PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Larocque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Renton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Larocque might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Immortal Technique- Creation & Destruction. Renton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Underworld - Born Slippy. Mark Renton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Larocque
vs
Renton

178 cm
31
193 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

178 cm
30
185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Larocque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Renton!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larocque looks to score with a jab to the body but Renton is just out of range.
Larocque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Renton.
Renton lands an overhand right.
Renton misses with a wild body shot.
Renton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larocque was well out of range. Poor timing from Renton.
Renton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larocque.
Renton connects with a crisp jab.
Larocque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Renton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larocque.
Larocque punishes Renton's body with a nice straight punch.
Larocque misses with an uppercut.
Renton loads up on a big right hand but Larocque slips the punch.
Larocque takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Renton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bryan Larocque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Renton.
Renton jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton walks into a straight right hand from Larocque.
Renton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Renton throws a big shot that misses.
Renton throws a lazy right hand but Larocque sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Renton blocks a low kick nicely.
Larocque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larocque slips under a jab.
Larocque swings for the body but Renton moves out of range.
Larocque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larocque throws a poor cross that misses
and Renton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larocque bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Renton's head backwards.
Larocque throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Larocque pinned against the cage. Larocque gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Larocque tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Renton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Renton looking to sit in guard and control but Larocque gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Larocque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Renton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larocque is stalling in the full guard.
Larocque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Renton keeping moving, preventing Larocque from controlling successfully.
Renton wants to sweep here but Larocque controlling him for the moment.
Larocque controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bryan Larocque wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Larocque misses with a right hand
letting Renton counter with a right hand.
Renton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Larocque throws a body punch but Renton moves out of range.
Larocque lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Larocque throws an overhand right that lands on Renton's shoulder, as Renton tries to avoid the shot.
Larocque looks to land a left hand but Renton moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Larocque misses with a low kick.
Renton takes a swing at Larocque's ribcage but misses.
Renton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larocque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Renton.
Larocque misses with a hook.
Larocque throws a head kick that misses.
Larocque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larocque misses with a straight left.
Renton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larocque.
Larocque misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larocque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Renton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larocque lands an overhand right.
Renton misses with a body shot.
Larocque takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Larocque dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Larocque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larocque throws a wild body kick that Renton sees coming a mile off.
Renton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larocque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Renton.
Larocque blocks a jab.
Larocque moves out of range as Renton strikes.
Larocque staying out of range there.
Renton checks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Larocque misses
and Renton counters with a straight right hand.
Renton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Renton stuns Larocque with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Larocque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renton was well out of range. Poor timing from Larocque.
Larocque misses with a wild body shot.
Larocque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renton throws a hook but Larocque avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton throws a shot from downtown. Larocque moves away and avoids it.
Renton lands a nice shot to the body.
Renton takes a swing at Larocque's ribcage but misses.
Renton lands with a straight right. Larocque didn't see that one coming.
Larocque tests Renton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Larocque throws a poor cross that misses
letting Renton counter with a right hand.
Larocque looks to throw the jab but Renton is out of range.
Larocque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryan Larocque is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Larocque.
Larocque throws a right hand that Renton ducks under and follows up with a left that Renton also avoids with ease.
A big left from Larocque misses.
Larocque digs a good hook to Renton's body.
Larocque misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larocque. Renton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larocque was well out of range. Poor timing from Renton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Renton checks it well.
Larocque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larocque just misses with a punch to the body.
Larocque lands with an overhand left.
Larocque looks to land a left hand but Renton moved out of range nicely.
Larocque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Renton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larocque manages to avoid it.
Renton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larocque moves away.
Renton misses with an uppercut. Larocque saw that one coming.
Renton misses with an uppercut.
Larocque misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Renton to counter with a crisp jab.
Larocque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renton was well out of range. Poor timing from Larocque.
Renton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larocque.
Larocque throws a sloppy body shot
and Renton counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larocque misses with a lunging right hand
and Renton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Larocque misses with an uppercut.
Larocque swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Larocque looks to land a left hand but Renton moved out of range nicely.
Larocque throws a right hand that misses
and Renton counters with a right hand to the body.
Renton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Larocque as he jumps to the side.
Renton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renton avoids the body shot from Larocque.
Larocque listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Renton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larocque moves away.
Larocque lands with a right hand.
Renton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larocque.
Renton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larocque moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larocque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renton. Larocque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Larocque sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Larocque tries to bum rush Renton with a series of wild strikes but Renton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Renton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Renton throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Larocque misses the target.
A slow jab from Larocque misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renton with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Renton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larocque looks to score with a jab to the body but Renton is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renton takes one to the chin there.
Larocque misses the shot to the body.
Larocque dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Larocque dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Renton lands a nice looking body shot.
Larocque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renton moves away.
Renton throws a looping overhand right but Larocque ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Renton.
Renton slips a straight right by Larocque.
Renton moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Larocque misses.
Larocque swings for the body but Renton moves out of range.
Renton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larocque.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larocque. Renton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larocque thows a body shot but no joy.
Renton thows a body shot but no joy.
Renton blocks the body kick.
Renton misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton misses with an uppercut.
Larocque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larocque misses the shot to the body.
Larocque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larocque looks to score with a jab to the body but Renton is just out of range.
Bryan Larocque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larocque moves away.
Larocque misses with a hook
enabling Renton to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Renton.
Larocque misses the shot to the body.
Larocque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larocque moves out of range as Renton strikes.
Renton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Renton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque just misses with a punch to the body.
Renton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larocque manages to avoid it.

Renton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Larocque's half guard.
Larocque is doing well to control the position and prevent Renton from advancing to side control.
Renton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larocque's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Renton is keen to just control but Larocque is a slippery customer.

Renton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Larocque is trying to maintain the position but Renton is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renton is trying to control the action in half guard but Larocque is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Renton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Larocque wants to control but Renton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Larocque is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Renton is trying to control the action in half guard but Larocque is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Larocque manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Renton throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larocque works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larocque wants to sweep but no luck.
Larocque is pulling down on Renton's head to control his posture.
Renton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renton throws a strike but Larocque rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Renton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Renton.
I think Larocque has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Larocque!
After winning the bout, Bryan Larocque thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.