PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michal Szczepanik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Larocque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Szczepanik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Szczepanik
vs
Larocque

179 cm
21
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Szczepanik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chance Larocque!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Larocque gets the takedown into side control.
Szczepanik is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Larocque decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Larocque drives through with a takedown into guard.

Larocque drops back looking for a leg! Szczepanik is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Szczepanik manages to kick Larocque off! Larocque jumps back into Szczepanik's guard.
Larocque wants to pass the guard but Szczepanik is keeping the position.
Larocque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Szczepanik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczepanik manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Larocque is desperately trying to improve his position but Szczepanik has a good base and remains in mount.
Larocque manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szczepanik stalling away here and it's allowed Larocque to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Szczepanik trying to control the position from guard on top but Larocque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larocque pulls Szczepanik in to control the position.
Larocque is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Larocque gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Szczepanik fails with the takedown

and Larocque counters with a nice double leg into side control. Szczepanik won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Larocque stands up and beckons Szczepanik to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Szczepanik is defended easily by Larocque.
Szczepanik is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Larocque drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Larocque trying to control but Szczepanik is working from the bottom.

Larocque decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Larocque closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Szczepanik tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Larocque presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

Larocque is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Szczepanik has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larocque is landing with some decent strikes but Szczepanik is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Larocque looking for a guillotine from mount but Szczepanik is having none of it.
Larocque controlling from the full mount.

Larocque is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Szczepanik can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Larocque looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chance Larocque dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Szczepanik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Szczepanik moves to clinch but Larocque breaks away

and Larocque counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Szczepanik!
Szczepanik wants to control but Larocque postures up.
Szczepanik is looking to reverse the position.
Larocque lands a decent elbow from side control.

Larocque decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Szczepanik throws the kick towards the body but Larocque avoids it.

Larocque closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Szczepanik did well to prevent Larocque getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Larocque decides to stand and escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczepanik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Larocque counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Larocque closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Szczepanik did well to prevent Larocque getting side control.
Larocque tries to pass to full mount but Szczepanik defends it.
Larocque looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Larocque in particular looking to stall.
Larocque seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Larocque performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Szczepanik trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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 is trying to work for a kimura but Szczepanik is defending well.
Larocque performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Larocque decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Larocque lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Larocque closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Larocque is trying to work for a kimura but Szczepanik is defending well.
Larocque is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Szczepanik wants to control but Larocque is having none of it.

Larocque with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
A nice elbow there by Larocque.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczepanik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Larocque lands a heavy elbow.
Szczepanik is wriggling around trying to escape.

Larocque stands up from mount. Strange move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larocque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Szczepanik fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szczepanik gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Larocque counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Szczepanik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Szczepanik misses with a takedown

and Larocque counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chance Larocque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Larocque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szczepanik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Larocque drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larocque content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chance Larocque has got the better of the ground game so far.

Szczepanik is working an open guard so Larocque takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Szczepanik throws a head kick but Larocque moves out of range.
Szczepanik lands a nice looking body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Szczepanik. Those never looked like landing.

Larocque drives through and clinches with Szczepanik against the cage.
Larocque tries to break the clinch but Szczepanik is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Larocque turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Larocque has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larocque misses with a two punch combination.
Larocque with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Szczepanik has a takedown stuffed.

Larocque decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Larocque takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Szczepanik wants to get back to his feet.
Larocque works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Larocque jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Szczepanik manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Szczepanik's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Larocque happy to just control the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Larocque decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Larocque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larocque avoids the body shot from Szczepanik.

Larocque shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Larocque scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Larocque wants to work for an arm triangle but Szczepanik is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Larocque is trying to control the action in half guard but Szczepanik is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Larocque wants to pass to mount but Szczepanik is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Larocque stands up out of the half guard.
Larocque stalks Szczepanik and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Szczepanik's face. Szczepanik staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice sprawl there from Larocque as Szczepanik shoots in.

Larocque shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Szczepanik napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larocque is putting a hurting on Szczepanik here, landing some big shots from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szczepanik struggling a bit here.
Szczepanik tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chance Larocque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Larocque has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chance Larocque!
Chance Larocque spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

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