PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laudrup comes into a darkened arena with his song building. U2- Zoo Station kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hans Laudrup acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Corleone
vs
Laudrup

188 cm
31
222 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

194 cm
34
217 lbs
36 - 26 - 0

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World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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KAISER

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 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laudrup takes a step back to recover.
Laudrup misses with an uppercut.
Hans Laudrup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laudrup misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Corleone .
Corleone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Laudrup checks the leg kick.
Laudrup looks to score with a jab to the body but Corleone is just out of range.
Corleone tries to clinch up but Laudrup circles away and keeps his distance.
Laudrup thows a leg kick but Corleone checks it

and Corleone moves into the clinch.
Laudrup throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laudrup swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laudrup avoids a wild elbow strike from Corleone .
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corleone lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Hans Laudrup has been cut.
Corleone with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laudrup.

Laudrup's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laudrup drives through and clinches with Corleone against the cage.
Laudrup can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Laudrup.
Laudrup tries to throw a body punch but Corleone avoids it by throwing Laudrup back against the cage.
Laudrup swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laudrup working aggressively here.
Laudrup misses with a punch to the body.
Corleone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laudrup is defending well for now.
Laudrup scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laudrup misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laudrup swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laudrup throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone .
A right hand to the body from Laudrup.
Laudrup working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Laudrup scores with a nice short uppercut.
Corleone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laudrup fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Laudrup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone blocks an uppercut.
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laudrup blocks it with crossed arms.
Laudrup takes a knee to the side of the body.
Corleone 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laudrup lands with a right to the head.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laudrup avoids it.
Laudrup has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone .
Laudrup avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Corleone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laudrup tries a body shot but Corleone blocks it.
Laudrup lands an elbow just above Corleone 's eye.
Laudrup misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laudrup lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corleone obliges.
Corleone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Laudrup in his tracks for a moment.
Laudrup fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laudrup can't find room to land a body shot as Corleone controls the action.
Corleone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laudrup working aggressively here.
Corleone lands an elbow inside that Laudrup shrugs off.

That has opened up Hans Laudrup's cut even more.
Laudrup lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Corleone 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laudrup misses with some punches.
Laudrup throws an elbow that misses.
Corleone lands a good knee to the midsection. Laudrup won't want to take too many of those.
Corleone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laudrup avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands an elbow inside.
Laudrup throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Corleone .
Laudrup has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Laudrup avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laudrup.
Corleone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laudrup struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
Laudrup struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone controls his hands.
Corleone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laudrup working aggressively here.
Corleone landing knees to the head.

The cut above Hans Laudrup's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laudrup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Laudrup.
Corleone blocks a body shot from Laudrup.
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 Michael Corleone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hans Laudrup's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Laudrup checks a leg kick nicely.
Laudrup lands an overhand right.
Corleone staying out of range there.
A jab from Laudrup does it's job there.
Laudrup scores with a jab.
Corleone needs to keep his hands up - Laudrup had a free shot at his head there.
Laudrup tries to score with a low kick but Corleone moves his leg out of the way.
Laudrup lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laudrup tries to land a leg kick but Corleone saw it coming and moves away.
Laudrup walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Corleone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laudrup checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laudrup feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corleone 's calf.
Corleone scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laudrup lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corleone 's sensitive parts.
Corleone thows a leg kick but Laudrup checks it
and Laudrup counters with a series of strikes. Corleone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Corleone swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Corleone tries to keep at a distance but Laudrup has taken the fight into the clinch.
Corleone has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Laudrup lands an elbow inside.
Corleone 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Corleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laudrup.
Laudrup takes an elbow to the forehead.
Laudrup tries to work over Corleone 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corleone throws an elbow that misses.
Laudrup lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laudrup.
Laudrup throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone .
Corleone blocks an uppercut.
Laudrup lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Laudrup.
Laudrup lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone prevents a body shot from Laudrup.
Corleone lands a good knee to the midsection. Laudrup won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laudrup misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corleone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laudrup avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Corleone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Corleone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Corleone lands a nice elbow.
Corleone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laudrup blocks an elbow strike from Corleone .
Corleone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Hans Laudrup's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Corleone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laudrup lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Corleone lands an elbow inside that Laudrup shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hans Laudrup's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Corleone !
Michael Corleone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Hans Laudrup had this to say: 'I still think I won the fight.'.