PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Larondelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Im Yournuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larondelle comes to the cage accompanied by Harder to Breathe. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Larondelle
vs
Yournuts

180 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

SCP Fight Gear
Combat Pro Design

Alpha-Omega
Alpha-Omega

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Larondelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Im Yournuts!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yournuts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yournuts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Larondelle but Larondelle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yournuts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richard Larondelle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Im Yournuts.
Yournuts looks for a takedown but Larondelle sprawls well.
Yournuts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Larondelle but Larondelle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Larondelle rushes Yournuts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yournuts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Larondelle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Larondelle circles away from the clinch attempt

and Larondelle counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yournuts is not content to let Larondelle control the position.
Yournuts is trying to get back to half guard.

Larondelle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yournuts knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Larondelle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Larondelle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Yournuts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Larondelle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yournuts with a poor takedown

and Larondelle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Larondelle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larondelle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yournuts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Larondelle.
Yournuts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Yournuts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Larondelle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Yournuts isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Larondelle stacks Yournuts on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Larondelle!
Yournuts looks gassed!
Yournuts tries to bench press Larondelle off him but Larondelle keeps the position.
Larondelle trying to control the position but Yournuts is working away.
Larondelle scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yournuts tries to bench press Larondelle off him but Larondelle keeps the position.
Yournuts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Larondelle is working Yournuts over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yournuts takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Larondelle tries to move to mount but Yournuts blocks the move with his legs.

Larondelle is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Yournuts looks calm but he's in trouble here. Larondelle gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Yournuts is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Larondelle lets go of the hold and Yournuts can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Larondelle!