PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Ludwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludwig's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wasp - I wanna be somebody. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jacque Lieu enters the cage!

Ludwig
vs
Lieu

168 cm
23
151 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

168 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Ludwig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacque Lieu!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lieu lands a high kick!
Lieu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ludwig.
Lieu tries to clinch but Ludwig is having none of it.
Ludwig throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lieu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ludwig swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lieu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ludwig tried to score with a low kick but Lieu checks it.
Ludwig throws an off balance right hand
and Lieu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ludwig takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Ludwig misses
and Lieu counters with a body kick that stops Ludwig in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ludwig misses with a lunging right hand
and Lieu counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lieu misses the target.
Lieu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ludwig rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lieu counters with a good, hard body kick but Ludwig shrugs it off.
Ludwig misses with a hook
and Lieu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ludwig's knee momentarily.
Ludwig is breathing heavily.
Lieu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lieu scores with a hook.
Ludwig misses with a left hand
enabling Lieu to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Ludwig.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig misses the body punch
and Lieu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lieu.
Jab, jab by Lieu - just one landing.
Ludwig tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lieu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lieu clinches with his opponent.
Lieu with a knee to the head.
Lieu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ludwig in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lieu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lieu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lieu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Ludwig is rocked!
Lieu scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Ludwig is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lieu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ludwig seems to have got his legs back now.
Lieu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lieu.
Lieu scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Lieu.
Lieu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ludwig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lieu looking to throw knees to the head but Ludwig is blocking nicely.
Lieu lands with a right to the head.
Lieu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lieu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ludwig is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu lands a shoulder strike.
Lieu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ludwig just leaning against Lieu, taking a breather.
Ludwig drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lieu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ludwig misses with a body punch
and Lieu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Ludwig gets tackled into the cage by Lieu. Lieu maintains the clinch.
Lieu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ludwig avoids it.
Lieu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lieu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lieu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ludwig working aggressively here.
Ludwig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lieus head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ludwig throws an elbow but misses.
Lieu tries to land a knee to the head but Ludwig blocks with his arms.
Lieu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ludwig blocks it with crossed arms.

Ludwig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ludwig. Lieu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ludwig misses with a hook
and Lieu counters with a body kick that stops Ludwig in his tracks momentarily.
Lieu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lieu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ludwig to score with a decent uppercut.
Ludwig checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig looks to score with a jab to the body but Lieu is just out of range.
Ludwig misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lieu thumps Ludwig with a low kick.
Ludwig scores with a jab. Lieu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lieu misses with a looping left.
Ludwig cracks Lieu with an open hand slap.
Lieu takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Lieu forces Ludwig back against the cage and clinches.
Lieu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ludwig's efforts to push away.
Lieu looking to throw knees to the head but Ludwig is blocking nicely.
Lieu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ludwig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lieu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ludwig avoids it.
Ludwig lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ludwig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ludwig lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lieu backwards.
Ludwig tries to break the clinch but Lieu is controlling the position.
Lieu with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu lands an elbow inside that Ludwig shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ludwig.
Lieu tries a knee to the head but Ludwig blocks it.
Ludwig tries to circle away but Lieu has him pinned against the cage.
Ludwig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lieu prevents a body shot from Ludwig.
Lieu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lieu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ludwig backwards.
Ludwig is working for takedown but Lieu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lieu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Lieu.
Ludwig misses with the head strike.
Ludwig misses with a punch on the inside.
Lieu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lieu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ludwig scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lieu blocks an elbow strike.
Ludwig with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ludwig struggles to land a body shot inside as Lieu controls his hands.
Ludwig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ludwig working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lieu looking to throw knees to the head but Ludwig is blocking nicely.
Ludwig is looking to break free of the clinch but Lieu has double underhooks.
Ludwig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lieu tries a knee to the head but Ludwig blocks it.
Lieu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ludwig scores with a shoulder strike.
Ludwig trying to land knees to the body.
Ludwig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacque Lieu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ludwig lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ludwig throws out a loose jab but Lieu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ludwig swings widly with a right hand
and Lieu counters with a nice body shot.
Ludwig misses with an uppercut

and Lieu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lieu.
Ludwig throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lieu tries to land knees in the clinch but Ludwig avoids the damage to the body.
Ludwig has a couple of punches blocked by Lieu.
Ludwig tries a knee to the head but Lieu blocks it.
Lieu looking to throw knees to the head but Ludwig is blocking nicely.
Ludwig lands an uppercut.
Ludwig lands a nice shot to the body.
Lieu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ludwig working Lieu over with knees to the body.
Lieu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lieu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ludwig's face.
Lieu prevents a body shot from Ludwig.
Lieu misses with a knee to the head.
Ludwig is trying to break free.
Ludwig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Lieu.

Ludwig manages to break the clinch.
Lieu moves out of range as Ludwig strikes.
Ludwig misses with a right hand
and Lieu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ludwig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ludwig.
Ludwig misses with a lunging right hand
and Lieu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ludwig is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jay Ludwig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ludwig throws an off balance right hand
and Lieu counters with a solid body kick.
Ludwig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lieu was well out of range. Poor timing from Ludwig.
Ludwig misses with a right hand

and Lieu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ludwig misses with some punches.
Ludwig misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Lieu.
Lieu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lieu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ludwig's efforts to push away.
Lieu lands an elbow just above Ludwig 's eye.
Ludwig lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lieu backwards.
Lieu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lieu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ludwig blocks it with crossed arms.
Lieu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ludwig.
Lieu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lieu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lieu lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig lands a shot to the body.
Ludwig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lieu with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ludwig.
Ludwig misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lieu.
Lieu with a knee to the head.
Ludwig blocks an elbow strike from Lieu.
Lieu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lieu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ludwig will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ludwig throws a head punch that misses.
Ludwig trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ludwig.
Lieu missing with knees to the body.
Ludwig lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lieu lands an elbow that stopped Ludwig in his tracks for a moment.
Lieu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ludwig.

