PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo DaCosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

DaCosta
vs
Larkin

189 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo DaCosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elijah Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Larkin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Larkin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from DaCosta.

DaCosta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Larkin is trying to defend but DaCosta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Larkin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Larkin is trying to get back to full guard.
Larkin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Larkin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
DaCosta seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
DaCosta stops Larkin from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DaCosta is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Larkin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
DaCosta is taking a breather. Larkin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pablo DaCosta.
Larkin with a lazy takedown attempt

and DaCosta counters with a single leg into guard. Larkin didn't expect that.
Larkin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but DaCosta puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

DaCosta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Larkin sees it coming and defends easily.
Larkin wants to get back to his feet.
Larkin has hold of DaCosta's hands but DaCosta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Larkin is in trouble now - DaCosta has advanced to mount!
DaCosta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, DaCosta cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
DaCosta lands a big elbow.
DaCosta 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.
DaCosta content just to control the position here.
Larkin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Larkin looks gassed!
Larkin throwing hammer fists to the chest of DaCosta. What's that going to do exactly?
DaCosta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Larkin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
DaCosta controlling from mount.
Larkin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin is wriggling around trying to escape.
DaCosta controlling his opponent.
Larkin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
DaCosta controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

DaCosta wants to finish this one by submission but Larkin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from DaCosta.
DaCosta lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Larkin hang on?
Larkin really wants to buck DaCosta off and get back to his feet.
DaCosta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo DaCosta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

DaCosta shoots and misses
and Larkin counters with a head kick.
Larkin with a lazy takedown attempt

and DaCosta counters with a shoot takedown. Larkin fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DaCosta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

DaCosta stands up from Larkin's guard - DaCosta perhaps looking for a knockout.
Larkin closes the distance looking to clinch

and DaCosta counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DaCosta moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin misses with a strike from the bottom.
Larkin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but DaCosta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
DaCosta in side control lands a decent elbow.
Larkin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but DaCosta is controlling him well.
DaCosta working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

DaCosta stands up and we're back to a striking position.

DaCosta feints and as Larkin raises his hands in defense, DaCosta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Larkin is striking from the bottom but DaCosta uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
DaCosta blocks the strikes from Larkin.
Larkin throws a strike from the bottom but DaCosta passes into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DaCosta avoids the strikes from the bottom by Larkin.
Larkin tries to improve position but can't.
Larkin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
DaCosta taking a breather here.
Larkin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Larkin is pushing DaCosta's head away, looking to escape. DaCosta manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DaCosta working the head and body with strikes.
DaCosta moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Larkin striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Larkin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
DaCosta gets to mount! Larkin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
DaCosta blocks Larkin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
DaCosta controlling the pace for now.
Larkin is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Larkin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
DaCosta content just to control the position here.
Larkin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Larkin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
DaCosta controlling from the full mount.
Larkin is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo DaCosta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Larkin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows DaCosta to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Larkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Larkin, not yet.
Larkin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and DaCosta dives into side control.
DaCosta takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Larkin to pass into mount.
DaCosta controlling from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Larkin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Larkin is trying to stand.
DaCosta controlling the pace for now.
DaCosta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
DaCosta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
DaCosta controlling from the full mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

DaCosta is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Larkin is surviving well by controlling DaCosta's body position as best he can.
Pablo DaCosta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Larkin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
DaCosta looking to control and managing it successfully.
DaCosta seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Larkin for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DaCosta scoring with strikes but Larkin is staying in there.

Larkin wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! DaCosta has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Larkin taps furiously! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo DaCosta!