PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Lapointe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Sams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapointe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Clint Eastwood. Richard Lapointe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lapointe
vs
Sams

177 cm
21
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Lapointe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Sams!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lapointe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sams is refusing to be controlled, as Lapointe sits in half guard.
Lapointe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lapointe is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Lapointe there.
Lapointe controlling the action here.
Lapointe wants to take a breather but Sams is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapointe is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sams reverses the position - he's now on top in Lapointe's guard.

Sams drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lapointe manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sams has Lapointe in his guard.
Lapointe throwing strikes from guard but Sams blocks nicely.
Sams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lapointe trying to control but Sams is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapointe works over Sams with some ground and pound from guard.
Lapointe chips away with some ground and pound.
Lapointe wants to control from the top but Sams keeps moving.
Lapointe wants to get up but he can't break Sams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sams looks winded!
Sams has momentary wrist control but Lapointe slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sams keeping moving, preventing Lapointe from controlling successfully.
Lapointe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Richard Lapointe.
Lapointe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sams swivels and escapes.

Lapointe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Lapointe is working Sams over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lapointe controls the position.
Lapointe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lapointe connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sams taking punishment in the form of punches.
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!
Sams holds on to Lapointe's head and controls the position momentarily.
Lapointe is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sams's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lapointe is looking to take a break and control but Sams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lapointe tries to advance to mount but Sams instead regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lapointe is thwarting Sams's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lapointe moves into the clinch.

Sams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lapointe forces Sams back against the cage and clinches.

Lapointe wants the takedown. Sams is fighting it off but Lapointe persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sams's guard against the cage.
Lapointe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lapointe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lapointe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sams is not content to let Lapointe control the position.
Sams is breathing heavily.
Lapointe wants to stand but Sams has his arm trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapointe controls the position from side control.
Lapointe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sams keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lapointe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sams to his feet.
Lapointe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sams as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapointe shoots in but Sams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lapointe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sams.
Lapointe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Lapointe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sams to the mat! Sams manages to get full guard.
Lapointe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lapointe wants to control from the top but Sams keeps moving.
Lapointe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lapointe throwing strikes from guard but Sams blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sams has momentary wrist control but Lapointe slips an elbow through the middle.
Sams keeping moving, preventing Lapointe from controlling successfully.
Lapointe stopping the sweep attempt from Sams.
Lapointe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sams's guard.
Lapointe landing with the ground and pound.
Lapointe stopping the sweep attempt from Sams.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sams can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lapointe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lapointe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lapointe trying to control the position from guard on top but Sams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lapointe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lapointe wants to control from the top but Sams keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sams looking for a sweep. Not yet Sams, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Lapointe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sams shoots in but no luck this time.
Sams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lapointe sprawls well. Lapointe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sams gets slowly back to his feet.
Lapointe connects with a body shot.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sams enables Lapointe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sams manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Richard Lapointe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lapointe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lapointe with a nice head shot there.
Lapointe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lapointe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapointe throws a big elbow that misses.
Sams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lapointe landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lapointe stands up over Sams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sams being controlled here, momentarily.
Lapointe is in close to Sams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lapointe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Lapointe stands up from Sams's guard - Lapointe perhaps looking for a knockout.

Lapointe scores with a takedown into Sams's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lapointe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lapointe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sams can do to turn this around?
Lapointe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lapointe is working Sams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapointe looking to pass the guard.
Lapointe connects with a couple of short punches.
Lapointe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sams wants to sweep but no luck.
Lapointe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lapointe wants to stand but Sams is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lapointe trying to control but Sams is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Richard Lapointe.
Lapointe has a takedown stuffed.
Richard Lapointe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lapointe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sams's guard now.
Richard Lapointe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Sams.
Lapointe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Lapointe throwing strikes from guard but Sams blocks nicely.
Lapointe wants to control from the top but Sams keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lapointe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Lapointe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lapointe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Lapointe!
Richard Lapointe decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.