PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lauzon
vs
Lind

178 cm
23
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

176 cm
27
159 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Lauzon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Lind!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauzon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lind makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lind on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lauzon throws out a loose jab but Lind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lauzon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lind circles away quickly and effectively.
Lauzon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lind. Lind obviously looking to wear him down.
Lind tries to clinch up but Lauzon circles away and keeps his distance.
Lind throws a leg kick but Lauzon checks it.
Lind tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lind tries to clinch up.
Lauzon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lauzon misses with a left hand
and Lind counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lind slips a jab from Lauzon.
Lauzon ducks right into an uppercut from Lind.
Lauzon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lind circles away quickly and effectively.
Lauzon throws a right hand that misses
and Lind makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon swings for the body but Lind moves out of range.
Lauzon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Lind clinches up with Lauzon and pushes him back against the cage.
Lauzon throws a punch but it's blocked by Lind.
Lauzon misses with the head strike.
Lind blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Lind.
Lind effectively controlling the action here.
Lind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lind blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lauzon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lauzon can't find room to land a body shot as Lind controls the action.
Lind lands with a short shot to the head.
Lind scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lind lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lauzon or not.
Lind lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lauzon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lauzon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lind scores with a hook to the body.
Lind lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lind tries a body shot but Lauzon blocks it.
Lind has Lauzon pressed against the cage.
Lauzon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lind prevents it.
Lind creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lauzon's defenses.
Lauzon has a couple of punches blocked by Lind.
Lind has Lauzon pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lind.
Lind working Lauzon over with knees to the body.
Lauzon is breathing heavily.
Lind pushes Lauzon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lind will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lauzon up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lind.
A right hand to the body from Lind.

Lind escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lind fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lauzon, pushing him back against the cage.
Lauzon being controlled against the cage.
Lind makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lauzon misses with some punches.
Lind pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lauzon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lind lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lauzon backwards.
Lind lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lauzon.
Lind's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lind throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lauzons head.
Lauzon has had enough of the clinch but Lind keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lauzon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lauzon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lind stalling in the clinch.
Lind landing knees to the body.
Lind stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lind.
Lind lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lauzon backwards.
Lind lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Lind.
Lind leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lind is working Lauzon over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Lind dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lauzon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Lauzon.
Lauzon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lind fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lauzon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Lind moves into range and clinches up with Lauzon.
Lauzon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Lind - that landed with a thud.
Lind displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lauzon up against the cage.
Lind lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lind landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lind lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lind scores with a knee to the head.
Lind lands with a light punch inside.

Lind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Lauzon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lind. Lind obviously looking to wear him down.
Curtis Lind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lauzon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lind tests Lauzon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lind dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lauzon. That did some damage!
Lind looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lind lands a nice shot to the body.
Lind scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lauzon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lind.
Lauzon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lind digs a good hook to Lauzon's body.
Lind has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lind throws a leg kick which misses Lauzon's front leg but catches the back leg as Lauzon tries to avoid it.
Lind throws a nice inside leg kick.
Curtis Lind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lauzon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lind.

Lind drives through and clinches with Lauzon against the cage.
Lind scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lind as the two fighters clinch.
Lind dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lind lands a shoulder strike.
Lind is leaning against Lauzon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lind lands a body punch.
Lind lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Lind.
Lind digs a right hand underneath Lauzon's ribcage. Lauzon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Lind.
Lind works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lind lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lauzon backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lind stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lind lands a shoulder strike.
Lind lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lind lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lauzon backwards.
Lind's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lind throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lind content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lauzon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lind landing knees to the head.
Lind unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lauzon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lind digs a right hand into Lauzon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lauzon's gas tank.
Lind stalls.
Lind blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lind unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lauzon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lind slowing the pace effectively.
Lind blocks a body shot from Lauzon.
Lind holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lind landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lind has Lauzon pressed against the cage, preventing Lauzon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lind taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lind lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lauzon can't get the takedown.
Lauzon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lind gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short uppercut from Lind.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lauzon misses with a body punch.
Lind lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Lind showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lind lands with an uppercut that bounces Lauzon off the cage and back into rage.
Lind throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lind feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lauzon's calf.

Lind clinches up with Lauzon and pushes him back against the cage.
Lind lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lind presses Lauzon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lauzon tries to break free but Lind pushes him back against the cage.
Lind leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Lind's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Lind pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lauzon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lauzon looks to land a left hand but Lind moved out of range nicely.

