PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Loughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dag Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loughlin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - Damage Inc.. This should be fireworks!

Loughlin
vs
Luther

189 cm
29
212 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Legal High's [CBK]
Legal High's [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dag Luther!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loughlin scores with a shot to the body.
Loughlin misses with a body punch
and Luther counters with a one-two to the body.
Luther misses with a straight right.
Loughlin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luther rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loughlin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luther thinking.
Luther misses with a hook to the body
and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
Donk. Luther catches Loughlin right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Luther finds it's way through Loughlin's defenses.
Luther throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loughlin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Loughlin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luther looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luther fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luther shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Loughlin as he jumps to the side.
Laurent Loughlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dag Luther.
Luther wants to clinch but Loughlin slips to the side
and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin lands with a shot to the body.
Luther slips under a jab from Loughlin.
Luther jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luther swings widly with a right hand
and Loughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Loughlin misses.
A jab from Loughlin finds it's way through Luther's defenses.
Laurent Loughlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luther moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Loughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther looks to throw the jab but Loughlin is out of range.
Luther throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luther wants to clinch.
Loughlin misses with a left hand
and Luther counters with an outside leg kick.
Loughlin throws a leg kick but Luther moved away.

Luther gets a double leg takedown into Loughlin's guard.
Luther prevents Loughlin from getting back to his feet.
Loughlin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Luther on the ground.
Luther loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Loughlin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Luther throws and elbow that misses. Loughlin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Luther's guard. Nice move by Loughlin!
Loughlin wants to get up but he can't break Luther's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Luther manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Loughlin manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loughlin is looking to stand up but Luther isn't so interested in that idea.
Luther lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dag Luther dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Loughlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luther rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loughlin counters with a left and a right that stings Luther.
Luther throws a poor cross that misses
and Loughlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luther misses with a shot to the body
and Loughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laurent Loughlin is winning the standup battle so far.
Loughlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luther throws the left hand but Loughlin avoids the punch easily.
Loughlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luther uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loughlin.
Luther looks to land a right hand but Loughlin moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loughlin throws a low kick, looking for Luther's leg but Luther calmly moves out of range.
Loughlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luther.
Luther throws a right hand that misses

and Loughlin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Loughlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Loughlin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luther.
Loughlin just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin lands a jab to the nose.
Loughlin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luther's hands.
Luther misses with a jab to the body
and Loughlin counters with a nice body shot.
Luther throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin counters with a stiff right hand.
Loughlin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Loughlin there.
Luther misses with an uppercut

and Loughlin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Loughlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Luther won't allow it.
Loughlin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Loughlin has a couple of punches blocked by Luther.
Loughlin wants to break free but Luther has control.
Loughlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luther lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Loughlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Luther lands a takedown into guard.
Luther throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loughlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Luther postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Luther with a nice head shot there.
Luther throws a big right hand that misses.
Luther postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Luther has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Luther working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Loughlin wants to stand but Luther is controlling the position.
Luther scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther throws a big right hand that misses.
Luther throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loughlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Luther won't allow Loughlin to get back to his feet.

Luther has gone for a leg lock! Loughlin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Luther's guard.
Loughlin wanted to stand there but Luther had control of the position.
Luther is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Luther working for a triangle but Loughlin defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laurent Loughlin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Luther misses with a low kick.
Luther shoots in looking for a takedown. Loughlin tries to sprawl out of it but Luther keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Loughlin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luther has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luther there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luther keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loughlin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Loughlin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Luther misses with a leg kick
letting Loughlin counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Luther misses
and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Loughlin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Loughlin is predictable there
and Luther counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Loughlin punishes Luther's body with a nice straight punch.
Luther falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Loughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loughlin.
Loughlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Luther.
Loughlin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Loughlin misses with a hook
and Luther counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Luther misses
and Loughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luther misses with a low kick.
Loughlin throws an overhand right that lands on Luther's shoulder, as Luther tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Luther is predictable there
and Loughlin counters with a straight right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luther.
No joy there for Loughlin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luther rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luther misses with a left hand
and Loughlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Loughlin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luther connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loughlin. Loughlin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luther throws a poor cross that misses
and Loughlin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Loughlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Luther.
Loughlin sizes up Luther with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Luther throws a leg kick that is checked
and Loughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Dag Luther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luther fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laurent Loughlin clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Loughlin takes a swing at Luther's ribcage but misses.
Loughlin walks into a stiff left hand from Luther.
Loughlin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Luther connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loughlin misses with a looping left.
Luther ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loughlin moves away.
Luther bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loughlin's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loughlin can pounce on him.
Luther shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Loughlin counters with a nice leg kick.
Loughlin lands a two punch combo.
Luther misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luther throws a predictable looking body shot
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Loughlin looks to land a combination but Luther avoids it well.
Luther connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luther.
Luther throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loughlin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Loughlin misses
and Luther counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luther checks a low kick from Loughlin.
Luther misses with a jab to the body
and Loughlin counters with an outside leg kick.
Luther fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Loughlin takes a swing at Luther's ribcage but misses.
Luther wants to clinch but Loughlin slips to the side
and Loughlin counters with a good low kick that Luther was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther connects with a right hand. Loughlin shakes it off.
Luther cracks the inside of Loughlin's front leg.
Loughlin jabs Luther right on the nose. Luther blinks but takes it well.
Luther throws a leg kick
and Loughlin counters with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Luther misses
and Loughlin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Loughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luther.
Luther misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luther throws a sloppy body shot
and Loughlin counters with a one-two to the body.
Luther walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Loughlin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luther pivots, looking for a leg kick but Loughlin is out of range and Luther settles back down.
Loughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luther moves away.
Luther throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luther takes a swing at Loughlin's ribcage but misses.
Luther tries to clinch up but Loughlin circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Laurent Loughlin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Luther rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loughlin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Luther's knee momentarily.
Loughlin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luther throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Loughlin scores with a nice strike.
Luther ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luther misses with a body shot
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Luther tries to clinch up
and Loughlin counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther misses with a takedown attempt
and Loughlin counters with a straight right hand.
Luther moves away from the strike by Loughlin.
A low kick from Loughlin misses
and Luther counters with a nice body shot.
Loughlin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Luther misses with a right hand
and Loughlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luther misses with a hook to the body
and Loughlin counters with a good low kick that Luther was not able to check.
Luther misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Luther misses with a takedown attempt
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Luther is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Luther falls off balance throwing a combination
and Loughlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Loughlin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Loughlin misses with a wild body shot.
Luther misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Loughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Laurent Loughlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dag Luther.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loughlin. Luther does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Luther is predictable there
and Loughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Loughlin misses with a body shot.
Luther moves in looking to clinch but Loughlin pushes him off.
Luther has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luther throws a poor cross that misses
and Luther takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loughlin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Luther counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luther misses with an uppercut
and Loughlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Loughlin throws a lazy body kick
and Luther counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch but Loughlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luther misses with a left hand
and Loughlin counters with a series of strikes. Luther will be more careful next time no doubt.
Luther gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luther takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luther throws a poor cross that misses
and Loughlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luther throws a leg kick that is checked
and Loughlin counters with a one-two to the body.
Dag Luther has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luther misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Laurent Loughlin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Loughlin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47

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