PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Larocque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larocque comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique- Creation & Destruction. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Larocque
vs
Gabriel

178 cm
34
185 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

178 cm
28
179 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 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 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larocque misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Gabriel.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Larocque smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Larocque fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Larocque looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gabriel misses with an uppercut.
Gabriel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Larocque.
Gabriel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larocque scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gideon Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larocque tries to clinch there but Gabriel circles away.
Gabriel cracks the inside of Larocque's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larocque takes a swing at Gabriel's ribcage but misses.
Larocque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gabriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larocque misses with a wild body shot.
Larocque throws a leg kick which misses Gabriel's front leg but catches the back leg as Gabriel tries to avoid it.
Gabriel dives in and grabs Larocque's left leg, looking for a takedown. Larocque pushes down on Gabriel's head and hops out.
Larocque bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gabriel's head.
Gabriel tries for a takedown but Larocque sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gabriel throws a series of punches but Larocque moves out of range.
Larocque lands a body shot.
Gabriel staying out of range there.
Gabriel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gabriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch but Larocque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larocque throws a shot from downtown. Gabriel moves away and avoids it.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch but Larocque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gabriel just misses with a punch to the body.
Larocque swings for the body but Gabriel moves out of range.
Larocque wants to slow Gabriel down by chopping away at his legs.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch but Larocque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Larocque.
Gabriel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Larocque if he has to take too many more of those.
Larocque is looking to clinch but Gabriel is avoiding it.

Gabriel drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gabriel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gabriel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Gabriel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Larocque is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabriel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Larocque regains half guard.
Gabriel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larocque's head.
Larocque regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gabriel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larocque preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larocque looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gabriel postures up and lands a big shot to Larocque's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larocque is trying to keep Gabriel in close.
Gabriel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gabriel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larocque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gabriel.
Gabriel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gabriel trying to control but Larocque is working from the bottom.
Gabriel postures up in Larocque's guard and throws a big left but Larocque blocks it.
Gabriel throwing strikes but missing.
Gabriel landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Larocque keeping moving, preventing Gabriel from controlling successfully.
Larocque has control of Gabriel's left arm, preventing Gabriel from doing any damage.
Gabriel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larocque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gabriel postures up and lands a big shot to Larocque's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gabriel being controlled here momentarily.
Gabriel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gideon Gabriel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Larocque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gabriel manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Gabriel blocks the leg kick.

Gabriel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Larocque sprawls well initially but Gabriel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Larocque blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gabriel.
Larocque controlling the position for now.
Gabriel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larocque keeps working.
Larocque has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gabriel is working away from the top position though.

Gabriel seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Larocque has recovered full guard.
Gabriel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel trying to control but Larocque is working from the bottom.
Larocque is trying to control the position but Gabriel postures up.
Gabriel trying to control but Larocque is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A leg kick checked by Gabriel.
Gabriel is looking to clinch but Larocque is avoiding it.
Gideon Gabriel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gabriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larocque.
Gabriel looks for a takedown but Larocque sprawls well.
Larocque misses with a hook. Gabriel ducked under it nicely.
Gabriel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larocque lands a nice shot to the body.
Larocque throws a leg kick but Gabriel sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Larocque stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gabriel.
Gabriel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Larocque manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Gabriel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabriel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gabriel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Larocque trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gabriel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gabriel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Larocque does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gabriel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gabriel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Larocque keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel thows a huge punch but Larocque dodges it nicely.
Gabriel not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Gabriel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Larocque has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gabriel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gabriel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gabriel thows a huge punch but Larocque dodges it nicely.
Gabriel throwing shots but Larocque is blocking nicely.
Larocque is looking to control Gabriel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Larocque avoid being mounted?
Gabriel is trying to control. Larocque wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gabriel trying to mount his opponent but Larocque defends it.
Gabriel looks to land a strike but Larocque avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gabriel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gabriel controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gabriel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel throwing strikes from guard but Larocque blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gideon Gabriel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gabriel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Larocque thows a body shot but no joy.

Gabriel gets a clinch.
Larocque tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gabriel's elbow.
Larocque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Gabriel has picked Larocque up - he's going for a ride! Gabriel dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Gabriel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Larocque defends it well.
Larocque regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gabriel.
Larocque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gabriel is one step ahead there.
Larocque manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to hold on but Larocque pushes him away.
Larocque trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gabriel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gideon Gabriel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Larocque misses with a head shot.
Gabriel is working to get back to half guard.
Gabriel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gabriel is squirming around, avoiding Larocque's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gabriel working to try and regain half guard.
Gabriel sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Larocque trying to mount his opponent but Gabriel defends it.
Larocque thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gabriel trying to control but Larocque postures up.
Larocque trying to control from half guard but Gabriel is working away.
Gabriel is looking for a sweep. Larocque is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larocque is pressing down on Gabriel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gabriel is holding on for now.
Gabriel moves into full guard.
Gabriel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gabriel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Larocque!
Larocque tries to hold on but Gabriel pushes him away.
Gabriel scoring with strikes but Larocque is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larocque wants to hold on but Gabriel pushes him away.
Gabriel unloads with some shots from mount but Larocque bucks and avoids them well.
Gabriel throws some wild stikes that Larocque manages to avoid easily.
Larocque slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Gabriel is looking for a kimura here.
Gabriel is keen to just control but Larocque is a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel working Larocque over with strikes.
Bryan Larocque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gabriel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gideon Gabriel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gabriel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gideon Gabriel!
After the fight, Gideon Gabriel was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.