PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Loens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loens kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock You Real Hard . Lashley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hustlin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Loens
vs
Lashley

172 cm
19
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
135 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rudi Loens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loens fails to land with a series of punches.
Loens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loens tries to clinch but Lashley moves away
and Lashley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loens fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lashley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lashley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lashley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Loens's head.
Lashley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lashley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lashley throws a big elbow that misses.
Lashley cracks Loens with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lashley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lashley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lashley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Loens wants to get back to his feet but Lashley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Lashley stands up and waves to Loens to follow him.
Loens throws a right hand that Lashley ducks under and follows up with a left that Lashley also avoids with ease.
No luck for Lashley with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loens displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Lashley clinches up against the cage.

Lashley turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lashley manages to end up in side control.
Loens is trying to buck Lashley off.
Lashley lands a nice forearm strike.
Loens takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Lashley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lashley misses with a two punch combination.
Loens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lashley keeps Loens at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lashley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lashley showed some decent athleticism there.
Lashley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Loens wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lashley lands a nice short elbow.

Lashley stands up from half guard.
Lashley scores with a head kick. Loens tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Rudi Loens has been cut.
Loens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lashley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Lashley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lashley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lashley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lashley with the ground and pound from mount.
Lashley lands a nice shot to the head.
Loens really wants to buck Lashley off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lashley with shots to the head and body - Loens looks very uncomfortable down there.
Loens is trying to stand.
Loens is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lashley scoring with strikes but Loens is staying in there.
Lashley with shots to the head and body - Loens looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lashley has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Loens is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luke Lashley!
Luke Lashley took some time post fight to say the following; 'Soul Supremacy Alliance dominates'.