PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wu-Tang Clan - Careful kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Gibson
vs
Larsson

186 cm
27
192 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

183 cm
34
173 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sven Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson throws a hook to the side of Larsson's head but Larsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsson misses with a few strikes there.
Gibson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Larsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
A lazy body kick from Larsson
and Gibson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Larsson throws a wild body kick that Gibson sees coming a mile off.
Gibson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Larsson throws the kick towards the body but Gibson avoids it.
Larsson looks for the body kick but Gibson saw that one coming.
Gibson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Larsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gibson checks a low kick from Larsson.
Gibson throws a low kick, looking for Larsson's leg but Larsson calmly moves out of range.
Larsson throws a combination that misses
enabling Gibson to counter with a crisp jab.
Larsson misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from Gibson misses.
Gibson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larsson pushes Gibson away with a front kick.
Gibson connects with an inside leg kick.
Gibson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gibson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Larsson.
Larsson scores with a head kick.

It looks like Tarik Gibson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson throws a hook to the side of Larsson's head but Larsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Gibson.
Gibson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Larsson.
Gibson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with an uppercut.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Gibson.
Gibson lands the left hand.
Gibson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Larsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Larsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Gibson.
Gibson lands with a shot to the body.
Gibson tries to work over Larsson's front leg with a kick but Larsson checks it.
Larsson throws the kick towards the body but Gibson avoids it.
Larsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Larsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larsson throws a push kick but Gibson slaps the foot to one side.
Larsson motions for Gibson to come forward. Larsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Larsson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gibson misses with a looping right.
Larsson misses with a body kick.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Gibson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Gibson.
Larsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Larsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gibson's head.
Larsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gibson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gibson scores with the left hand. Larsson knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson swings widly with a right hand
and Larsson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Larsson slips a jab from Gibson.
Gibson throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Gibson in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gibson, right into the meat.
Gibson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gibson misses with a looping left.
Larsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gibson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Larsson avoids the head kick by Gibson.
Gibson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gibson lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson throws a good cross that connects.
Larsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tarik Gibson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gibson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Larsson tries to land a front kick but Gibson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Gibson lands a big head kick that sends Larsson tumbling to the mat! Gibson takes a step backwards and waves Larsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Larsson is rocked!

It looks like Sven Larsson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson throws a lazy head kick
and Gibson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gibson finish him?
Gibson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibson drops Larsson with a big left hand! Larsson is injured, injured bad! Gibson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarik Gibson!
Tarik Gibson is the new middleweight champion!
The defeated Sven Larsson had this to say: 'Bork! Bork!Bork!'.