Ludwig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lieu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lieu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ludwig was well out of range. Poor timing from Lieu.
Ludwig connects with a body shot.
Lieu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lieu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig throws a right hand that misses
and Lieu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ludwig misses with a looping left.
Lieu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Lieu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lieu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ludwig misses with an elbow over the top.
Lieu tries a knee to the head but Ludwig blocks it.
Lieu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ludwig digs a right hand underneath Lieu's ribcage. Lieu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ludwig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacque Lieu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ludwig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ludwig scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ludwig lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lieu takes an elbow to the temple.
Ludwig lands a nice uppercut.
Ludwig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ludwig misses with a punch on the inside.
Ludwig throws a punch but it's blocked by Lieu.
Ludwig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ludwig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lieu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lieu tries a knee to the head but Ludwig blocks it.
Ludwig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ludwig lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig misses with a punch to the body.
Ludwig tries a body shot but Lieu blocks it.
Lieu looking to throw knees to the head but Ludwig is blocking nicely.
Ludwig is leaning against Lieu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ludwig.
Ludwig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ludwig trying to land knees to the body.
Lieu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ludwig blocks it with crossed arms.
Lieu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Ludwig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lieu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick by Ludwig misses
and Lieu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ludwig really felt that one!

Lieu drives through and clinches with Ludwig against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lieu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lieu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ludwig's face.
Ludwig lands a shot to the body.
Ludwig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lieu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ludwig creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lieu with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Ludwig breaks from the clinch.
Ludwig jabs at Lieu's body.
Ludwig misses with an uppercut

and Lieu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jay Ludwig will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lieu lands a nice hook to Ludwig's body. Ludwig takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ludwig scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lieu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lieu lands a nice looking body shot.
Ludwig misses with a right hand
and Lieu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ludwig thinking.
Ludwig connects with a single shot there.
Ludwig misses with a wild body shot.
Ludwig throws a poor cross that misses
and Lieu counters with a head kick. That will keep Ludwig thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ludwig misses with the body kick
and Lieu counters with a series of strikes. Ludwig will be more careful next time no doubt.
A lazy left from Lieu finds it's target.
Lieu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ludwig throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lieu counters with a one-two to the body.

Lieu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ludwig makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig misses with the head strike.
Lieu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ludwig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ludwig managing to block the knees to the body from Lieu.
Lieu lands a knee to the head.
Lieu is pressed up against the cage. Ludwig has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lieu down to the mat. Lieu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ludwig swings widly with a right hand
and Ludwig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lieu tries to close the distance and clinch but Ludwig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ludwig swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lieu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ludwig misses with a leg kick
and Lieu counters with a body kick that stops Ludwig in his tracks momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lieu!

Lieu gets a clinch.
Ludwig misses with the head strike.
Lieu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ludwig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lieu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lieu cracks Ludwig with a nice body shot.
Ludwig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lieu stalls.
Ludwig swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ludwig's defenses.
Lieu looking to throw knees to the head but Ludwig is blocking nicely.
Lieu lands an elbow inside that Ludwig shrugs off.
Ludwig misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lieu throws an elbow but misses.
Lieu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ludwig working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ludwig.
Ludwig wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Lieu.
Ludwig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ludwig throws an elbow but it misses.
Lieu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ludwig throws an elbow but misses.
Lieu tries a knee to the head but Ludwig blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Ludwig.
Ludwig tries to break the clinch but Lieu is controlling the position.
Ludwig tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ludwig misses with a body punch.
Lieu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lieu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ludwig.
Ludwig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ludwig lands a hook that snaps the head of Lieu backwards.
Lieu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ludwig lands with a light punch inside.
Ludwig tries to circle away but Lieu has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu pushes off an throws an elbow but Ludwig leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lieu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ludwig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ludwig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ludwig digs a right hand into Lieu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lieu's gas tank.
Lieu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ludwig.
Ludwig lands a damaging elbow.
Lieu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ludwig misses with a hook from the clinch.

Ludwig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lieu tries to clinch but Ludwig moves away
and Ludwig counters with a nice uppercut.
Ludwig feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lieu's calf.
Ludwig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lieu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lieu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ludwig cracks a nice hook into Lieu's ribs.
Lieu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ludwig's head.
Nice body punch from Lieu.
Ludwig throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lieu counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ludwig tries to keep at a distance but Lieu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lieu misses with a knee strike.
Ludwig missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ludwig.
Ludwig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lieu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ludwig's brow.
Lieu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ludwig has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ludwig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ludwig misses with a punch on the inside.
Ludwig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lieu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lieu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ludwig.
Ludwig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ludwig goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lieu prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Ludwig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ludwig scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lieu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ludwig's defenses.
Lieu tries a knee to the head but Ludwig blocks it.
Ludwig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ludwig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lieu's elbow.
Ludwig throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ludwig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lieu looking to throw knees to the head but Ludwig is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacque Lieu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lieu 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacque Lieu!