PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Har Ambe (ranked 2110 p4p, 200 weight class) and Patty Larkin (ranked 4576 p4p, 356 weight class). Ambe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boosie - Set it Off. Patty Larkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ambe
vs
Larkin

169 cm
28
152 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

176 cm
22
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Har Ambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patty Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambe wants to clinch up but Larkin keeps it at a distance.
Larkin scores with a body shot.
Ambe misses with a hook. Larkin ducked under it nicely.
Ambe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ambe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larkin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Ambe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ambe showed some decent athleticism there.
Ambe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Larkin trying to control from the bottom.
Larkin gets back to full guard.

Larkin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ambe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ambe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Larkin's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ambe trying to control but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Larkin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ambe is looking to work some ground and pound but Larkin has wrist control.

Ambe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Larkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ambe has managed to get both his arms back between Larkin's legs - danger averted.
Our spies down at at Can Factory inform us that Larkin has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ambe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Larkin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ambe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Larkin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Larkin with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Ambe can't handle though.
Ambe throws a big right hand that misses.
Ambe wants to control from the top but Larkin keeps moving.
Larkin is trying to keep Ambe in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ambe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe trying to control but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Ambe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ambe advances position into side control!
Ambe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Larkin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ambe trying to control the action but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Ambe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ambe trying to control the action but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Ambe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Larkin to see if he's OK.
Larkin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ambe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe wants to take a breather but Larkin is having none of it.
Larkin gets back to full guard.

Larkin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ambe is aware though and is defending well.
Ambe throws a big right hand that misses.

Larkin is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ambe frees his head nicely. Oh but Larkin has switched to an armbar! Ambe is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Patty Larkin!