PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ludo Lefebvre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ethan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Ethan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ludo Lefebvre's chin.

Lefebvre
vs
Ethan

185 cm
21
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Lefebvre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Ethan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ethan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lefebvre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Lefebvre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ethan tries to clinch up.
Ethan tries to close the distance and clinch but Lefebvre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ethan tries to keep at a distance but Lefebvre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lefebvre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lefebvre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lefebvre lands a shot to the body.
Ethan prevents a body shot from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands a left hand.
Lefebvre tries to work over Ethan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lefebvre is pressed up against the cage. Ethan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lefebvre down to the mat. Lefebvre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ethan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lefebvre swivels and escapes.
Ethan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lefebvre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lefebvre feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lefebvre lands with a good body shot.
Lefebvre lands a glancing blow to the side of Ethan's head.
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!

Lefebvre drives through and clinches with Ethan against the cage.
Lefebvre lands a body punch in the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ethan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Lefebvre breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ethan shoots in for a takedown but Lefebvre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lefebvre appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ludo Lefebvre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Ethan.
Lefebvre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lefebvre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ethan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lefebvre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ethan looks winded!
Lefebvre lands with a cross.
Lefebvre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good standup being displayed there by Lefebvre as he connects with a hook.
Lefebvre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ethan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lefebvre counters with a nice uppercut.
Lefebvre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ethan has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ethan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lefebvre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ethan shoots in looking for a takedown but Lefebvre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ethan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lefebvre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lefebvre wants to land a leg kick but Ethan is out of range.
Ethan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ethan doesn't manage to clinch there - Lefebvre circles away.
Ethan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lefebvre throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ethan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lefebvre counters with a nice body shot.
Ludo Lefebvre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lefebvre clobbers Ethan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ethan moves in looking to clinch but Lefebvre pushes him off.
Lefebvre seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lefebvre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ethan blocks a low kick nicely.
Ethan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ethan tries to close the distance and clinch but Lefebvre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ethan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lefebvre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lefebvre is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lefebvre misses with a kick to the body.

Lefebvre gets caught napping as Ethan dives in and scores a takedown. Lefebvre manages to retain guard.
Ethan stands up over Lefebvre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lefebvre pulls Ethan in close to prevent any damage.
Lefebvre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ethan is controlling him.
Ethan tries to free his leg and advance position but Lefebvre is retaining full guard.
Ethan stops Lefebvre from standing up.

Lefebvre pushes Ethan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ethan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lefebvre counters with a left to the body.
Ethan avoids the head kick by Lefebvre.
Ethan shoots in but Lefebvre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lefebvre is looking to counter punch.
Lefebvre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ethan takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lefebvre looks to land a body kick but Ethan moved away.
Ethan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lefebvre.
Ethan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ethan dives in and grabs Lefebvre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lefebvre pushes down on Ethan's head and hops out.
Ethan wants to clinch up but Lefebvre keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Lefebvre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lefebvre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lefebvre looks to land a body kick but Ethan moved away.
Lefebvre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lefebvre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ethan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lefebvre. Lefebvre obviously looking to wear him down.
Ethan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lefebvre.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lefebvre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lefebvre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludo Lefebvre dominated that round.
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.

Lefebvre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ethan is defended easily by Lefebvre.
Ethan dives in and grabs Lefebvre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lefebvre pushes down on Ethan's head and hops out.
Lefebvre lands a slapping body shot.

