PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Yike Ii (ranked 6206 p4p, 4806 weight class) and Morten Larsen (ranked 636 p4p, 550 weight class). Morten Larsen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yike Ii
vs
Larsen

183 cm
19
195
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
190
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Yike Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Morten Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yike Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Larsen.
Morten Larsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yike Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.
Larsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yike Ii swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Larsen throws a right hand that Yike Ii ducks under and follows up with a left that Yike Ii also avoids with ease.
Yike Ii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yike Ii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Yike Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Morten Larsen has been cut.
Larsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Yike Ii.

Larsen clinches up against the cage.

Larsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Larsen.
Yike Ii takes a swing at Larsen's ribcage but misses.
Larsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Larsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Larsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yike Ii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Larsen throws a big shot that misses.
Larsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Larsen thuds a left hand into Yike Ii's body.
Yike Ii is breathing heavily.
Yike Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Larsen throws a body punch but Yike Ii moves out of range.
Larsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Larsen.
Yike Ii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Larsen to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yike Ii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Larsen misses with an uppercut. Yike Ii saw that one coming.
Yike Ii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yike Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen misses with an uppercut. Yike Ii saw that one coming.
Larsen scores with a hook to the body. Yike Ii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larsen looks to land a left hand but Yike Ii moved out of range nicely.
Yike Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yike Ii.
It looked like Yike Ii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Larsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yike Ii.
Left hook, right uppercut from Larsen.
Larsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Larsen throws a combination that misses
and Yike Ii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Larsen thinking.
Larsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yike Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsen.

Larsen lands a big right hand that sends Yike Ii crashing to the mat! Larsen stays standing though and waves Yike Ii back to his feet!

Yike Ii is rocked!
A punch combination from Larsen misses.
Oh Yike Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yike Ii circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Larsen. Yike Ii falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Larsen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Morten Larsen!