PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Extra Pass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Larssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niklas Larssen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Pass
vs
Larssen

170 cm
24
130 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

181 cm
27
145 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Extra Pass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niklas Larssen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pass tries to clinch but Larssen moves out of range.
Larssen keeps the fight on the outside.

Larssen clinches with his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Pass.
Pass fails to pull guard.
Pass tries to pull guard but Larssen won't allow it.
Pass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larssen tries to land a knee to the head but Pass blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Pass.
Pass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
A knee to the head by Larssen.
Pass tries to stall but Larssen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Larssen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pass uses from the top position.
Pass wants to stand and escape but instead Larssen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Pass kicks Larssen off and gets to his feet.
Pass fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pass tries to clinch but Larssen moves out of range.
Pass wants to clinch but Larssen slips to the side

and Larssen counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Pass.
Larssen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pass smiles and moves away.

Larssen instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Pass.
Larssen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Larssen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pass.
Larssen tries to stall but Pass uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Larssen wants a takedown but no success here.
Pass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Pass.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Larssen looks gassed!
Pass throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pass tries to throw a body punch but Larssen avoids it by throwing Pass back against the cage.
Pass throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Pass.

Pass successfully pulls guard.
Pass wants to get back to his feet but Larssen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pass is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pass has his hands on Larssen's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Extra Pass has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Larssen scores with a kick to the body.
Pass will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Extra Pass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pass tries to clinch up.
Pass tries to clinch up.
Larssen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Larssen rushes Pass and presses him up against the cage.
Larssen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Larssen lands a nice knee to the body.
Larssen tries to pull guard but Pass forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Larssen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pass tries to close the distance and clinch but Larssen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pass goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Larssen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Larssen instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pass is pressed up against the cage. Larssen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pass down to the mat. Pass avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pass fails to land with a series of punches.
Pass tries to clinch up
and Larssen counters with a nice body kick.
Pass tries to clinch but Larssen is having none of it.
Pass tries to clinch but Larssen is having none of it.
Pass tries to clinch there but Larssen circles away.
Larssen tries to work over Pass's front leg with a kick but Pass checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice sprawl there from Larssen as Pass shoots in.
Pass tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Larssen counters by clinching up.
Larssen landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Larssen pulls guard effortlessly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Extra Pass 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.

Larssen moves into the clinch.
Larssen missing with knees to the body.
Pass tries to work over Larssen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larssen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pass after a bit of a struggle.
Pass jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Larssen walks away with a smile on his face. Pass gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Larssen is defended easily by Pass.

Pass moves into the clinch.

Pass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pass misses with the combination.
Larssen throws a body punch but Pass moves out of range.
Pass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larssen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Pass moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Larssen obliges.
Larssen jumps guard but Pass turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Extra Pass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niklas Larssen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pass tries a body shot but Larssen blocks it.
Pass is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Larssen is keeping busy.
Pass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pass scores with a shot to the side of Larssen's head.
Pass letting Larssen take a breather here.
Pass tries to land knees in the clinch but Larssen avoids the damage to the body.
Pass tries to land knees in the clinch but Larssen avoids the damage to the body.

Larssen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pass wants to clinch.
Pass tries to clinch up
and Larssen counters with a thumping low kick.
Pass is looking to clinch but Larssen is avoiding it.

Larssen has managed to clinch.
Larssen has Pass pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pass manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larssen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pass blocks it with crossed arms.
Larssen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Larssen manages to break the clinch.
Pass shoots in for a takedown but Larssen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Pass gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Larssen is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larssen wants to get up but he can't break Pass's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pass wants to stand up but Larssen is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Larssen.
Larssen trying to control the position from guard on top but Pass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Niklas Larssen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pass shoots in looking for a takedown. Larssen tries to sprawl out of it but Pass keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Larssen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pass looks to clinch
and Larssen counters with a body kick that stops Pass in his tracks momentarily.
Pass shoots in and drives through. Larssen sprawls well.
Larssen throws a sloppy head kick and Pass moves out of range easily.

Pass has closed the distance and engaged Larssen in a clinch.
Pass prevents a takedown attempt there.
Larssen trying to control the position but instead, Pass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larssen into the cage.
Larssen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Extra Pass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pass misses with a punch to the body.
Pass working hard to break the clinch.
Larssen takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larssen landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Pass.
Larssen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pass blocks it with crossed arms.
Larssen can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Pass.
Pass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larssen.
Pass pushes Larssen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pass tries to throw a body punch but Larssen avoids it by throwing Pass back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pass presses Larssen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pass can't find room to land a body shot as Larssen controls the action.
Nice body punch from Pass.
Pass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Larssen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pass prevents it.
Pass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 Extra Pass will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pass tries to clinch up.
Pass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larssen.
Larssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pass throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Larssen crashing down! Larssen tries to stagger back to his feet but Pass just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Larssen asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Extra Pass!