PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Zsofka Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Larsonn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Zsofka Jr
vs
Larsonn

188 cm
26
210 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

198 cm
24
217 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Baldomir Zsofka Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulf Larsonn!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsofka Jr lands a front kick.
Larsonn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsonn throws a head kick that misses.
Larsonn darts in trying to clinch
and Zsofka Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Larsonn is looking to clinch.
Zsofka Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ulf Larsonn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsonn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsonn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsonn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zsofka Jr misses the shot to the body.
Zsofka Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larsonn thuds his shin into the meat of Zsofka Jr's side.
Zsofka Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsonn closes the distance looking to clinch

and Zsofka Jr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zsofka Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr wants to pass the guard but Larsonn is defending well.
Larsonn is not content to let Zsofka Jr control the position.
Larsonn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larsonn defending well though.

Zsofka Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Larsonn has managed to free his arm - good work.
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. Zsofka Jr connects with a nice short shot to Larsonn's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr is keen to just control but Larsonn is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Zsofka Jr seems content to control.
Larsonn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr thows a huge punch but Larsonn dodges it nicely.
Zsofka Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zsofka Jr is looking to stall here but Larsonn recovers full guard.
Zsofka Jr controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr trying to control but Larsonn is working from the bottom.
Zsofka Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zsofka Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zsofka Jr wants to control from the top but Larsonn keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larsonn is trying to control the position but Zsofka Jr postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Baldomir Zsofka Jr wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Larsonn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larsonn misses with a combination

and Zsofka Jr counters with a single leg into guard. Larsonn didn't expect that.
Larsonn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larsonn wants to stand but Zsofka Jr is controlling the position.
Zsofka Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zsofka Jr postures up in Larsonn's guard and throws a big left but Larsonn blocks it.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zsofka Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Larsonn is trying to control the position but Zsofka Jr postures up.
Zsofka Jr throwing strikes from guard but Larsonn blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baldomir Zsofka Jr dominated that round.
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.

Zsofka Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsonn tries to clinch there but Zsofka Jr circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Larsonn. Those never looked like landing.
Larsonn blocks a jab.
Zsofka Jr misses with a head kick.
Larsonn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Larsonn tries to clinch there but Zsofka Jr circles away.
Larsonn throws a sloppy head kick and Zsofka Jr moves out of range easily.
Zsofka Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Larsonn tries to clinch but Zsofka Jr is having none of it.
Zsofka Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsonn moves away.
Ulf Larsonn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zsofka Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsonn manages to avoid it.
Zsofka Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Larsonn tries to clinch up.
Larsonn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsonn wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsonn tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Zsofka Jr slams his shin into Larsonn's torso.
Larsonn doesn't manage to clinch there - Zsofka Jr circles away.
Larsonn wants to clinch.
Larsonn doesn't manage to clinch there - Zsofka Jr circles away.
Larsonn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zsofka Jr just misses with a punch to the body.

Larsonn has closed the distance and engaged Zsofka Jr in a clinch.
Larsonn throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Zsofka Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Larsonn tries to throw a body punch but Zsofka Jr avoids it by throwing Larsonn back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsonn.
Zsofka Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Larsonn up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Larsonn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Larsonn tries to land knees in the clinch but Zsofka Jr avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zsofka Jr.
Larsonn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zsofka Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Larsonn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zsofka Jr's efforts to push away.
Larsonn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zsofka Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Zsofka Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsonn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Larsonn has a couple of punches blocked by Zsofka Jr.
Larsonn throws an elbow but it misses.
Zsofka Jr is looking to control Larsonn's arms but Larsonn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zsofka Jr has his back to the cage.
Zsofka Jr leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Zsofka Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Larsonn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zsofka Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Zsofka Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larsonn tries to clinch up.
Larsonn throws a sloppy head kick and Zsofka Jr moves out of range easily.
Zsofka Jr misses with a head kick.
Zsofka Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zsofka Jr scores with a one two! Larsonn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Larsonn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zsofka Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsonn moves in looking to clinch but Zsofka Jr pushes him off.
Larsonn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larsonn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zsofka Jr's calf.
Zsofka Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Larsonn tries to clinch but Zsofka Jr is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zsofka Jr misses with a head kick.
Zsofka Jr throws a jab when Larsonn was well out of range.
Larsonn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larsonn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Larsonn doesn't manage to clinch there - Zsofka Jr circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zsofka Jr connects with a jab.
Larsonn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zsofka Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsonn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donk. Zsofka Jr catches Larsonn right on the button with a cross.
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 Baldomir Zsofka Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Larsonn scores with a jab to the head.
Larsonn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larsonn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zsofka Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larsonn tries to land a front kick but Zsofka Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Larsonn throws a hook but Zsofka Jr blocks it.
Larsonn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larsonn wants to clinch
and Zsofka Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Larsonn on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Larsonn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Larsonn lands an elbow inside that Zsofka Jr shrugs off.
Zsofka Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Larsonn walks away with a smile on his face. Zsofka Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Larsonn wants to clinch up but Zsofka Jr keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Larsonn does no damage.
Larsonn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zsofka Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larsonn tries to clinch but Zsofka Jr moves out of range.
Larsonn tries to clinch but Zsofka Jr moves away
and Zsofka Jr counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Larsonn misses

and Zsofka Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Larsonn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zsofka Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zsofka Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zsofka Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsonn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zsofka Jr lands a couple of digs.
Zsofka Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Zsofka Jr cracks Larsonn with a solid left hand.
Baldomir Zsofka Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zsofka Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zsofka Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Larsonn is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr wants to control from the top but Larsonn keeps moving.
Zsofka Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Larsonn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zsofka Jr pulls Larsonn in to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Baldomir Zsofka Jr.
Larsonn fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr digs a good body shot into Larsonn's ribs.
Zsofka Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Larsonn.
A telegraphed right hand from Zsofka Jr misses the target.
Ulf Larsonn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larsonn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Zsofka Jr.
A slow jab from Zsofka Jr misses its intended target.
Baldomir Zsofka Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Larsonn is looking to clinch but Zsofka Jr is avoiding it.
Zsofka Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larsonn under the eye.
Larsonn is looking to clinch but Zsofka Jr is avoiding it.
Larsonn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zsofka Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Zsofka Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zsofka Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larsonn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsonn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larsonn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baldomir Zsofka Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Larsonn looks to land a combination but Zsofka Jr avoids it well.
Ulf Larsonn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsonn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zsofka Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Larsonn tries to close the distance and clinch but Zsofka Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zsofka Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsonn was well out of range. Poor timing from Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Larsonn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zsofka Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Larsonn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Zsofka Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Larsonn moves away from the strike by Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr throws a right and a left that Larsonn avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsonn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zsofka Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larsonn tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Zsofka Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baldomir Zsofka Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zsofka Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldomir Zsofka Jr!
An out of breath Baldomir Zsofka Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.