PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Ludo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baker has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Dan Baker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derek Ludo's chin.

Baker
vs
Ludo

198 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

215 cm
22
262 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Ludo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludo shoots in and drives through. Baker sprawls well.
Ludo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ludo misses with a takedown attempt - Baker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ludo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baker is fending him off so far but Ludo persists. Nope, Baker circles away and we're back to standing.
Dan Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Ludo.
Ludo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baker's waist but Baker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ludo off to one side.
Baker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Baker is breathing heavily.

Baker clinches.
Baker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ludo scores a nice knee to the body.
Ludo scores with a knee to the head.
Ludo landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Ludo breaks from the clinch.
Ludo closes the distance and clinches up with Baker, looking for a takedown. Ludo pushes Baker against the cage but Baker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Ludo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Baker keeping moving, preventing Ludo from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludo postures up.
Ludo trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ludo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baker is keeping the position for now.

Ludo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Baker is trying to keep Ludo in close.
Ludo wants to stand but Baker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Baker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Ludo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludo wants to stand but Baker has his arm trapped.

Ludo decides to stand back up.
Ludo fails with a takedown attempt.
Ludo darts in trying to clinch

and Baker moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ludo.
Baker is trying to stall.
Ludo lands an elbow inside.
Ludo can't get the takedown.
Ludo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ludo lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Ludo.
The referee calls for Ludo to work.
Ludo crunches a lovely knee into Baker's ribcage.
Ludo scores with a knee to the head.
Ludo lands a knee to the body.
Ludo landing knees to the body.
Ludo crunches a lovely knee into Baker's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ludo looking to stall.
Ludo crunches a lovely knee into Baker's ribcage.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Dan Baker has been cut.
Ludo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Baker is rocked!
Ludo wants to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ludo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker letting Ludo take a breather here.
Ludo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ludo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baker's face.
Baker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ludo blocks it with crossed arms.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Ludo is blocking nicely.
Ludo lands a knee to the head.
Ludo lands a knee to the head.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ludo manages to break the clinch.
Ludo with a lazy takedown attempt

and Baker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ludo lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ludo tries to pull guard but Baker won't allow it.
Baker seems to have got his legs back now.
Ludo fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ludo.
Ludo landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Ludo.
Baker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baker tries to pull guard but Ludo holds him up against the cage and eventually Baker drops back down to his feet.
Ludo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with an elbow over the top.
Baker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ludo.
Ludo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baker blocks it with crossed arms.
Ludo throws a knee to the head but misses.

Ludo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ludo stuffs the takedown.
Ludo lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Baker falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Derek Ludo!