PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Ludher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludher's entrance music is Shook Ones Part II - by Mobb Deep. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ludher
vs
Taylor

185 cm
23
202 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

185 cm
28
195 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Ludher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor staying out of range there.
Ludher lands a two punch combo.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Ludher.
Taylor slips under a jab from Ludher.
Ludher cracks a nice hook into Taylor's ribs.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Ludher is avoiding it.
Taylor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ludher.
Ludher cracks Taylor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taylor leaves Ludher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ludher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ludher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Taylor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ludher lands with a cross.
Taylor misses with a leg kick.
Ludher throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Ludher throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ludher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ludher misses with a head kick.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Ludher.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ludher is defended easily by Taylor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Ludher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor defending well as Ludher loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ludher.
Ludher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ludher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Ludher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Ludher is predictable there
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor leaves Ludher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ludher.
Paul Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludher throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws a wild body kick that Ludher sees coming a mile off.
Ludher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor counters with a thumping low kick.
Ludher misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Ludher moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
Ludher misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ludher throws a big shot that misses.
Ludher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taylor backs up against the cage.
Ludher lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ludher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor looks for the body kick but Ludher saw that one coming.
Ludher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
A head kick by Ludher misses
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ludher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ludher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Ludher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ludher blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Ludher thows a body shot but no joy.
Ludher looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ludher.
A big right from Ludher misses.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Ludher.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Ludher.
Ludher misses with a few strikes there.
Ludher with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludher wants to clinch.
Ludher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ludher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ludher scores with a one two! Taylor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ludher shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ludher misses with a few strikes there.
Ludher avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Ludher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludher missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Ludher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David Ludher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ludher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taylor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ludher really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ludher misses with a series of wild punches.
David Ludher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor slips a straight right by Ludher.
David Ludher is winning the standup battle so far.
Ludher throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ludher throws a lazy uppercut
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Ludher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ludher.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Ludher lands a jab to the head.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ludher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ludher misses with a left hand
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Ludher connects with a high kick.
Ludher misses with a few strikes there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ludher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Taylor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ludher misses with the head strike.
Ludher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taylor trying to stall but Ludher improves his position.
Ludher tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Ludher lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ludher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.

Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Ludher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taylor at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ludher cracks a nice hook into Taylor's ribs.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Ludher dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ludher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ludher throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ludher is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ludher throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Taylor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ludher tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ludher fails with a takedown attempt.
Ludher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ludher misses with a body shot
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludher swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Ludher throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Ludher misses with a head kick.
Ludher tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Ludher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taylor on the side of the head.
Ludher misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a good, hard body kick but Ludher shrugs it off.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Ludher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ludher misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludher fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taylor checks it well.

Taylor gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ludher backwards.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Ludher blocking some punches.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Ludher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taylor trying to stall but Ludher improves his position.
Ludher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Ludher lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Ludher misses with a knee strike.
Ludher misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludher with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ludher lands a knee to the head.
Taylor throws an elbow but it misses.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ludher throws a head kick that Taylor semi-blocks.
A clash of legs there as Ludher blocks the low kick.
Ludher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ludher misses with a takedown attempt
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Ludher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ludher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ludher checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludher throws an off balance right hand
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ludher throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Ludher looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ludher tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily

and Taylor counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ludher blocks an uppercut.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Paul Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Ludher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ludher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Ludher!
David Ludher looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am here to finish fights. And I can promise all you fans that there will be no lay and pray in my fights.'.