PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laudrup comes to the cage accompanied by U2- Zoo Station. 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?

Laudrup
vs
Howell

194 cm
29
217 lbs
29 - 20 - 0

180 cm
30
217 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER
160!

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Howell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell lands a body shot.
Howell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laudrup scores with a one two! Howell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Laudrup throws a right and a left that Howell avoids nicely.
Laudrup lands with an uppercut that bounces Howell off the cage and back into range.
Laudrup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laudrup with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Howell misses with a low kick as Laudrup jumps back.
Laudrup lands an overhand right.
Howell throws a sloppy head kick and Laudrup moves out of range easily.
Laudrup misses with a double jab.
Howell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howell slips a jab and a cross from Laudrup.
Laudrup swings for the body but Howell moves out of range.
A jab from Laudrup finds it's way through Howell's defenses.
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!
A head kick misses from Howell.
Laudrup throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Howell throws out a loose jab but Laudrup uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell missing with a left hand there. Laudrup was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howell throws a looping overhand right but Laudrup ducks down to avoid it.
Laudrup misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Laudrup misses.
Nice sprawl there from Laudrup as Howell shoots in.
Laudrup throws a jab when Howell was well out of range.
Howell throws a head kick but Laudrup moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laudrup. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laudrup misses with a wild body shot.
Howell tries to land a front kick but Laudrup steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Howell lands a head kick!

It looks like Hans Laudrup has been cut.
Laudrup checks a leg kick.
Laudrup is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Howell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Howell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laudrup connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Howell scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laudrup ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Laudrup takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Howell throws a chopping leg kick but Laudrup manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laudrup lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Howell throws a head kick but Laudrup moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Howell.
Howell throws a head kick but Laudrup moves out of range.
Laudrup slips under a jab.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
Laudrup lunges at Howell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Howell's hand.
Laudrup throws a low kick but Howell avoids it.
Howell avoids the body shot from Laudrup.
Laudrup looks to score with a jab to the body but Howell is just out of range.
Laudrup scores with a jab. Howell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Howell throws a head kick that misses
and Laudrup counters with a nice body shot.
Laudrup thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup defending well as Howell loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laudrup.
Laudrup dips to his left and cracks Howell with an uppercut!
Howell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
Howell misses with a head kick.
Laudrup jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
Laudrup avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howell closes the distance and clinches up with Laudrup, looking for a takedown. Howell pushes Laudrup against the cage but Laudrup circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Howell cracks Laudrup with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Laudrup connects with a body shot.
Laudrup blocks a head kick by Howell.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howell looks to land a body kick but Laudrup moved away.
Howell throws a low kick, looking for Laudrup's leg but Laudrup calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Howell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laudrup scores with a hook to the body. Howell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laudrup is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Laudrup throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laudrup scores with a shot to the body.
Laudrup is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Laudrup throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laudrup thows a body shot but no joy.
Laudrup lands a slapping body shot.
Laudrup tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Howell swivels and escapes.
Howell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Howell throws a head kick but Laudrup moves out of range.
Howell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laudrup.
Laudrup lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laudrup is looking to wear down Howell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell blocks a low kick nicely.
Laudrup fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howell manages to avoid it.
Howell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laudrup, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Laudrup dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Laudrup's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Howell tries to work over Laudrup's front leg with a kick but Laudrup checks it.
Laudrup keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laudrup scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Howell misses with a lunging right hand
and Laudrup counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laudrup.
Howell ducks right into an uppercut from Laudrup.
Howell fails to land the takedown.
Laudrup on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Howell misses with an uppercut.
Laudrup misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Howell tries a head kick but it misses.
Laudrup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laudrup. Laudrup obviously looking to wear him down.
Laudrup throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laudrup fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Howell sprawls well initially but Laudrup persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Laudrup is nestled in close to Howell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Howell trying to hold on to Laudrup's head to control him but Laudrup postures up.
Laudrup looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Laudrup trying to control from half guard but Howell is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Howell is refusing to be controlled, as Laudrup sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hans Laudrup just wasn't active enough.
Laudrup just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laudrup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laudrup checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Laudrup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laudrup turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Howell misses with a body kick.
Howell tries to land a leg kick but Laudrup saw it coming and moves away.
Howell misses the shot to the body.
Howell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laudrup with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Howell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laudrup connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Howell cracks a nice hook into Laudrup's ribs.
Laudrup moves out of range of the leg kick from Howell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup avoids the head kick by Howell.
Laudrup punishes Howell's body with a nice straight punch.
Laudrup lands a nice looking body shot.
Howell is breathing heavily.
Howell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laudrup tried to score with a low kick but Howell checks it.
Laudrup scores with a crisp jab that stopped Howell in his tracks.
Howell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Howell, right into the meat.
Howell throws a leg kick that misses.
Laudrup scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Howell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laudrup fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howell manages to avoid it.
A cross from Laudrup lands.
Howell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howell throws a low kick, looking for Laudrup's leg but Laudrup calmly moves out of range.
Howell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hans Laudrup is winning the standup battle so far.
Laudrup throws a nice outside leg kick.
Howell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Howell scores with a head kick.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
Laudrup uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howell.
Howell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laudrup to score with a decent uppercut.
Laudrup avoids a kick to the body.
Laudrup throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howell wants to slow Laudrup down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell misses with a head kick.
Howell tries a head kick but it misses.
Howell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laudrup throws a head kick but Howell moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Laudrup dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Laudrup's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Howell throws a lazy right hand but Laudrup sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laudrup punishes Howell's body with a nice straight punch.
Laudrup checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laudrup checks a low kick from Howell.
Laudrup thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Howell with that takedown attempt.
Laudrup lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Howell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Howell misses with a head kick.
Laudrup avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laudrup lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laudrup scores with a body shot.
Laudrup cracks Howell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Laudrup looks to score with a jab to the body but Howell is just out of range.
Laudrup lands a nice looking body shot.
Howell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Laudrup.
Howell motions for Laudrup to come forward. Howell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Laudrup looking to score a takedown here. Howell is defending well but Laudrup drives through and ends up in Howell's guard.
Laudrup wants to control from the top but Howell keeps moving.
Howell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laudrup content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Laudrup slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Laudrup trying to control the position from guard on top but Howell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Laudrup will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hans Laudrup.
A bone on bone clash there as Howell blocks the leg kick.
Howell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Howell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laudrup.
Howell connects with a solid leg kick.
Howell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laudrup is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Howell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laudrup's calf.
Laudrup feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Howell's calf.
Howell wants to slow Laudrup down by chopping away at his legs.
Howell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laudrup.
Howell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lester Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a looping overhand right but Laudrup ducks down to avoid it.
Laudrup throws a low kick, looking for Howell's leg but Howell calmly moves out of range.
Laudrup slips a jab from Howell.
Laudrup lands with a shot to the body.
Howell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laudrup punishes Howell's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Laudrup. Beautiful body shot.
Howell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Laudrup connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laudrup goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Laudrup looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laudrup checks a low kick from Howell.

Laudrup drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howell defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Howell is avoiding damage well.
Hans Laudrup is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laudrup staying calm.
Laudrup has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Laudrup trying to control the position but Howell is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee asks Laudrup politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Laudrup prefers to stall for the moment though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Laudrup showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laudrup has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Laudrup!
A relieved looking Hans Laudrup thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.