PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Ludwig (ranked 1571 p4p, 215 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzki (ranked 2399 p4p, 299 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ludwig
vs
Niedzwiedzki

185 cm
24
199 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
199 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Cipher Nutrition

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sven Ludwig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzki!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niedzwiedzki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Niedzwiedzki.

It looks like Sven Ludwig has been cut.
Ludwig looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ludwig delivers a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Ludwig.
Niedzwiedzki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ludwig was well out of range. Poor timing from Niedzwiedzki.
Ludwig throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ludwig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niedzwiedzki.
Ludwig scores with a hook to the body. Niedzwiedzki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niedzwiedzki.
We've been hearing reports that Ludwig has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Niedzwiedzki swings for the body but Ludwig moves out of range.
Niedzwiedzki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ludwig is looking to land body kicks.
Niedzwiedzki throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ludwig throws a leg kick which misses Niedzwiedzki's front leg but catches the back leg as Niedzwiedzki tries to avoid it.
Niedzwiedzki tries to bum rush Ludwig with a series of wild strikes but Ludwig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niedzwiedzki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ludwig is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ludwig scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruno Niedzwiedzki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ludwig moves out of range of the leg kick from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki throws a sloppy head kick and Ludwig moves out of range easily.
Niedzwiedzki tries a head kick but it misses.
Niedzwiedzki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Niedzwiedzki throws a lazy body kick

and Ludwig counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ludwig.

Niedzwiedzki kicks Ludwig off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Ludwig tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruno Niedzwiedzki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niedzwiedzki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ludwig counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ludwig blocks a low kick nicely.
Niedzwiedzki throws a lazy right hand but Ludwig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ludwig scores with a kick to the body.
Ludwig cracks the inside of Niedzwiedzki's front leg.
Ludwig wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Niedzwiedzki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ludwig counters with a body kick.
Niedzwiedzki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ludwig is able to avoid easily.
Ludwig thumps Niedzwiedzki with a low kick.
Ludwig throws a shot to the body.
Niedzwiedzki throws a wild body kick that Ludwig sees coming a mile off.

Ludwig gets a double leg takedown into Niedzwiedzki's guard.
Ludwig is standing up over Niedzwiedzki. Niedzwiedzki looks to escape but Ludwig dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Niedzwiedzki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Niedzwiedzki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ludwig is putting a hurting on Niedzwiedzki here, landing some big shots from side control.
Niedzwiedzki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ludwig trying to control the position but Niedzwiedzki is working away.
Niedzwiedzki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Niedzwiedzki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ludwig winds up and cracks Niedzwiedzki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki is trying to control but can't.
Niedzwiedzki is trying to get back to full guard.
Niedzwiedzki is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ludwig is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Niedzwiedzki looking for a kimura from the bottom but Ludwig passes into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ludwig working away.
Ludwig is looking to take a break and control but Niedzwiedzki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ludwig is working Niedzwiedzki over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Ludwig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Ludwig's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ludwig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ludwig drops down looking for a counter takedown but Niedzwiedzki sprawls and moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ludwig.
Ludwig throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Niedzwiedzki misses its intended target.
Ludwig lands a slapping body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ludwig. That's going to slow Niedzwiedzki down.
Niedzwiedzki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Niedzwiedzki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sven Ludwig is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick from Ludwig.
Niedzwiedzki 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.
Niedzwiedzki throws a series of punches but Ludwig avoids them all with ease.
Ludwig moves out of range of the body kick.
Niedzwiedzki moves out of range as Ludwig throws a body kick.
Ludwig is looking to wear down Niedzwiedzki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A lazy body kick from Niedzwiedzki
and Ludwig counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niedzwiedzki takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ludwig counters with a leg kick.
Niedzwiedzki is breathing heavily.
Ludwig scores with a push kick.
Ludwig throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick by Niedzwiedzki misses
and Ludwig counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ludwig lands a jab to the head.
Ludwig throws a nice outside leg kick.

Ludwig shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Niedzwiedzki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ludwig scoring with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ludwig working the body and head with strikes.
Ludwig trying to control the position but Niedzwiedzki is working away.
Niedzwiedzki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig looks up at the clock and then as Niedzwiedzki takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ludwig smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Niedzwiedzki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Niedzwiedzki is rocked!
Niedzwiedzki is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Niedzwiedzki is still in real trouble! Can Ludwig finish him?
Ludwig working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Niedzwiedzki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ludwig has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ludwig scores with punches from side control.
Ludwig trying to control the position but Niedzwiedzki is working away.
Niedzwiedzki is trying to improve his position.
Ludwig lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ludwig connects with a decent elbow.
A big shot lands for Ludwig! That's hurt Niedzwiedzki! Will he recover? Ludwig fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Ludwig!
In his post fight interview, Sven Ludwig started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.