PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Laroux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Kauffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chad Kauffman enters the cage!

Laroux
vs
Kauffman

195 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

186 cm
29
200 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, David Laroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Kauffman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laroux throws a lazy right hand but Kauffman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kauffman misses with the body kick
and Laroux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Chad Kauffman has been cut.
A big left from Laroux misses.
Laroux scores with a hook to the body. Kauffman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kauffman misses the jab.
Kauffman scores with a hook to the body. Laroux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laroux slips a jab from Kauffman.
Laroux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kauffman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kauffman staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kauffman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laroux is out of range and Kauffman settles back down.
Kauffman scores with a head kick. Laroux tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laroux swings for the body but Kauffman moves out of range.
Laroux throws a big shot that misses.
Laroux connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kauffman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kauffman slips under a jab.
Kauffman connects with a solid leg kick.
Kauffman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laroux's sensitive parts.
Kauffman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laroux misses the jab.
Laroux moves forwards but Kauffman connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laroux misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Laroux. Those never looked like landing.
Kauffman cracks a nice hook into Laroux's ribs.
Kauffman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laroux throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Kauffman misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Kauffman.
Kauffman throws a leg kick
and Laroux counters with a two punch combo.
Laroux misses with an uppercut

and Kauffman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Laroux won't be happy with that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kauffman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Laroux to see if he's OK.
Laroux gets back to half guard.
Kauffman throwing shots but Laroux is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laroux is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kauffman pulls his head out easily.
Kauffman working Laroux over with strikes.
Laroux tries to roll over but Kauffman keeps him under control.
Kauffman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Laroux is trying to control but can't.
Kauffman trying to control the action but Laroux is working from the bottom.
Laroux tries to roll over but Kauffman keeps him under control.
Kauffman wants to pass to mount but Laroux is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laroux is trying to maintain the position but Kauffman is very close to passing his half guard.
Kauffman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Laroux keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Laroux is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kauffman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kauffman's back!
Laroux misses with a punch to the head.
Kauffman trying to control the hands but Laroux breaks the grip.
Kauffman breaks Laroux's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laroux being controlled here, momentarily.

Laroux working for submissions but it's allowed Kauffman to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laroux is not content to let Kauffman control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chad Kauffman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chad Kauffman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Laroux throws a big shot that misses.
Kauffman swings widly with a right hand
and Laroux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laroux swings widly with a right hand
and Kauffman counters with a nice body shot.
Kauffman is looking to land body kicks.
Laroux slips a straight right by Kauffman.
Kauffman takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Kauffman finds it's way through Laroux's defenses.
Laroux blocks a low kick nicely.
Kauffman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laroux.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauffman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Laroux lands a left and a right that send Kauffman crashing to the mat, dazed. Laroux thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Kauffman is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laroux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kauffman.
Kauffman is still on wobbly legs! Can Laroux finish him?
Laroux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kauffman seems to have recovered his senses.
Laroux fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Laroux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Laroux slips a jab from Kauffman.
Laroux lands with a good body shot.
Laroux cracks Kauffman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Laroux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kauffman counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laroux fails with a takedown attempt.
Kauffman scoring well with a low kick there.
Laroux thows a left - swing and a miss!
David Laroux is winning the standup battle so far.
Kauffman lands the left hand.
Laroux walks into a left hand.

Kauffman lands a high kick to the side of Laroux's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Kauffman dives into guard, looking to finish.

Laroux is rocked!
Kauffman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Laroux's head.
Oh Laroux is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kauffman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Laroux looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kauffman has picked Laroux up and slammed him! Laroux can't keep hold of the triangle and Kauffman manages to pass to side control!
Laroux is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Laroux seems to have got his legs back now.
Kauffman trying to control the action but Laroux is working from the bottom.
Kauffman cracks Laroux with a big right hand but Laroux just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kauffman lands some shots froms side control.
Kauffman trying to control the position but Laroux is working away.
Laroux tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laroux is not content to let Kauffman control the position.
Laroux gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Laroux gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Laroux looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kauffman passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kauffman moves nicely into side control.
Laroux is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kauffman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chad Kauffman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chad Kauffman's cut.
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!

Laroux throws a series of punches but Kauffman avoids them all with ease.
Kauffman dodges the punch combination from Laroux.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kauffman. That's going to slow Laroux down.
Kauffman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kauffman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kauffman stuffs the takedown.
Laroux misses with an uppercut. Kauffman saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauffman misses with a leg kick.
Kauffman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Laroux misses with a hook.
Laroux throws a good cross that connects.
Kauffman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kauffman scores with a kick to the body.
Laroux stuffs the takedown.
Kauffman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laroux as he jumps to the side.
David Laroux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Kauffman.
Laroux throws an overhand right that lands on Kauffman's shoulder, as Kauffman tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman moves out of range of the strikes.
Laroux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kauffman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Laroux.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kauffman looks to land a right hand but Laroux moved out of range.
Laroux lands with a cross.
Laroux throws a big shot that misses.
Kauffman slips a straight right by Laroux.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman moves in looking to clinch but Laroux pushes him off.
Kauffman is looking to slow Laroux down with leg kicks.
Laroux moves out of range of the body kick.
David Laroux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laroux misses with a lunging right hand
and Kauffman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laroux lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kauffman throws a leg kick which misses Laroux's front leg but catches the back leg as Laroux tries to avoid it.
Kauffman lands an overhand right.
Kauffman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laroux.
A good leg kick by Kauffman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman misses with a takedown attempt - Laroux sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Laroux lands a glancing blow to the side of Kauffman's head.

That has opened up Chad Kauffman's cut even more.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kauffman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laroux lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Kauffman can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Laroux and Kauffman drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Laroux.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Laroux!
David Laroux gave a mention to GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).