PBP Commentary

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

Cliff
vs
Larocque

182 cm
30
176 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

178 cm
38
185 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

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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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Larocque!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larocque works the jab nicely.
Cliff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cliff throws a hook but Larocque blocks it.
Larocque on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cliff throws a body punch but Larocque moves out of range.
Larocque finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Larocque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cliff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cliff tries to clinch there but Larocque circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Cliff misses the target.
Cliff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cliff thuds his right hand into Larocque's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Larocque throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larocque takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cliff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larocque circles away quickly and effectively.
Cliff works over Larocque's head and body with a nice combination.
Cliff looks to land a left hand but Larocque moved out of range nicely.
Cliff looks to throw the jab but Larocque is out of range.
A big right from Cliff misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff connects with a leg kick. Larocque looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cliff lands with a thumping leg kick.

Larocque moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Cliff to work.
Larocque goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larocque blocks a body shot from Cliff.
Cliff leaning against his opponent.
Larocque misses with a punch to the body.
Cliff blocking some punches.
Cliff has a couple of punches blocked by Larocque.
Cliff tries to work over Larocque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cliff lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cliff tries a body shot but Larocque blocks it.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff swings wildly with an uppercut but Larocque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cliff pushes Larocque back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larocque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cliff misses with a body punch.
Cliff misses with some punches.
Cliff tries to throw a body punch but Larocque avoids it by throwing Cliff back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cliff.
Cliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff looking to stall.
Larocque can't find room to land a body shot as Cliff controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Larocque.
Larocque misses with some punches.
Larocque lands with a short shot to the head.
Cliff misses with a punch to the body.
Cliff lands a left hand.
Cliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff tries a body shot but Larocque blocks it.
Larocque blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larocque.
Larocque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Cliff's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cliff.
Larocque has a couple of punches blocked by Cliff.
Larocque prevents a body shot from Cliff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cliff.
Larocque avoiding damage.
Cliff throws a punch but it's blocked by Larocque.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larocque lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Larocque stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff lands an uppercut.
Cliff works on Larocque's body with a couple of short punches.
Cliff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larocques head.
Cliff misses with a punch to the body.
Larocque struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliff controls his hands.
Cliff scores with a shot to the side of Larocque's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larocque.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larocque blocks an uppercut.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Larocque controls his hands.
Larocque working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ziggy Cliff dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Larocque tries to bum rush Cliff with a series of wild strikes but Cliff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cliff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Cliff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cliff lands a body shot.
Larocque takes a shot to the head.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larocque misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larocque lands a nice uppercut.
Larocque fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cliff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cliff lands a hook that snaps the head of Larocque backwards.
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!
Larocque tries a body shot but Cliff blocks it.
Larocque misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larocque blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larocque.
Cliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larocque struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliff controls his hands.
A short right from Cliff.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larocque.
Cliff can't find room to land a body shot as Larocque controls the action.
Cliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cliff.
Larocque digs a right hand into Cliff's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cliff's gas tank.
Cliff misses with a body punch.
Larocque with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff can't find room to land a body shot as Larocque controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Cliff scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larocque.
Cliff lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larocque tries a body shot but Cliff blocks it.
Larocque is pushing Cliff up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cliff tries a body shot but Larocque blocks it.
Larocque blocking some punches.
Cliff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larocque backwards.
Cliff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cliff prevents Larocque from breaking the clinch.
Cliff misses with a punch on the inside.
Ziggy Cliff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Larocque - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff tries to work over Larocque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larocque blocking some punches.
Larocque blocks a body shot from Cliff.
Cliff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larocque's elbow.
Cliff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Larocque blocking some punches.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cliff.
Larocque can't find room to land a body shot as Cliff controls the action.
Cliff lands with a left to the head.
Larocque pushes Cliff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larocque misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cliff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Larocque misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larocque.
A right handed body shot lands from Larocque.
Larocque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larocque is trying to push Cliff away but Cliff has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cliff misses with an elbow over the top.
Cliff misses with the head strike.
Cliff misses with the head strike.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Larocque as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larocque is leaning against Cliff and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Larocque scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cliff tries a body shot but Larocque blocks it.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ziggy Cliff 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!

A chopping leg kick lands by Larocque.
Cliff throws a shot to the body.
Larocque has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Larocque has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cliff.
Nice shot lands for Cliff.
Larocque blocks a leg kick.
Larocque scores with a punch to the head.
Ziggy Cliff is winning the standup battle so far.
Cliff pushes Larocque away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliff tries to clinch up.
Cliff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Larocque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larocque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cliff moves away.
Larocque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larocque drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cliff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larocque's calf.
Cliff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larocque.
Cliff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cliff looks to land a combination but Larocque avoids it well.
Cliff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larocque.
Cliff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larocque misses with a series of wild punches.
Cliff throws an overhand right that lands on Larocque's shoulder, as Larocque tries to avoid the shot.
Larocque takes a swing at Cliff's ribcage but misses.
Cliff scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Cliff does no damage.

Cliff clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Larocque.
Cliff swings wildly with an uppercut but Larocque uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque gets through Cliff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cliff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cliff is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Larocque struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliff controls his hands.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cliff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cliff lands a left hand.
Cliff is working Larocque over against the cage.
Larocque blocking some punches.
Larocque tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larocque misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Larocque - that landed with a thud.
Cliff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larocque backwards.
Larocque misses with some punches.
Cliff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Larocque swings wildly with an uppercut but Cliff uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Cliff on the inside.
Cliff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cliff lands a nice shot to the body.
Larocque takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cliff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Larocque controls his hands.
Cliff working aggressively here.
Larocque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larocque looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cliff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Larocque fails to land.
Cliff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cliff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larocque can do to turn this around?
Larocque prevents a body shot from Cliff.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cliff.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bryan Larocque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cliff trying to control the position but instead, Larocque has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cliff into the cage.
Cliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cliff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Larocque misses with a punch to the body.
Cliff digs a right hand underneath Larocque's ribcage. Larocque let out a lung full of air as it connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Cliff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cliff 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Cliff!
Post fight, Ziggy Cliff took to the microphone: 'Came into this fight with 52% energy. You suck.'.
The defeated Bryan Larocque had this to say: 'I did my best, and all the fans know I live for this sport, so what is meant to be will be. He was the better fighter today, but we never know what the future holds for us until we put our minds to it. Thank you all!'.