larsson gets caught flat footed, as Figaro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Figaro content to stall in guard here.
Figaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Larsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Larsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Figaro wants to control from the top but Larsson keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sabin Figaro hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Figaro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Figaro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Figaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson checks a low kick from Figaro.
Larsson lands an overhand right.
Sven Larsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsson cracks a nice hook into Figaro's ribs.
Larsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Figaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsson.
Figaro scores with a one two! Larsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro ducks under a wild hook from Larsson.
Larsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Figaro cracks Larsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Figaro closes the distance and clinches up with Larsson, looking for a takedown. Figaro pushes Larsson against the cage but Larsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Larsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Figaro moves out of range of the body kick.
Figaro lands a nice hook to Larsson's body. Larsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Figaro.
Figaro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Figaro looks to land a body kick but Larsson moved away.
Figaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.
Larsson misses with a hook.
Larsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Figaro thows a leg kick but Larsson checks it
and Larsson counters with a thumping low kick.

Larsson clinches with his opponent.
Figaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
Larsson misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Larsson.
Figaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsson controls his hands.
Figaro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Figaro breaks from the clinch.
Larsson takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro tries to clinch up but Larsson circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Figaro misses.
Larsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Figaro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Figaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.

Larsson has closed the distance and engaged Figaro in a clinch.
Larsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Figaro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Larsson gets through Figaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Larsson is working Figaro over against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larsson lands a right hand.
Figaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson tries a body shot but Figaro blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sabin Figaro will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Figaro misses with a double jab
and Larsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Figaro shrugs it off.

Figaro moves into the clinch successfully.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson works on Figaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Larsson lands a nice uppercut.

Figaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Larsson.
A leg kick checked by Larsson.
Larsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Figaro.
Figaro motions for Larsson to come forward. Figaro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Figaro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figaro thows a leg kick but Larsson checks it
and Larsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Figaro lands a right hook to the body.
Figaro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Larsson wants to clinch up but Figaro keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Figaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larsson throws the kick towards the body but Figaro avoids it.
Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Figaro misses with a left hand
and Larsson counters with a solid body kick.
Larsson throws a body kick that misses.
Larsson connects with a jab.
Figaro misses with a left hand
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sabin Figaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Figaro looks to land a left hand but Larsson moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figaro tries to clinch up but Larsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Larsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Figaro is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Figaro as he connects with a hook.
Larsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Figaro.
A jab lands there for Larsson.
Figaro scores with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Larsson misses.
Figaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Larsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro misses with an uppercut. Larsson saw that one coming.
Larsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larsson wants to clinch.
Larsson moves in looking to clinch but Figaro pushes him off.
Larsson is looking to clinch but Figaro is avoiding it.
Figaro closes the distance but Larsson moves to the side
and Larsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Figaro misses with an uppercut. Larsson saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro misses with an uppercut
and Larsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Figaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsson.
Larsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Larsson blocks a jab.
Figaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Figaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Figaro scores with a body shot.
Larsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Figaro's calf.
Figaro thows a leg kick but Larsson checks it
and Larsson counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Larsson moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Figaro scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sven Larsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Figaro with a hook.
Figaro scoring well with a low kick there.
Figaro misses with a leg kick
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
Figaro connects with a solid leg kick.
Figaro throws a hook to the side of Larsson's head but Larsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Figaro moves away.
A jab from Larsson misses.
Figaro throws an off balance right hand
and Larsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Figaro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Larsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Figaro throws a lazy right hand but Larsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Larsson.
Figaro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Larsson thumps Figaro with a low kick.
Donk. Figaro catches Larsson right on the button with a cross.
Larsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Figaro.
Figaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
Figaro moves out of range of the body kick from Larsson.

Larsson instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Figaro.
Larsson looking to throw knees to the head but Figaro is blocking nicely.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Figaro working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson prevents Figaro from breaking the clinch.
Figaro can't find room to land a body shot as Larsson controls the action.
Figaro throws a head punch that misses.
Larsson lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figaro tries to work over Larsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Figaro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Larsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Figaro.
Figaro tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Figaro backwards.
Larsson looking to stall.
Sven Larsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Figaro has had enough of the clinch but Larsson keeps him there for the moment.
Figaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands a body shot.
Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsson misses with a punch to the body.

Figaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larsson ducks right into an uppercut from Figaro.
Figaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Larsson does no damage.
Larsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Larsson scores with a kick to the body.
Figaro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Larsson counters with a right hand to the body.

Larsson clinches with his opponent.
Figaro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Figaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Figaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Figaro wants to get back to striking at distance but Larsson won't allow it.
Larsson missing with knees to the body.
Figaro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
Larsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Larsson tries a body shot but Figaro blocks it.
Larsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Figaro.
Figaro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Larsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

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 Sven 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sabin Figaro!