PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laudrup comes to the cage accompanied by Zoo Station. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Laudrup
vs
Dorrance

194 cm
19
218 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Global Nutritional - ACME - (Q145 for $16)

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edmund Dorrance!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dorrance moves into the clinch successfully.
Dorrance comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Hans Laudrup has been cut.
Laudrup avoiding damage as Dorrance throws knees to the body.

Laudrup lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laudrup sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dorrance defending well though.
Dorrance blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laudrup.
Laudrup is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Laudrup throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dorrance is trying to control but Laudrup manages to pass to mount!
Dorrance wants to hold on but Laudrup pushes him away.
Dorrance is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Laudrup trying to control but Dorrance is having none of it.
Laudrup raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laudrup lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Laudrup landing strikes, looking to finish!
Laudrup scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dorrance tries to hold on but Laudrup postures up.
Laudrup is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dorrance can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Laudrup cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Laudrup goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dorrance turns into him and now he's in Laudrup's guard.
Laudrup is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance wants to stand but Laudrup has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Laudrup looking for a sweep. Not yet Laudrup, not yet.
Laudrup is pulling down on Dorrance's head to control his posture.
Dorrance wants to stand but Laudrup is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup wants to sweep but no luck.
Dorrance trying to stand up but can't free himself from Laudrup's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dorrance misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dorrance takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four 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.
Dorrance fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorrance on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dorrance looks gassed!

Laudrup shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dorrance taking shots to the head.
Laudrup lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Laudrup punishing his opponent with strikes.
Laudrup landing strikes from the mount.
Laudrup putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Laudrup fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Laudrup fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laudrup lands a big shot there that rocks Dorrance but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Laudrup lands a nice shot to the head.
Laudrup scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dorrance?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dorrance gets caught flat footed, as Laudrup shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dorrance working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laudrup.
Laudrup throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Laudrup gets to his feet - Dorrance follows without any prompting.
Laudrup throws a series of punches but Dorrance moves out of range.
Laudrup avoids the head kick by Dorrance.
Laudrup lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Edmund Dorrance has been cut.
Laudrup throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dorrance.
Dorrance throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laudrup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laudrup throws a low kick, looking for Dorrance's leg but Dorrance calmly moves out of range.
Dorrance ducks under a wild hook from Laudrup.
Donk. Dorrance catches Laudrup right on the button with a cross.
A head kick misses from Dorrance.
Dorrance is breathing heavily.
Dorrance goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Laudrup scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Laudrup throwing shots but Dorrance is blocking nicely.
Laudrup wants to control but Dorrance is keeping him busy.
Laudrup thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dorrance's head.
Dorrance looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dorrance wants to get back to full guard.
Laudrup is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dorrance!
Dorrance is desperately trying to improve his position but Laudrup has a good base and remains in mount.
Laudrup scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dorrance?
Dorrance is bucking up trying to escape but Laudrup cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dorrance?
Dorrance wants to hold on but Laudrup pushes him away.
Dorrance is bucking up trying to escape but Laudrup cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Laudrup breaks from Dorrance's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Laudrup fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dorrance tries to buck Laudrup off but he can't manage it.
Laudrup working Dorrance over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Laudrup looking to secure an arm triangle but Dorrance defends it well.
Laudrup in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Laudrup looking to ground and pound but Dorrance is blocking nicely.
Dorrance is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dorrance is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Laudrup cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Laudrup putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Laudrup scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Laudrup is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dorrance can do to turn this around?
Laudrup landing punches.
Laudrup dominating with strikes here.
Laudrup prevents Dorrance from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Dorrance is in a horrible position here. Laudrup smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Laudrup lands a nice shot to the head.
Laudrup landing strikes from the mount and Dorrance is in trouble!
Laudrup dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Laudrup cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Laudrup looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laudrup looking to control but Dorrance is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Laudrup connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Laudrup dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dorrance takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Laudrup.
Dorrance connects with a crisp jab.
Laudrup looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Laudrup shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Laudrup was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Laudrup.

Laudrup is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dorrance is surviving well by controlling Laudrup's body position as best he can.
Laudrup landing strikes from the mount.
Laudrup prevents Dorrance from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Laudrup is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dorrance has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dorrance!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance wants to stand but Laudrup has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Laudrup keeping moving, preventing Dorrance from controlling successfully.
Laudrup has control of Dorrance's left arm, preventing Dorrance from doing any damage.
Dorrance wants to stand but Laudrup has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laudrup is on top in guard.
Laudrup postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Laudrup connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance looking for a sweep. Not yet Dorrance, not yet.
Laudrup throwing strikes but missing.
Laudrup is looking to work some ground and pound but Dorrance has wrist control.
Laudrupis looking to pass into half guard but Dorrance pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dorrance is in guard.
Edmund Dorrance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dorrance wanted to stand there but Laudrup had control of the position.
Hans Laudrup is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dorrance postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 trying to control from half guard but Dorrance is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Laudrup thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dorrance won't allow Laudrup to pass to mount.
Laudrup blocks the strikes from Dorrance.
Hans Laudrup overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laudrup not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Laudrup.
Laudrup trying to control the pace.
Laudrup working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dorrance's thigh. Dorrance counters though and makes it back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Laudrup showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laudrup, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

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