PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolf Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laudrup has chosen Zoo Station as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Christian
vs
Laudrup

191 cm
25
210 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

194 cm
22
219 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wolf Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laudrup was well out of range. Poor timing from Christian.
Sloppy strikes from Laudrup. Those never looked like landing.
Laudrup throws a body punch but Christian moves out of range.
Christian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christian throws a chopping leg kick but Laudrup manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Christian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laudrup as he avoids it easily.
Christian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christian throws a combination that misses

and Laudrup moves into the clinch.
Christian tries to stall but Laudrup uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laudrup dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laudrup softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laudrup lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Christian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Christian wants to break free but Laudrup has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Laudrup gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Christian regains guard.
Laudrup wants to control from the top but Christian keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laudrup is standing up over Christian. Christian looks to escape but Laudrup dives into side control.
Laudrup scoring with punches from side control.
Laudrup sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Christian is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Laudrup creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Christian sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Laudrup wants to control but Christian is keeping him busy.
Laudrup fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laudrup advances to full mount.
Christian tries to hold on but Laudrup pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Laudrup there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Christian can't escape the position.
Laudrup throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Laudrup thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Laudrup's lack of action.
Christian has hold of Laudrup's hands but Laudrup slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Laudrup keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Laudrup seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Christian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Laudrup wants to pass to mount but Christian is defending the position.
Laudrup missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup is trying to control. Christian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Christian tries to roll over but Laudrup keeps him under control.
Laudrup missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Laudrup has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Christian slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Laudrup prevents Christian from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Laudrup is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Christian is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Christian has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Laudrup dominated that round.
That's time! Christian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Christian leaves Laudrup with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Christian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laudrup sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christian thuds his right hand into Laudrup's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Hans Laudrup has been cut.
Christian throws a shot from downtown. Laudrup moves away and avoids it.
Wolf Christian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Christian misses.
Laudrup checks a low kick from Christian.

Laudrup shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Christian manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Christian is trying to keep Laudrup in close.
Laudrup trying to control the position from guard on top but Christian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laudrup accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laudrup trying to control the position from guard on top but Christian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laudrup throws a big right hand that misses.
Laudrup prevents Christian from getting back to his feet.
Laudrup postures up in Christian's guard and throws a big left but Christian blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Laudrup throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laudrup landing with the ground and pound.
Laudrup thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laudrup accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laudrup looking to pass the guard.
Laudrup slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laudrup throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laudrup throws and elbow that misses. Christian uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Laudrup's guard. Nice move by Christian!
Christian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Christian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Christian throws a big right hand that misses.
Christian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laudrup works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laudrup is trying to control the position but Christian postures up.
Christian stopping the sweep attempt from Laudrup.
Christian postures up.
Christian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christian throws and elbow that misses. Laudrup uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christian's guard. Nice move by Laudrup!
Laudrup wants to pass the guard but Christian is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolf Christian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Laudrup's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Christian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laudrup finds it's way round the side to connect with Christian's head.
Laudrup slips a straight right by Christian.
Laudrup uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christian.

Laudrup closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Christian to the mat! Christian manages to get full guard.
Laudrup slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laudrup is trying to control. Christian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Laudrup trying to advance position but Christian counters by regaining guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laudrup trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laudrup throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Christian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laudrup throws and elbow that misses. Christian uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Laudrup's guard. Nice move by Christian!
Christian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Christian throws and elbow that misses. Laudrup uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christian's guard. Nice move by Laudrup!
Christian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Christian tries to get out of the position.
Laudrup pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christian is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Christian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laudrup missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Christian keeping moving, preventing Laudrup from controlling successfully.
Laudrup stands and throws Christian's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Laudrup wants to control but Christian is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Christian is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Christian prevents Laudrup from moving into mount.
An elbow from Laudrup crashes against the mat.
Laudrup lands some shots froms side control.

Laudrup goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Christian has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Laudrup but great work by Christian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laudrup tries to improve position but can't.
Laudrup is trying to control Christian's posture but Christian avoids it.
Christian is trying to ground and pound but Laudrup uses the momentary lack of control by Christian to regain half guard.
Christian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Laudrup works his way to full guard. Good work.
Christian postures up in Laudrup's guard and throws a big left but Laudrup blocks it.
Christian lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laudrup is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Laudrup thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Laudrup comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laudrup has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Laudrup!