PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Loughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loughlin comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Damage Inc.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Loughlin
vs
Foster

189 cm
29
212 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

195 cm
23
220 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Laurent Loughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Foster!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loughlin lands a slapping body shot.
Foster scores with a jab to the jaw.
Foster throws a body punch but Loughlin moves out of range.
Foster misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Loughlin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loughlin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Loughlin throws a leg kick but Foster checks it.
Foster just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin wants to clinch.
Foster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loughlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foster looks to land a combination but Loughlin avoids it well.
Foster scores with a body shot.
Foster throws an off balance right hand
and Loughlin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Foster throws a predictable looking body shot
and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loughlin moves away.
Loughlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foster manages to avoid it.
A jab from Foster misses.
Loughlin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Foster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foster misses the body punch
and Loughlin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Loughlin.
Loughlin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Foster.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcus Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Foster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loughlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Foster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Foster misses with a body shot
and Loughlin counters with an outside leg kick.
Loughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foster.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin counters with a nice leg kick.
Loughlin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Foster checks a leg kick.
Laurent Loughlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster misses with a two punch combination.
Loughlin tries to close the distance and clinch but Foster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster fails with the takedown
and Loughlin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Foster really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Foster throws an off balance right hand
and Loughlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loughlin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Foster checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Loughlin is predictable there

so Foster counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Foster throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Foster prevents Loughlin from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Foster throws and elbow that misses. Loughlin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Foster's guard. Nice move by Loughlin!
Loughlin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Foster looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcus Foster.
Foster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loughlin is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Loughlin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Foster thinking.
Foster misses with an uppercut
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loughlin cracks Foster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Loughlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Loughlin ducks under a wild hook from Foster.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Loughlin counters with a thumping low kick.
Foster misses with a left hand
and Loughlin counters with a nice body shot.
Foster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Loughlin counter with a right hand.
Laurent Loughlin is winning the standup battle so far.
Foster dodges the punch combination from Loughlin.
Foster misses with a left hand
and Loughlin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Loughlin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laurent Loughlin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Loughlin tries to work over Foster's front leg with a kick but Foster checks it.
Foster misses with a right hand
and Loughlin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Foster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Loughlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loughlin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Loughlin scoring well with a low kick there.
Foster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Foster throws a lazy uppercut
and Loughlin counters with a good low kick that Foster was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Loughlin.
Nice takedown defense from Loughlin. No joy for Foster on that attempt.
Loughlin throws a leg kick
and Foster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foster misses with a hook
and Loughlin counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws a right hand that misses
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foster checks a leg kick.
Foster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Loughlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Foster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcus Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Foster is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin misses with a leg kick
and Foster counters with a series of strikes. Loughlin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Foster throws a poor cross that misses
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loughlin is looking to wear down Foster with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Foster throws a poor cross that misses
and Loughlin counters with a nice body shot.
Loughlin thuds his right hand into Foster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Loughlin cracks Foster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Foster drops his hands momentarily and Loughlin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Foster misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Loughlin counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foster throws a body punch but Loughlin moves out of range.
Loughlin misses with a double jab.
Foster misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster misses with an uppercut
and Loughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Foster misses
and Loughlin counters with a big head kick but Foster shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Laurent Loughlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loughlin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laurent Loughlin!