Lefebvre closes the distance and clinches.
Ethan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ludo Lefebvre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Ethan.
Lefebvre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ethan backwards.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefebvre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ethan backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lefebvre presses Ethan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lefebvre lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lefebvre.
A left hand lands to the body for Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands a nice shot to the body.
Ethan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre lands with a short shot to the head.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefebvre lands with a light punch inside.
Lefebvre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lefebvre lands with a light punch inside.
Ethan misses with a punch on the inside.
Lefebvre lands a right hand.
Lefebvre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ethan's elbow.
Lefebvre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ethan backwards.
Nice body punch from Lefebvre - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Lefebvre.
Lefebvre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ludo Lefebvre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lefebvre is leaning against Ethan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre tries to throw a body punch but Ethan avoids it by throwing Lefebvre back against the cage.
Lefebvre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ethans head.
Lefebvre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ethan can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lefebvre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ethans head.
Ethan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lefebvre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Lefebvre as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ethan backwards.
Ethan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lefebvre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lefebvre is working Ethan over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lefebvre lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Lefebvre.
Lefebvre scores with a shot to the side of Ethan's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lefebvre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Ethan is rocked!
A hook to the body from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands a shot to the body.
Ethan misses with the head strike.
Lefebvre misses with a body punch.
Lefebvre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lefebvre tries a body shot but Ethan blocks it.
A short uppercut from Lefebvre.
Ethan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Lefebvre on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lefebvre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lefebvre lands with a short shot to the head.
Lefebvre struggles to land a body shot inside as Ethan controls his hands.
Lefebvre tries to throw a body punch but Ethan avoids it by throwing Lefebvre back against the cage.
Lefebvre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ethan.
Ethan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lefebvre pushes Ethan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lefebvre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ethan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lefebvre lands with a left to the head.
Lefebvre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ethan has a couple of punches blocked by Lefebvre.
Ethan prevents a body shot from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands with a right to the head.
Lefebvre scores with a shot to the side of Ethan's head.
Ethan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lefebvre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short left from Lefebvre.
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!
Ethan wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ethan backwards.
Lefebvre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lefebvre struggles to land a body shot inside as Ethan controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Lefebvre.
Lefebvre blocks an uppercut.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefebvre scores with a shoulder strike.
Ethan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre struggles to land a body shot inside as Ethan controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre tries a body shot but Ethan blocks it.
Ethan tries to throw a body punch but Lefebvre avoids it by throwing Ethan back against the cage.
Lefebvre scores with a shot to the side of Ethan's head.
Lefebvre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lefebvre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ethan's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefebvre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lefebvre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ethan is still on wobbly legs! Can Lefebvre finish him?
Ethan is trying to drag Lefebvre to the mat but Lefebvre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lefebvre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludo Lefebvre dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Ethan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lefebvre circles away.
Ethan seems to have recovered his senses.
Lefebvre digs a good hook to Ethan's body.
Ethan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ethan wants to clinch.

Lefebvre rushes Ethan and presses him up against the cage.
Lefebvre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ethan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lefebvre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ethan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lefebvre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice body kick from Lefebvre.
Ethan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lefebvre. That's going to slow Ethan down.
Lefebvre tries a head kick but it misses.
Ludo Lefebvre is winning the standup battle so far.
Ethan shoots in but Lefebvre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ludo Lefebvre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Ethan.
Ethan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lefebvre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ethan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Lefebvre clinches with his opponent.
Lefebvre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefebvre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ethan tries a body shot but Lefebvre blocks it.
Ethan misses with some punches.
Ethan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lefebvre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ethan misses with a punch to the body.
Ethan tries to work over Lefebvre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ludo Lefebvre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefebvre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ethan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefebvre tries to work over Ethan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Lefebvre.
Ethan is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Lefebvre lands a nice uppercut.
Lefebvre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lefebvre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ethan has a couple of punches blocked by Lefebvre.
A shot in the inside from Lefebvre.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre lands a nice shot to the body.
Lefebvre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Lefebvre.
A short body shot lands from Lefebvre as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre pushes Ethan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lefebvre stalls.
A short left from Lefebvre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lefebvre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lefebvre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ethan's elbow.
Nice body punch from Lefebvre - that landed with a thud.
Lefebvre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lefebvre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ethan or not.
Lefebvre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lefebvre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ethan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lefebvre creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ethan with a big uppercut! Ethan tries to clinch up but Lefebvre pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ethan to the mat! Ethan covers up and Lefebvre unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ludo Lefebvre!