PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ludher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver John has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

John
vs
Ludher

198 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition

Kobra Clothing Inc.

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Ludher!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ludher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John is looking to clinch.
John misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ludher, right into the meat.
Ludher lands a jab to the nose.
John moves forwards but Ludher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ludher lands with an overhand left.
Ludher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ludher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John tries to clinch up.
Ludher looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ludher tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and John is able to avoid easily.
Ludher throws a right hand that misses
and John makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
John needs to keep his hands up - Ludher had a free shot at his head there.
David Ludher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ludher throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
John misses with a hook.
John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ludher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John moves away from the strike by Ludher.
Ludher misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
John really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
John defending well as Ludher loads up on a big left hand.
Ludher misses with a series of wild punches.
John slips under a jab from Ludher.
John tries to clinch up.
Ludher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ludher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ludher tries to bum rush John with a series of wild strikes but John uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Ludher circles away.
Ludher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ludher misses with a looping left.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Ludher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ludher works John's body with a nice hook.
Ludher looks to land a body kick but John moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
Ludher looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ludher throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ludher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ludher throws a nice looking combination but John bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ludher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John is looking to clinch but Ludher is avoiding it.
Ludher throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John tries to clinch but Ludher moves out of range.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ludher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John moves in looking to clinch but Ludher pushes him off.
John tries to clinch but Ludher is having none of it.
John tries to clinch up.
John is looking to clinch but Ludher is avoiding it.
A big right from Ludher misses.
Ludher misses with an uppercut.
John slips under a jab.
Ludher keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludher swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Ludher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

John has closed the distance and engaged Ludher in a clinch.
Ludher scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Ludher scores with a nice hook to the head.
John working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ludher's brow.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ludher scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ludher.
John working hard to break the clinch.
Ludher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down John.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ludher's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ludher scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Ludher.

Ludher manages to break the clinch.
Ludher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ludher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Ludher does no damage.
Ludher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of John's head.
John wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by John.
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John tries to clinch there but Ludher circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
John moves to clinch but Ludher breaks away
and Ludher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

John is rocked!
John is looking to clinch but Ludher is avoiding it.
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ludher throws an overhand right that has John reeling! Ludher follows up with more punches and John is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Ludher!