PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Asa Sargent (ranked 25070 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Larock (ranked 5672 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance Larock acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sargent
vs
Larock

217 cm
19
151 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

177 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asa Sargent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chance Larock!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larock swats away the attempt to clinch by Sargent.

Larock stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Larock tries a head kick but it misses.

Sargent pushes Larock up against the cage in a clinch.
Sargent has Larock pressed against the cage, preventing Larock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sargent wants a takedown but no success here.
Larock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sargent is looking for a takedown.
Larock managing to block the knees to the body from Sargent.
Sargent swings wildly with an uppercut but Larock uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sargent tries to pull guard but Larock holds him up against the cage and eventually Sargent drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asa Sargent. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Larock jumps guard and drags Sargent to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Larock pulls Sargent in close to prevent any damage.
Larock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Larock holds on and takes a little breather.
Larock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sargent is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Larock keeping moving, preventing Sargent from controlling successfully.
Larock wants to improve his position but instead Sargent has moved into half guard.
Larock is holding on to half guard well.
Larock tries to get to full guard but Sargent has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sargent prevents Larock from standing back up.
Larock is doing well to control the position and prevent Sargent from advancing to side control.
Larock tries to get to full guard but Sargent has control of the leg.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Larock looking to score a takedown here. Sargent is defending well but Larock drives through and ends up in Sargent's guard.
Sargent lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larock looking for a sweep. Not yet Larock, not yet.
Sargent throws a big elbow that misses.
Larock trying to control the position.

Larock throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sargent escapes and throws Larock's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sargent working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Larock gets a clinch.

Larock gets control of Sargent's arms and successfully pulls guard. Larock will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sargent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Larock working a defensive guard here.
Sargent with a nice head shot there.
Larock wants to get back to his feet but Sargent is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larock is pulling down on Sargent's head to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sargent really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sargent.
Larock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sargent throws a big counter combination but Larock scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Larock misses the target.

Larock closes the distance and clinches.
Sargent is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Larock pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Larock decides to pull guard.
Larock lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Larock trying to control but Sargent is working from the bottom.
Sargent 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.

Larock stands up and waves to Sargent to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sargent.

Larock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Larock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sargent will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sargent looking for a sweep. Not yet Sargent, not yet.
Sargent is trying to control the position but Larock postures up.
Larock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sargent is trying to control the position but Larock postures up.
Larock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sargent is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sargent looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Larock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sargent trying to control from Larock's half guard. Larock has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Larock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Larock trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chance Larock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sargent wants to clinch.

Larock shoots in and bounces Sargent off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sargent working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sargent blocks a head kick by Larock.
Sargent is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sargent fails in his attempt to clinch.

Larock moves into range and clinches up with Sargent.
Sargent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Larock.
Larock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sargent pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sargent keeps control of Larock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Larock jumps into guard, dragging Sargent to the mat.

Sargent got a little sloppy there for a moment and Larock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sargent has managed to get both his arms back between Larock's legs - danger averted.
Sargent showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Larock is trying to control the position but Sargent postures up.
Larock managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larock wants to sweep but no luck.

Larock isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sargent stacks Larock 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 Sargent!
Larock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The strikes coming from Sargent are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sargent trying to control the position but Larock is working away.
Sargent gets to mount! Larock was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Sargent avoids the attempt from Larock to control.
Larock is looking to improve his position but Sargent isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Chance Larock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Larock 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chance Larock!