PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheals comes to the cage accompanied by Whoa is Me. Laudrup has chosen Zoo Station as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Micheals
vs
Laudrup

185 cm
30
219 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

194 cm
26
217 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Revolution Fatigues

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Micheals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laudrup defending well as Micheals loads up on a big left hand.
Frank Micheals seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laudrup thows a body shot but no joy.
Micheals needs to keep his hands up - Laudrup had a free shot at his head there.
Laudrup ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Micheals misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Micheals chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laudrup can pounce on him.
Laudrup stalks Micheals and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Micheals's face. Micheals staggers backwards, shaken.
Micheals misses with a head kick.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laudrup connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laudrup lands with an overhand left.
Laudrup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laudrup lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Micheals circles away quickly and effectively.
Laudrup lands a nice hook to Micheals's body. Micheals takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laudrup shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Micheals throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laudrup on the side of the head.
Micheals lands with an overhand left.
Micheals tries to clinch but Laudrup is having none of it.
Micheals gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Laudrup counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laudrup is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Micheals misses with a body kick.
Micheals slips a jab from Laudrup.
Laudrup fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Micheals misses with a body kick.
Micheals blocks a low kick nicely.
No joy there for Laudrup, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Micheals misses
and Laudrup makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Micheals takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laudrup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Micheals was well out of range. Poor timing from Laudrup.
Frank Micheals is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laudrup moves out of range of the body kick from Micheals.
Micheals needs to keep his hands up - Laudrup had a free shot at his head there.
Micheals walks into a left hand.
Micheals fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laudrup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Micheals was well out of range. Poor timing from Laudrup.
Laudrup swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laudrup swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Laudrup. That's going to slow Micheals down.
Micheals throws a wild body kick that Laudrup sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut there from Laudrup.
Micheals throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laudrup ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Micheals moves away.
Micheals misses with a looping right.
Laudrup throws a body punch but Micheals moves out of range.
Micheals misses the shot to the body.
Laudrup jabs Micheals right on the nose. Micheals blinks but takes it well.
Laudrup throws a low kick but it's checked well by Micheals.
Laudrup is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Micheals rather than just go for the knockout.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Laudrup dives in and grabs Micheals's left leg, looking for a takedown. Micheals pushes down on Laudrup's head and hops out.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Micheals lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laudrup has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laudrup and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laudrup throws a nice inside leg kick.
Micheals tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Laudrup manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals checks a low kick from Laudrup.
Micheals tries to clinch up.
Micheals digs a good body shot into Laudrup's ribs.
Micheals swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laudrup wants to land a leg kick but Micheals is out of range.
Laudrup lands a jab.
Micheals feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laudrups jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Micheals takes a swing at Laudrup's ribcage but misses.
Laudrup is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Micheals had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Micheals fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laudrup manages to avoid it.
Laudrup tries to bum rush Micheals with a series of wild strikes but Micheals uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Micheals pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laudrup is out of range and Micheals settles back down.
Laudrup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laudrup throws a leg kick which misses Micheals's front leg but catches the back leg as Micheals tries to avoid it.
Laudrup throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laudrup throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Micheals is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals scores with a leg kick.
Micheals throws a big shot that misses.
Laudrup has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laudrup blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Micheals tries to bum rush Laudrup with a series of wild strikes but Laudrup uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Micheals keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laudrup misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laudrup. Micheals does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Laudrup.
Micheals tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laudrup swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laudrup lands a nice hook to Micheals's body. Micheals takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Micheals loads up on a big right hand but Laudrup slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laudrup ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Micheals moves away.
Laudrup avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Laudrup lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice jab there from Laudrup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Laudrup 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.

