PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laudrup has chosen U2- Zoo Station as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Lao
vs
Laudrup

192 cm
34
217 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

194 cm
38
217 lbs
45 - 32 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Kung Lao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laudrup avoids the body shot from Lao.
Lao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laudrup.
A bone on bone clash there as Lao blocks the leg kick.
Hans Laudrup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laudrup tries to clinch there but Lao circles away.
Lao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laudrup's sensitive parts.
Lao scores with a punch to the head.
Laudrup throws a hook to the side of Lao's head but Lao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laudrup turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lao digs a good body shot into Laudrup's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Lao. Beautiful body shot.
Lao misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Laudrup is predictable there
and Lao counters with a nice leg kick.
Lao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laudrup checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laudrup throws a body shot but no joy.
Lao went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice body kick there by Laudrup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laudrup slips under a jab from Lao.
Lao moves out of range as Laudrup throws a body kick.
Laudrup staying out of range there.
Lao throws a body punch but Laudrup moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao connects with a looping right hand.
Laudrup throws a low kick but Lao moves out of range easily.
Laudrup feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot by Lao.
Lao thuds a left hand into Laudrup's body.
Laudrup misses the jab.
Laudrup misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lao.
Laudrup throws a sloppy head kick and Lao moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lao.
Lao connects with an inside leg kick.
Lao throws a looping overhand right but Laudrup ducks down to avoid it.
Lao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laudrup.
Good work by Laudrup as he checks the leg kick.
Lao just misses with a punch to the body.
Laudrup misses with a straight left.
Laudrup swings for the body but Lao moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laudrup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laudrup takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laudrup connects with a right hand. Lao shakes it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lao.
Sloppy strikes from Lao. Those never looked like landing.
Laudrup on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Laudrup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lao was well out of range. Poor timing from Laudrup.
Lao scoring well with a low kick there.
Laudrup is looking to clinch.
Laudrup with a jab.
Laudrup misses with a leg kick.
Lao lands a jab to the head.
Lao throws a body kick that misses.
Laudrup lands a right hook to the body.
Lao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laudrup makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laudrup swings widly with a right hand
and Lao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laudrup has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Laudrup comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lao was well out of range. Poor timing from Laudrup.
Laudrup tries to clinch there but Lao circles away.
Lao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laudrup scores with a shot to the body.
Lao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laudrup ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lao moves away.
Lao lands a lovely overhand right.
Laudrup throws a leg kick that misses.
Laudrup misses with a wild body shot.
Laudrup lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laudrup throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Lao.
Laudrup lands a body shot.
Lao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laudrup.
Laudrup misses with a wild body shot.
Laudrup tries to clinch up but Lao circles away and keeps his distance.
Laudrup throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laudrup ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lao moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Laudrup blocks a head kick by Lao.
Lao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laudrup is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lao rather than just go for the knockout.
Lao misses with a body shot.
Lao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laudrup avoids the head kick by Lao.
Laudrup uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lao.
Lao misses with an uppercut. Laudrup saw that one coming.
Lao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laudrup checks it well.
Lao throws a hook but Laudrup avoids it easily.
Laudrup dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lao. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lao 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.
Laudrup tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lao is able to avoid easily.
Lao appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Lao.
Lao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kung Lao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lao cracks Laudrup with a good jab.
Laudrup scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lao doesn't seem bothered though.
Lao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laudrup.
Laudrup appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Lao. Beautiful body shot.
Laudrup pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laudrup shapes to counter with a head kick.
Laudrup stuns Lao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lao throws the kick towards the body but Laudrup avoids it.
Laudrup scores with a one two! Lao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Laudrup lands a nice hook to Lao's body. Lao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lao is looking to chop away at Laudrup's legs.
Lao sets himself, and Laudrup steps forward looking for the clinch! Lao avoids it this time.
Lao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Laudrup if he has to take too many more of those.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Laudrup - the referee stops the clock and Lao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Laudrup. Lao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lao throws a solid leg kick but Laudrup takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lao.
Lao backing away here, and Laudrup unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laudrup makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laudrup. That's going to slow Lao down.
Laudrup is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lao connects with a right hand. Laudrup shakes it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Lao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laudrup just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLao.
Lao scores with a head kick. Laudrup tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laudrup.
Lao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laudrup.
Lao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laudrup connects with a looping right hand.
Lao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laudrup keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laudrup.
Laudrup takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lao throws a leg kick which misses Laudrup's front leg but catches the back leg as Laudrup tries to avoid it.
Laudrup's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laudrup jabs at Lao's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laudrup lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laudrup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lao was well out of range. Poor timing from Laudrup.
Lao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laudrup misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lao.
Laudrup lands a slapping body shot.
Laudrup tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Lao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lao works Laudrup's body with a nice hook.

