PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ang Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Larondelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larondelle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Harder to Breathe. Richard Larondelle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bak
vs
Larondelle

190 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ang Bak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Larondelle!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Larondelle misses.
Bak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Larondelle slips under a jab from Bak.
Larondelle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larondelle throws a head kick that misses.
Larondelle checks a leg kick.
Richard Larondelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bak moves away from the strike by Larondelle.
Bak throws a head kick but Larondelle moves out of range.
Bak thuds his shin into the meat of Larondelle's side.
Larondelle throws a series of punches but Bak moves out of range.
Bak throws a sloppy head kick and Larondelle moves out of range easily.
Larondelle tries to clinch there but Bak circles away.
Bak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Larondelle looks gassed!
Bak tries to bum rush Larondelle with a series of wild strikes but Larondelle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bak throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Bak scores with a kick to the body.
Bak scores with a kick to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Bak.
Bak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bak. Larondelle shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Richard Larondelle has been cut.
Larondelle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bak. That's going to slow Larondelle down.
Bak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Larondelle.
Larondelle blocks a head kick by Bak.
Bak scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab lands there for Bak.
Bak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bak.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bak.
Bak lands a front kick.
Bak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bak scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Larondelle will feel that in the morning.
Bak throws a nice head kick!
Bak keeps Larondelle at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Larondelle will feel that in the morning.
Bak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Bak.
Larondelle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bak.
Bak tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bak, right into the meat.
Larondelle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bak throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Larondelle.
Larondelle wants to clinch up but Bak keeps it at a distance.
Larondelle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bak can pounce on him.
Bak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larondelle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bak.
Larondelle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Bak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Larondelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larondelle slips a jab and a cross from Bak.
Larondelle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bak.
Larondelle throws and low kick but Bak moves out of range easily.
Bak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Larondelle.
A nice combination there by Bak.
Bak scores with a leg kick.
Larondelle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch combination from Larondelle misses.
Nice body kick from Bak.
Bak cracks the inside of Larondelle's front leg.
Nice body kick from Bak.
Larondelle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bak lands a high kick!
Bak misses with a kick to the body.
Bak misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larondelle connects with a nice looking jab.
Bak throws a shot from downtown. Larondelle moves away and avoids it.
Bak tries to land a front kick but Larondelle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Larondelle's head.
Larondelle tries to clinch but Bak moves out of range.
Larondelle throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Larondelle throws the kick towards the body but Bak avoids it.

Larondelle moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bak keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bak throws a leg kick
and Larondelle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larondelle tries to clinch up.
Bak lands with a kick to the temple. Larondelle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ang Bak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Larondelle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bak throws the left hand but Larondelle avoids the punch easily.
Larondelle digs a good hook to Bak's body.
Bak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larondelle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Larondelle moves out of range of the body kick from Bak.
Larondelle misses with a looping right.
Bak takes a swing at Larondelle's ribcage but misses.
Larondelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bak throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larondelle throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bak counters with a nice body kick.
Larondelle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larondelle digs a good hook to Bak's body.
Larondelle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Larondelle tries to clinch there but Bak circles away.
Larondelle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Larondelle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bak can pounce on him.
Bak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No joy there for Bak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bak throws a head kick that misses.
Ang Bak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larondelle misses with the combination.
Bak checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Larondelle.
Larondelle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bak's hands.
Larondelle throws a leg kick
and Bak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Larondelle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Bak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bak throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Larondelle if he has to take too many more of those.
Bak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ang Bak is winning the standup battle so far.
Bak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Larondelle will feel that in the morning.
Bak delivers a nice body kick.
Larondelle avoids the head kick by Bak.
Bak throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Larondelle moves out of range of the body kick.

Larondelle clinches.

Bak breaks the clinch.
Bak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larondelle.
Bak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Larondelle throws an overhand right that lands on Bak's shoulder, as Bak tries to avoid the shot.
Bak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Larondelle. That did some damage!
Bak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larondelle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larondelle misses with an uppercut. Bak saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak keeps the fight on the outside.
Larondelle moves out of range as Bak throws a body kick.
Bak jabs at Larondelle's body.
Bak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bak throws a sloppy head kick and Larondelle moves out of range easily.
Larondelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bak.
Larondelle misses with a hook.
Bak checks a leg kick.
Bak blocks a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Bak finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larondelle moves out of range of the body kick.
Larondelle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bak.
Bak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bak misses with a kick to the body.
Bak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bak counters with a good low kick that Larondelle was not able to check.
Bak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bak throws a lazy head kick
and Larondelle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Larondelle misses with a straight left.
Bak scoring well with a low kick there.
Larondelle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larondelle is looking to slow Bak down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ang Bak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Larondelle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Larondelle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bak dodges the punch combination from Larondelle.
Larondelle swinging wildly here.
Bak lands a head kick. Larondelle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bak scores with a nice strike.
Nice body kick from Bak.
Larondelle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bak.
Bak tries a head kick but it misses.
Bak thows a body kick. Larondelle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Bak.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larondelle is looking to clinch but Bak is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bak.
Bak lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Bak.
Bak throws a sloppy head kick and Larondelle moves out of range easily.
Larondelle tries to close the distance and clinch but Bak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larondelle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larondelle can do to turn this around?
Bak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larondelle moves out of range as Bak strikes.
Bak throws out a leg kick but Larondelle moves out of range and Bak only half commits.
Larondelle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bak doesn't seem bothered though.
Larondelle blocks a head kick by Bak.
Larondelle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larondelle pushes Bak away with a front kick.
Larondelle pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larondelle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bak misses with the body kick
and Larondelle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bak lands with a nice body kick.
Larondelle misses with a looping right.
Larondelle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larondelle throws an overhand right that lands on Bak's shoulder, as Bak tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick from Bak lands but Larondelle takes it in his stride.
Bak throws a nice head kick!
Larondelle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larondelle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larondelle takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larondelle swings for the body but Bak moves out of range.
Larondelle blocks a low kick nicely.
Larondelle tries to clinch up but Bak circles away and keeps his distance.
Larondelle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Larondelle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bak was well out of range. Poor timing from Larondelle.
Larondelle avoids the head kick by Bak.
Bak swinging wildly here.
Good work by Bak as he checks the leg kick.
Larondelle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bak lands with a slapping head kick.
Bak delivers a nice body kick.
Bak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Larondelle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bak was well out of range. Poor timing from Larondelle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larondelle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larondelle throws a shot from downtown. Bak moves away and avoids it.
Richard Larondelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bak thows a leg kick but Larondelle checks it
and Bak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larondelle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bak is looking to land body kicks.
Bak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bak feints and then cracks Larondelle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larondelle down.
Bak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larondelle misses with a wild body shot.
Bak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Larondelle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larondelle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bak lands a nice looking kick to the body. Larondelle takes a step back to recover.
Bak goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ang Bak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ang Bak!