Laudrup lunges at Micheals with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Micheals's hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Micheals.
Micheals misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Micheals.
Laudrup swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Micheals throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Micheals looks to score with a jab to the body but Laudrup is just out of range.
Micheals thumps Laudrup with a low kick.
Micheals lands a high kick!
Micheals takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laudrup lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Laudrup misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Laudrup finds it's target.
Micheals takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laudrup connects with a body shot that sends Micheals's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Laudrup or perhaps it was just good defense by Micheals which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals motions for Laudrup to come forward. Micheals throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laudrup dodges the punch combination from Micheals.
Micheals throws out a leg kick but Laudrup moves out of range and Micheals only half commits.
Laudrup scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Micheals, as that shot connected.
Laudrup misses with a body shot.
Laudrup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laudrup darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laudrup looks to score with a jab to the body but Micheals is just out of range.
Micheals wants to slow Laudrup down by chopping away at his legs.
Laudrup walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Laudrup moves out of range of the body kick from Micheals.
Laudrup scores with a crisp jab that stopped Micheals in his tracks.
Laudrup throws a body punch but Micheals moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup looks to score with a jab to the body but Micheals is just out of range.
Micheals checks a low kick from Laudrup.
Micheals blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Micheals.
Micheals uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laudrup.
Good shot there by Laudrup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Laudrup.
Laudrup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Micheals tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Micheals misses
and Laudrup counters with a stiff right hand.
Laudrup scores with the left hand. Micheals knows he should have avoided that one.
Laudrup looks to score with a jab to the body but Micheals is just out of range.
Micheals finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laudrup checks a low kick from Micheals.
Micheals misses with a looping right.
Micheals ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup checks a leg kick.
Laudrup swings for the body but Micheals moves out of range.
Micheals closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laudrup checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laudrup darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Laudrup blocks the low kick.
Hans Laudrup seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laudrup shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice shot lands for Laudrup.
A head kick misses from Micheals.
Laudrup misses with a body shot.
Laudrup misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Micheals counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Micheals misses with a head kick.
Good work by Laudrup as he checks the leg kick.
Laudrup misses with a wild body shot.
Micheals swings widly with a right hand
and Laudrup counters with a nice body kick.
Micheals blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals tries to land a front kick but Laudrup steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Laudrup tenderised Micheals's leg. Micheals is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laudrup misses the shot to the body.
Laudrup changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laudrup tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Micheals was well out of range. Poor timing from Laudrup.
Laudrup lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Micheals lands with a shot to the body.
Micheals fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laudrup.
Micheals misses the shot to the body.
Micheals looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head kick from Micheals lands but Laudrup takes it in his stride.
Laudrup misses with a hook. Micheals ducked under it nicely.
Micheals is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Micheals ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laudrup moves away.
Micheals throws a leg kick but Laudrup sees it coming and moves out of range.
Micheals throws a body kick the misses
and Laudrup counters with a right hand to the body.
Micheals misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Laudrup to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Laudrup showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Laudrup scores with a crisp jab that stopped Micheals in his tracks.
Laudrup lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good exchange - Micheals coming out on top.
Micheals throws a head kick but Laudrup moves out of range.
Laudrup takes a swing at Micheals's ribcage but misses.
Micheals digs a good hook to Laudrup's body.
Micheals jabs Laudrup to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laudrup sizes up Micheals with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Micheals throws a body punch but Laudrup moves out of range.
Laudrup blocks the body kick.
Micheals takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laudrup tries to score a power double leg takedown but Micheals sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Laudrup somewhat.
Laudrup lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Micheals motions for Laudrup to come forward. Micheals throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laudrup lands a nice leg kick that just misses Micheals's sensitive parts.
Micheals swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laudrup loads up on a big right hand but Micheals slips the punch.
Laudrup scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laudrup throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laudrup looks for a takedown but Micheals sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laudrup.
Frank Micheals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Laudrup.
Micheals throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laudrup stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Micheals digs a good body shot into Laudrup's ribs.
Micheals misses the body punch
and Laudrup makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laudrup cracks Micheals with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laudrup scores with a hook to the body. Micheals takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Micheals.
Frank Micheals has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup lands a jab to the head.
Micheals throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Laudrup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Micheals tried to score with a low kick but Laudrup checks it.
Micheals swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laudrup keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laudrup throws a body punch but Micheals moves out of range.
Micheals thows a body shot but no joy.
Micheals on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Micheals looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Micheals misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laudrup scores with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Micheals.
Micheals keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laudrup jabs Micheals to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Micheals. That did some damage!
A left and a right from Laudrup both land. Nice combination.
Micheals throws a looping overhand right but Laudrup ducks down to avoid it.
Laudrup will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Micheals gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laudrup scores with a shot to the body.
Micheals throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Micheals throws a low kick, looking for Laudrup's leg but Laudrup calmly moves out of range.
Micheals misses with a straight right.
Laudrup digs a good body shot into Micheals's ribs.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Micheals might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Micheals throws a leg kick but Laudrup sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laudrup connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Laudrup avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup moves out of range of the leg kick from Micheals.
Micheals misses with a low kick as Laudrup jumps back.
Micheals takes a swing at Laudrup's ribcage but misses.
Hans Laudrup is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laudrup scores with a hook to the body. Micheals takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laudrup checks a leg kick.
Laudrup scores with a crisp jab that stopped Micheals in his tracks.
Micheals tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laudrup was well out of range. Poor timing from Micheals.
Laudrup lands a two punch combo.
Micheals takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laudrup checks a leg kick.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Laudrup, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Micheals. Those never looked like landing.
Laudrup cracks the inside of Micheals's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laudrup.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Laudrup comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laudrup has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

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