PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vatroslav Vusak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Larson
vs
Vusak

217 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffery Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vatroslav Vusak!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Larson feints and as Vusak raises his hands in defense, Larson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Vusak manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Vusak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larson is defending well for now.

Larson breaks from the clinch.

Vusak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vusak lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Larson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vusak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vusak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vusak throwing strikes but missing.
Larson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vusak is looking to work some ground and pound but Larson has wrist control.
Vusak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Larson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vusak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Larson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vusak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vusak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vusak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vusak should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vusak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vusak throws a big elbow that misses.
Vusak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vusak throwing strikes but missing.

Vusak gets to his feet - Larson follows without any prompting.

Larson gets caught napping as Vusak dives in and scores a takedown. Larson manages to retain guard.
Vusak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Larson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vusak is aware though and is defending well.
Larson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Larson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Vusak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Larson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vusak has managed to get both his arms back between Larson's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vusak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vusak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Larson is breathing heavily.
Vusak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Larson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vusak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vusak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Larson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vusak postures up in Larson's guard and throws a big left but Larson blocks it.
Vusak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vusak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vusak throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Larson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vusak defends it easily.
Vusak throws a big elbow that misses.
Vusak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Larson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vusak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Larson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Vusak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Larson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vusak.
Larson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Larson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vusak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Vusak decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Larson, up you get!

Vusak shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Larson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vusak closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vusak in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Larson wants to get back to his feet but Vusak drags him back down.
Larson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Vusak stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vatroslav Vusak dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vusak drives through with a takedown into Larson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Larson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vusak.

Larson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vusak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Larson wants to sweep here but Vusak controlling him for the moment.
Vusak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vusak postures up and lands a big shot to Larson's brow.
Larson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vusak.

Vusak stands up and waves to Larson to follow him.

Vusak fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Larson to the ground. Vusak is now in Larson's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vusak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vusak throwing strikes but missing.
Vusak throws a strike but Larson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Vusak pushes Larson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Vusak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vusak lands in his opponent's guard.

Larson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Vusak has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Larson is trying to trip Vusak. He has hold of a leg but Vusak is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Larson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Vusak is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Larson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Vusak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Larson tries to land knees in the clinch but Vusak avoids the damage to the body.
Larson prevents Vusak from breaking the clinch.
Larson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vusak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vusak can't break the clinch.

Larson manages to break the clinch.

Vusak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Larson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Vusak is on him like a limpet, forcing Larson back against the cage.
Larson misses with some punches.

Larson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vusak is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Larson's half guard.
Larson is trying to stand back up but Vusak is controlling him

Larson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Vusak is on him like a limpet, forcing Larson back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Larson breaks from the clinch.

Vusak shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Larson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Vusak decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vusak.

Larson throws Vusak to one side and escapes!
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 Jeffery Larson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Vusak closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Larson's guard.

Larson manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Vusak shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vusak.

Larson has one foot on Vusak's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Larson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vusak quickly recovers to half guard.
Larson throwing shots but Vusak is blocking nicely.
Larson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vusak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Larson prevents Vusak from standing back up.
Larson throwing shots but Vusak is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson working over Vusak with some ground and pound. Vusak looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vusak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Vusak kicks off Larson and gets to his feet.

Larson looking to score a takedown here. Vusak is defending well but Larson drives through and ends up in Vusak's guard.
Vusak is looking to stand back up but Larson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Vusak.

Larson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vusak's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson slips a nice elbow through Vusak's hands, connecting with Vusak's forehead.
Larson thows a huge punch but Vusak dodges it nicely.

Larson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Vusak gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vusak wants to get back to his feet but Larson passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Larson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Vusak is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jeffery Larson!