PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorri Laporte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack McKuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack McKuchi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Laporte
vs
McKuchi

178 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
204 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorri Laporte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mack McKuchi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKuchi misses with a combination
and Laporte counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Laporte moves into range and clinches up with McKuchi.
Laporte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McKuchi smiles and moves away.
Mack McKuchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for McKuchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from McKuchi misses.
Nice cross by McKuchi.
Laporte misses with a series of wild punches.
Laporte misses with a wild combination.
McKuchi throws a right and a left that Laporte avoids nicely.
McKuchi throws a hook to the side of Laporte's head but Laporte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Laporte drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laporte looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laporte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McKuchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laporte is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McKuchi wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Laporte manages to pass to side control.
Laporte thows a huge punch but McKuchi dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKuchi has hold of Laporte's hands but Laporte slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Laporte landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Laporte there.
Laporte 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.
Laporte throwing shots but McKuchi is blocking nicely.
McKuchi pushes Laporte off looking to stand but Laporte dives back in and keeps control.
Laporte thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Laporte slips a nice elbow through McKuchi's hands, connecting with McKuchi's forehead.
McKuchi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laporte. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laporte landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McKuchi wants to get back to his feet.
Laporte working McKuchi over with strikes.
Laporte takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Laporte lands a nice short elbow.
Laporte not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Laporte working McKuchi over with strikes.
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!
McKuchi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laporte.
McKuchi taking some punishment here, with Laporte in his half guard.
Laporte throwing shots but McKuchi is blocking nicely.
Laporte scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Laporte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McKuchi is trying to stand back up but Laporte is controlling him
McKuchi looks winded!
Laporte thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laporte looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McKuchi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Laporte working McKuchi over with strikes.
Laporte tries to pass to full mount but McKuchi defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laporte working McKuchi over with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laporte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laporte not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Laporte takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Laporte winds up and cracks McKuchi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McKuchi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laporte.
Laporte lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McKuchi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laporte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKuchi has hold of Laporte's hands but Laporte slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McKuchi has hold of Laporte's hands but Laporte slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McKuchi taking some punishment here, with Laporte in his half guard.

McKuchi is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Laporte connects with a nice short shot to McKuchi's temple.
McKuchi is still in real trouble! Can Laporte finish him?
Nice strikes from Laporte there.
Laporte lands a big elbow - McKuchi is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Laporte!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorri Laporte!