Lao gets tackled into the cage by Laudrup. Laudrup maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laudrup as Lao tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laudrup misses with a body punch.
Lao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lao avoids a wild elbow strike from Laudrup.
Laudrup lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Lao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laudrup throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao swings for the body but Laudrup moves out of range.
Lao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lao lands a jab to the nose.
Laudrup fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lao manages to avoid it.
Lao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lao works the jab nicely.
Laudrup throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laudrup punishes Lao's body with a nice straight punch.
Laudrup throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
Laudrup connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lao.
Lao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laudrup is able to avoid easily.
Laudrup misses with a jab to the body
and Lao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laudrup lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lao throws a hook to the side of Laudrup's head but Laudrup sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lao circles away quickly and effectively.
Laudrup comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laudrup misses with a body kick.
Laudrup throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laudrup takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Laudrup.
Lao throws a looping overhand right but Laudrup ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Lao misses
and Laudrup counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Laudrup misses
and Lao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laudrup misses with a body shot.
Laudrup tried to score with a low kick but Lao checks it.
Lao misses with a body shot.
Laudrup scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Laudrup blocks the leg kick.
Laudrup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laudrup checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laudrup lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hans Laudrup will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laudrup.
Lao thinks about countering with a head kick.
Laudrup lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laudrup is out of range and Lao settles back down.
Lao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laudrup throws a jab but it's blocked by Lao.
Lao throws a chopping leg kick but Laudrup manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good work by Laudrup as he checks the leg kick.
Laudrup looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lao throws a front kick that sends Laudrup stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Lao.
Lao with a jab.
Laudrup throws a nice looking combination but Lao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Laudrup's head backwards.
A good leg kick by Lao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Lao.
Laudrup moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laudrup will feel that in the morning.
Kung Lao is winning the standup battle so far.
Lao avoids a kick to the body.
Lao scores with a hook.
Lao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laudrup.
Laudrup misses with a hook. Lao ducked under it nicely.
Laudrup is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laudrup misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lao.
Lao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lao digs a good body shot into Laudrup's ribs.
Lao throws a hook to the side of Laudrup's head but Laudrup sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laudrup takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laudrup on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lao looks to land a body kick but Laudrup moved away.
Laudrup thumps Lao with a low kick.
Laudrup scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lao avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao avoids the head kick by Laudrup.
Lao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lao with a jab.
Laudrup swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab by Lao.
Lao throws a head kick but Laudrup moves out of range.
Laudrup throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laudrup.
A swing and a miss from Lao.
Laudrup lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lao circles away quickly and effectively.
Lao cracks Laudrup with an open hand slap.
Lao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Laudrup swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao avoids the body shot from Laudrup.
Laudrup pushes Lao away with a front kick.
Lao clobbers Laudrup with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laudrup throws a body punch but Lao moves out of range.
Laudrup misses with a body shot.
Lao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lao misses with a two punch combination.
Laudrup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Laudrup.
Laudrup moves out of range as Lao strikes.
Lao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laudrup slips under a jab.
Laudrup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Lao counters with a quick kick to the body but Laudrup blocks it.
Laudrup throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laudrup clobbers Lao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laudrup throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lao cracks Laudrup with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laudrup throws a lazy right hand but Lao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lao wants to land a leg kick but Laudrup is out of range.
Lao takes a swing at Laudrup's ribcage but misses.
Lao misses with an uppercut. Laudrup saw that one coming.
Laudrup has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lao.
Lao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laudrup digs a good hook to Lao's body.
Lao swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laudrup lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lao.
Laudrup changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laudrup has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Laudrup throws a hook but Lao blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Lao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lao 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Lao!
Kung Lao is the new light heavyweight champion!
Kung Lao thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Hans Laudrup stepped up to the mic, saying 'They say I'm too old, I still say screw them.'.