and you feel like she's doing ANYTHING but blocking, you can uppercut free.

nothing she does is safe on block. except fireball, of course.

and you're right, you do have to be aggressive with Laura, but you can't really just run in. anybody can easily zone her out if they know how reckless her shit is. Laura's gotta force the issue, but patiently. you gotta bulldog your way in. she's a grappler, after all.