PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Lutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ros Ludovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ros Ludovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lutter
vs
Ludovic

188 cm
23
171 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
177 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Lutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ros Ludovic!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutter misses with a takedown attempt
and Ludovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ludovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ludovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Ludovic throws a series of punches but Lutter avoids them all with ease.

Ludovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lutter trying to control the position from guard on top but Ludovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lutter throwing strikes from guard but Ludovic blocks nicely.
Lutter wants to pass the guard but Ludovic is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Ludovic clinches.
Lutter tries to score a body lock takedown but Ludovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Lutter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lutter wants a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lutter.

Ludovic pulls guard successfully.
Lutter looking to sit in guard and control but Ludovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lutter keeping moving, preventing Ludovic from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Ludovic stands up from Lutter's guard - Ludovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lutter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ludovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Ludovic has Lutter up against the cage in a clinch.

Ludovic has picked Lutter up - he's going for a ride! Ludovic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ludovic trying to pass the guard but Lutter defending well.
Ludovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lutter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lutter is defending against the submission attempts here by Ludovic.

Ludovic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lutter preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Ludovic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lutter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ludovic sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludovic is looking to stand up but Lutter won't let him.

Lutter is looking for a triangle but Ludovic pushes his legs off easily.
Lutter is breathing heavily.

Ludovic stands and steps away. Lutter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ludovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Lutter. Lutter gets slowly back to his feet.

Ludovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lutter to the mat! Lutter manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ludovic tries to stand but Lutter is controlling from the bottom.

Ludovic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ludovic rushes Lutter and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ros Ludovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ludovic looks to land a combination but Lutter avoids it well.
Ludovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Ludovic does no damage.

Lutter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lutter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ludovic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lutter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lutter trying to control the position from guard on top but Ludovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lutter trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ludovic manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ludovic wants to control from the top but Lutter keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ludovic trying to control but Lutter is working from the bottom.

Ludovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ludovic wants to stand but Lutter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lutter looking to control.
Ludovic is fighting to break Lutter's control of his arms but Lutter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lutter trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Lutter just wasn't active enough.
Lutter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ludovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ludovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ludovic tries to stand but Lutter is controlling from the bottom.
Ludovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Lutter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ludovic is looking to stand up but Lutter won't let him.
Ros Ludovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ludovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Lutter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lutter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ludovic is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ludovic trying to control but Lutter is working from the bottom.
Ludovic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ros Ludovic.

Ludovic moves into the clinch.

Ludovic jumps guard.
Ludovic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lutter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ludovic moves to back control.

Ludovic working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ludovic is looking to control Lutter but Lutter is wriggling around and keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ludovic tightening his grip on Lutter, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ros Ludovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Ludovic as Lutter shoots in.
Lutter misses with a takedown attempt - Ludovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ludovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ludovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lutter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Lutter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lutter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ludovic as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ludovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Lutter is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Lutter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ludovic throws a head kick but Lutter moves out of range.
Ludovic throws a series of punches but Lutter moves out of range.
Ludovic misses with a two punch combination.
Ludovic throws a sloppy head kick and Lutter moves out of range easily.
Ludovic throws a head kick but Lutter moves out of range.
Ludovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lutter.
Lutter avoids the head kick by Ludovic.
Some wild striking there from Ludovic.

Ludovic closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Ludovic.
A knee to the head by Ludovic.
Ludovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lutter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ludovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Ludovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Ludovic pulls guard successfully.

Ludovic uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ludovic pounces like a tiger and cracks Lutter with a vicious hook! Lutter is down but not out! Ludovic follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ros Ludovic!