PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson has chosen Now I Lay Thee Down as his entrance music. Pedro Bueno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henrik Larsson's chin.

Bueno
vs
Larsson

188 cm
32
192 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

180 cm
35
196 lbs
34 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent
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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 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Bueno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno throws a leg kick but Larsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Larsson throws a jab when Bueno was well out of range.
Bueno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Larsson.
Bueno scores with a hook.
Larsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Larsson.
Bueno doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsson circles away.
Larsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bueno.
Larsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bueno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Larsson scrambles back to his feet.
Bueno misses with a left hand
and Larsson counters with a good low kick that Bueno was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Larsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left lands for Bueno.
Bueno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Bueno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Bueno connects with a looping right hand.
A cross from Bueno lands.
A right-left combo lands from Bueno.
Bueno feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larsson's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bueno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bueno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bueno avoids the body shot from Larsson.
Bueno throws a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Larsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Larsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bueno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bueno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Larsson tries to land a body kick
and Bueno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bueno misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bueno forces Larsson back against the cage and clinches.
Larsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bueno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueno can't find room to land a body shot as Larsson controls the action.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bueno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Larsson blocking some punches.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Bueno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bueno lands a right hand.
Larsson stalling in the clinch but Bueno improves position.
Larsson prevents a body shot from Bueno.
Bueno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson lands a body punch.
A short right from Bueno.
Bueno is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bueno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bueno backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Larsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bueno or not.
A body shot lands from Larsson.
A short body shot lands from Larsson as the two fighters clinch.
Larsson lands an uppercut.
Larsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Larsson pulls guard.
Larsson keeping moving, preventing Bueno from controlling successfully.

Larsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bueno tries to free his leg and advance position but Larsson is retaining full guard.
Bueno trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Pedro Bueno wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bueno lands the left hand.
Bueno throws a solid leg kick but Larsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bueno.
Bueno swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Bueno connects with a jab.
Bueno lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bueno.
Larsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bueno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Larsson scrambles back to his feet.
Larsson throws a series of punches but Bueno moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bueno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson avoids the body shot from Bueno.
Bueno scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Bueno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bueno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bueno scores with a nice right hand.
Bueno misses the shot to the body.
Bueno tries to clinch there but Larsson circles away.
Bueno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Larsson is rocked!
Bueno throws a series of punches but Larsson avoids them all with ease.
Larsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bueno finish him?
Bueno misses with a shot to the body
and Larsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bueno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Bueno misses the jab.
Larsson moves forwards but Bueno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Larsson cracks Bueno with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bueno looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Larsson finish him?
Larsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno feints and then cracks Larsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larsson down.
Bueno swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Pedro Bueno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bueno is looking to clinch but Larsson is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Bueno.
Bueno throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson misses with a head kick.
Larsson looks to land a right hand but Bueno moved out of range.
A combination from Larsson does no damage.
Bueno misses with a wild combination.
Larsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bueno just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Larsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bueno is just out of range.
Larsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bueno.
Larsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Bueno's head but Bueno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsson dives in and grabs Bueno's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bueno pushes down on Larsson's head and hops out.
Bueno lands a jab to Larsson's midsection.
Bueno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larsson looks to land a combination but Bueno avoids it well.
Bueno misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Bueno.
Bueno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsson throws a right and a left that Bueno avoids nicely.
Bueno tries to clinch there but Larsson circles away.
Bueno misses with a wild body shot.
Bueno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Larsson misses the shot to the body.
Larsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bueno moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bueno has managed to clinch.
Larsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bueno has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
Bueno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bueno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno lands a body shot.
Bueno prevents a body shot from Larsson.
Bueno scores with a hook to the body.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
Larsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bueno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bueno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bueno.
Bueno has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
Bueno has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
Larsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Bueno gets an underhook and turns Larsson into the cage.
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 Pedro Bueno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bueno throws a good cross that connects.
Bueno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Larsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bueno.
No joy there for Bueno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bueno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bueno misses with a kick to the body
and Larsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Larsson ducks right into an uppercut from Bueno.
Bueno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Bueno jabs Larsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bueno lands with an uppercut that bounces Larsson off the cage and back into range.
Bueno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pedro Bueno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bueno motions for Larsson to come forward. Bueno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Larsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bueno scores with a jab.

That has opened up Henrik Larsson's cut even more.
Bueno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Larsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bueno.
Bueno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bueno stuffs the takedown attempt from Larsson. Larsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Larsson misses with a lunging right hand

and Bueno counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Larsson can't find room to land a body shot as Bueno controls the action.
Bueno blocks a body shot from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson prevents a body shot from Bueno.
Larsson is trying to pull guard but Bueno has him pressed against the cage.
Larsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henrik Larsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Larsson tries to pull guard but Bueno won't allow it.
Pedro Bueno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Larsson.
Bueno misses with a punch on the inside.
Bueno misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larsson.
A shot in the inside from Bueno.
Bueno blocks an uppercut.
Henrik Larsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bueno.
Bueno lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bueno.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Larsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Larsson misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bueno.
Larsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bueno blocking some punches.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bueno lands a hook that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
A short left from Bueno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bueno.
Bueno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larssons head.
Larsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Larsson lands a right hand.
Bueno pushes Larsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson jumps guard but Bueno stands there with Larsson around his waist. Larsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bueno struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsson controls his hands.
Larsson wants to stall.
Larsson misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno is leaning against Larsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bueno lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bueno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
Pedro Bueno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Larsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bueno backwards.
Larsson can't find room to land a body shot as Bueno controls the action.
Bueno has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
Larsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson is trying to pull guard but Bueno has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bueno smiles and moves away.
Bueno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larsson doesn't seem bothered though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Bueno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bueno 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Bueno!
A very excited looking Pedro Bueno rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.