PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Laroux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by Be Aggresive by Faith No More. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Saint
vs
Laroux

188 cm
31
210 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

195 cm
30
210 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, David Laroux!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Saint throws a poor cross that misses
and Laroux counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Saint closes the distance and clinches.

Laroux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laroux scores with a shot to the body.

Laroux shoots in and gets a takedown into Saint's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Laroux content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Saint working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laroux doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laroux manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laroux working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saint's head.
Laroux throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saint works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laroux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saint swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Saint working for a triangle but Laroux defends it easily.
Laroux trying to control but Saint is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laroux wants to pass the guard but Saint is keeping the position.

Saint looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laroux seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Saint looking for a guillotine here but Laroux defends easily.
Laroux forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laroux looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Saint looking for submissions off his back.
Laroux trying to pass the guard but Saint defending well.
Saint wants to get back to full guard.
Saint is staying active underneath Laroux, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saint trying to hold on to Laroux's head to control him but Laroux postures up.
Laroux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint tries to get to full guard but Laroux has control of the leg.
Saint trying to control from the bottom.
Laroux trying to control the action but Saint is working from the bottom.
Laroux might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Saint haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. David Laroux hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint.
Nice sprawl there from Laroux as Saint shoots in.
A punch lands to the side of Laroux 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laroux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint.
A big right from Laroux misses.
Laroux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saint is looking to chop away at Laroux's legs.
Laroux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint.
Laroux walks into a jab.
A leg kick checked by Laroux.
Laroux tries to land a leg kick but Saint saw it coming and moves away.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Laroux misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laroux, right into the meat.
Saint misses with a leg kick
and Laroux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint tries to land a leg kick but Laroux saw it coming and moves away.
Laroux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint blocks a jab.

Saint throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Laroux was covering up waiting for the punch and Saint finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Saint preventing the sweep.

Laroux working for a triangle but Saint defends it easily.
Saint wants to control from the top but Laroux keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Laroux looking for subs off his back but Saint has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Laroux dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Laroux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saint misses with a looping right.
Saint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laroux's sensitive parts.
Laroux scores with a jab to the body.
David Laroux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laroux lands an overhand right.
Laroux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saint on the side of the head.
Saint misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laroux throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
Saint throws a head kick but Laroux moves out of range.
Crunch! Saint slams his shin into Laroux's torso.

Laroux decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint wants to control but Laroux is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Laroux seems to be working for a kimura but Saint defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Saint makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saint.
Laroux pushing down on Saint's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Laroux trying to control the action but Saint is working from the bottom.
Laroux is pressing down on Saint's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saint is holding on for now.
Laroux throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saint is trying to get back to full guard.
Laroux lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to roll over but Laroux keeps him under control.
Laroux slips a nice elbow through Saint's hands, connecting with Saint's forehead.

Saint is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laroux pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Laroux is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Saint doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Laroux.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint wants to improve his position but Laroux is controlling well.
Laroux throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laroux working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Saint is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laroux pulls his head out easily.
Laroux prevents Saint from improving his position.
Saint is working hard here to advance position.

Saint actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laroux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Laroux looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Laroux trying to control from half guard but Saint is working away.
Laroux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Laroux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saint keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Saint gets back to full guard.

Saint looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Laroux is pushing down on Saint's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saint is fighting to maintain full guard but Laroux has managed to sneak the leg through.
Laroux lands strikes from half guard.
David Laroux has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laroux uses his free foot to push down on Saint's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Saint.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laroux lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saint is in a horrible position here. Laroux smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Laroux breaks from Saint's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Laroux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Saint fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint. Laroux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laroux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saint misses with a body shot.
Saint closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laroux circles away.
A punch combination from Laroux misses.
A big right from Saint misses.
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Laroux misses.
Saint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laroux.
Saint slips under a jab.
Laroux blocks the body kick.
Laroux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint darts in trying to clinch
and Laroux counters with a one-two to the body.
Laroux shoots in and drives through. Saint sprawls well.
Saint fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint throws a push kick but Laroux slaps the foot to one side.
Saint throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Laroux counters with a straight right hand.
Laroux checks a low kick from Saint.
Laroux moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laroux.
Laroux misses with an uppercut

so Saint counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kain Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Laroux looking for a guillotine here but Saint defends easily.
Laroux manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saint manages to get himself to full guard.

Saint is looking for a triangle but Laroux pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saint manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laroux manages to get himself to full guard.

Laroux has his foot on Saint's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Saint works his way back into a safe position though.

Laroux has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saint can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Laroux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saint.
Saint lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Saint lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands a couple of digs.

Laroux looking for a guillotine here but Saint defends easily.
Saint advances position into side control!
Laroux tries to buck Saint off but Saint is having none of it.
Laroux is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Saint working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Saint cracks Laroux with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Saint working the ground and pound.
Saint lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Laroux down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee asks Saint politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Saint prefers to stall for the moment though.
Laroux is looking for a sweep.
Saint scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint landing strikes.

Laroux is rocked!
Saint creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Laroux is still in real trouble! Can Saint finish him?
Laroux is trying to get back to half guard.
Laroux seems to have recovered his senses.
Saint lands a few punches from side control.
Saint trying to control the action but Laroux is working from the bottom.
Laroux is looking to regain half guard here but Saint keeps moving and retains side control.
Saint landing strikes.

Saint is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Laroux knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Saint working the head and body with strikes.
David Laroux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint working the head and body with strikes.
Laroux regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kain Saint showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Laroux has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Laroux!
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