Lind has closed the distance and engaged Lauzon in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lind lands with a right to the head.
Lind scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lauzon manages to break the clinch.
Lind fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lind buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lind wants to clinch.
Jab from Lind.
That kick from Lind tenderised Lauzon's leg. Lauzon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lauzon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lind buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lind with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Curtis Lind seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lind scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lind tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lauzon swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lind takes the fight into the clinch.
Lauzon is trying to push Lind away but Lind has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lind obliges.
A right hand to the body from Lind.
Lind scores with a hook to the body.
Lind lands a knee to the head.
Lind manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lind lands a body punch.
Lind holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lauzon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon is trying to break free.
Lauzon tries to throw a body punch but Lind avoids it by throwing Lauzon back against the cage.
Lind will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lauzon up against the cage.
Lind scores with a hook to the body.
Lind leaning against his opponent.
Lauzon has a couple of punches blocked by Lind.
A nice left hand lands by Lind.
Lind lands a body shot.

Lind's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lauzon dips to his left and cracks Lind with an uppercut!
Lauzon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lind was well out of range. Poor timing from Lauzon.
Lind listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lind slips a jab from Lauzon.
Lind connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind wants to clinch
and Lauzon counters with a nice uppercut.
Lind moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Lind.
Lauzon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lind counters with a slapping leg kick.

Lind gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lauzon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lind.
Lind is pushing Lauzon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lauzon misses with the head strike.
Curtis Lind seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lind gets through Lauzon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lind lands a right hand.
Lind lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lind tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lauzon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lind feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lauzon's calf.
Lind uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lauzon has time to react.
Lind tries to clinch up but Lauzon circles away and keeps his distance.
Lind throws a front kick that sends Lauzon stumbling back into the cage.
Lauzon avoids the head kick by Lind.
Lauzon throws out a loose jab but Lind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lind scoring well with a low kick there.

Lind fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lauzon, pushing him back against the cage.
Lind avoiding damage.
Lind working Lauzon over with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lind lands a nice uppercut.
Lind lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Lind.
Lind is leaning against Lauzon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Lind.
Lind lands a left hand.
Lind lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lind is struggling to control the position.
Lauzon can't break the clinch.
Lind effectively controlling the action here.
Lauzon blocks a body shot from Lind.
Lind blocks an uppercut.
Lind landing knees to the body.
Lind lands an elbow inside that Lauzon shrugs off.
Lauzon being controlled against the cage.
Lind lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lauzon backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lauzon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lind throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lind - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lind lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lauzon backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lind works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lind lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Lind as the two fighters clinch.
Lind presses Lauzon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Lind.
Lind scores with a hook to the body.

Lind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lauzon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lind.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands with a slapping head kick.
Lind lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Lauzon is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Lind.
Oh Lauzon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lauzon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lind. Lind obviously looking to wear him down.
Good exchange - Lind coming out on top.

Lind moves into the clinch.
Lauzon struggles to land a body shot inside as Lind controls his hands.
Lauzon seems to have got his legs back now.
Lauzon misses with some punches.
Lind content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lind lands with a light punch inside.
Lind throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lind slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Curtis Lind.
Lind uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lauzon with a jab.

Lind gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Lind.
A short body shot lands from Lind as the two fighters clinch.
Lind scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lind scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Lind dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lauzon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lind sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lind scores with a kick to the body.
Lauzon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lind ducks under a wild hook from Lauzon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lind. That's going to slow Lauzon down.
Lauzon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lind fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lind slips a straight right by Lauzon.
Lind throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lauzon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lauzon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lauzon swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lind buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lind lands a leg kick that knocks Lauzon off balance momentarily.
Lind scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lind connects with a right hand. Lauzon shakes it off.
Lind cracks Lauzon with an open hand slap.
Lind scoring well with a low kick there.

Lind pushes Lauzon up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lind.
Lauzon takes an elbow to the temple.
Lauzon tries to throw a body punch but Lind avoids it by throwing Lauzon back against the cage.
Lind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lind creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lind scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lauzon takes an elbow to the temple.
Lauzon tries to circle away but Lind has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lind.
Lind effectively controlling the action here.
Lind lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lind scores with a hook to the body.
Lind dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lind unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lind.
Lind lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lauzon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lauzon tries to score a body lock takedown but Lind shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lind cracks Lauzon with a nice body shot.
Lind scores with a shot to the side of Lauzon's head.
Nice body punch from Lind - that landed with a thud.
Lind pushes Lauzon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lind lands a nice uppercut.
Lind lands an elbow inside.
Lind lands with a short shot to the head.
Lind stalling against the cage.
Lind lands a nice shot to the body.
Lind stalling.
Curtis Lind is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Lauzon fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lauzon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lind is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Lind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lind thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lauzon if he has to take too many more of those.
Lauzon looks to land a left hand but Lind moved out of range nicely.
No luck for Lauzon with that takedown attempt.
Joe Lauzon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Lauzon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lind scores with a nice right hand.
Lind fakes the leg kick and cracks Lauzon in the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lind scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lauzon misses with an uppercut
enabling Lind to counter with a crisp jab.
Lauzon misses with a right hand
and Lind counters with a thumping low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Lind comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lind 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 43:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 43:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Lind!
Curtis Lind is the new lightweight champion!