PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Ludwig (ranked 699 p4p, 93 weight class) and Gordon Cummins (ranked 2360 p4p, 287 weight class). Sven Ludwig has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ludwig
vs
Cummins

185 cm
27
199 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

177 cm
27
190 lbs
9 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 15 - 8 - 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 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gordon Cummins!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cummins swings widly with a right hand
and Ludwig counters with an inside leg kick.
Cummins sizes up Ludwig with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ludwig looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Ludwig clinches with his opponent.
Cummins can't break the clinch.
Cummins working hard to break the clinch.
Ludwig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cummins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Ludwig.
Cummins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ludwig has him pressed against the cage.

Ludwig turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ludwig throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ludwig prevents Cummins from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ludwig is working Cummins over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummins taking a bit of punishment here - Ludwig scoring with strikes.
Cummins wants to get back to his feet.
Ludwig throws an elbow but Cummins slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ludwig tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cummins is pushing Ludwig's head away, looking to escape. Ludwig manages to hold on to the position though.
Ludwig is chipping away with strikes.
Cummins defending against the ground and pound.
Cummins is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ludwig asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ludwig throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cummins is pushing Ludwig's head away, looking to escape. Ludwig manages to hold on to the position though.
Cummins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cummins wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cummins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cummins is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ludwig scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cummins to see if he's OK.
Cummins dodges the ground and pound from Ludwig.
Ludwig cracks Cummins with a big right hand but Cummins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ludwig grinds an elbow into Cummins's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ludwig cracks Cummins with a big elbow.
Ludwig sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cummins is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cummins is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ludwig asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cummins is trying to get back to his feet.
Ludwig scoring with punches from side control.
Cummins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cummins is pushing Ludwig's head away, looking to escape. Ludwig manages to hold on to the position though.
The strikes coming from Ludwig are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ludwig postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ludwig cracks Cummins with a big elbow.
Cummins tries to escape but Ludwig is in control.
Ludwig controls the position.
Ludwig scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cummins is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ludwig working the ground and pound but Cummins is defending the strikes.
Cummins is trying to get back to his feet.

Cummins bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cummins misses with a hook.
No joy there for Cummins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cummins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ludwig.
A quick step to the side and Ludwig tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cummins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ludwig wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ludwig shoots in looking for a takedown. Cummins tries to sprawl out of it but Ludwig keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cummins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Ludwig misses the target.
Ludwig misses the shot to the body.
Gordon Cummins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ludwig moves into the clinch.
A short left from Ludwig.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Ludwig dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cummins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Ludwig scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ludwig lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cummins is trying to stand back up but Ludwig is controlling him
Ludwig scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cummins is trying to stand back up but Ludwig is controlling him
Nice strikes from Ludwig there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ludwig throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ludwig is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cummins can do to turn this around?
Cummins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ludwig.
Ludwig working over Cummins with some ground and pound. Cummins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ludwig working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ludwig stops Cummins from getting back to his feet.
Ludwig looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cummins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cummins tries to kick Ludwig off but Ludwig keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ludwig missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummins wants to stand back up but Ludwig manages to pass into side control.
Ludwig trying to control the position but Cummins is working away.
Ludwig cracks Cummins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ludwig cracks Cummins with a big elbow.
Cummins is pushing Ludwig's head away, looking to escape. Ludwig manages to hold on to the position though.
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.
Cummins tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Ludwig has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Cummins.
Ludwig has Cummins flattened out and is raining down punches.
Cummins wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig scores with punches from the back.

Cummins is rocked!
Cummins gets cracked with a huge elbow and he's out cold! Possibly KO of the night from the back? Unusual but possible!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sven Ludwig!
Sven Ludwig decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.