PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coleman Bright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Ludo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman Bright has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bright
vs
Ludo

202 cm
18
161 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coleman Bright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ludo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bright closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ludo did well to prevent Bright getting side control.
Bright is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ludo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ludo is doing well to control the position and prevent Bright from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ludo trying to control but Bright postures up.
Bright will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ludo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ludo wants to control but Bright passes into side.
Bright is working Ludo over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludo can't do much from the bottom here.
Bright looks up at the clock and then as Ludo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bright smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ludo parries the strikes from Bright easily there. Bright is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ludo to escape.
Ludo tries to bench press Bright off him but Bright keeps the position.
Ludo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bright landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ludo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Bright is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ludo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bright creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright cracks Ludo with a big elbow.
Ludo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bright working away.
Ludo is looking for a sweep.
Bright working away.
Ludo tries to improve position but can't.
Bright in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ludo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bright wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Bright is trying to get an arm triangle but Ludo is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright trying to control the action but Ludo is working from the bottom.
Ludo stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ludo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ludo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bright working the ground and pound from side control.
Ludo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bright has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bright landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Ludo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bright in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ludo taking a bit of punishment here - Bright scoring with strikes.
Bright cracks Ludo with a big right hand but Ludo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bright lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ludo is looking to regain half guard here but Bright keeps moving and retains side control.
Bright in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coleman Bright 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.

A head kick misses from Bright.
Ludo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ludo throws a sloppy head kick and Bright moves out of range easily.
Sean Ludo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bright gets caught flat footed, as Ludo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bright really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bright throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ludo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ludo trying to control but Bright is working from the bottom.
Coleman Bright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ludo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bright dives on top into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bright landing with the ground and pound.
Bright lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright landing with the ground and pound.
Bright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bright scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bright distracts Ludo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ludo is trying to keep Bright in close.
Bright makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Bright drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bright jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bright postures up and lands a big shot to Ludo's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bright postures up.
Bright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bright with a nice head shot there.
Ludo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ludo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bright throwing strikes but missing.
Bright throwing strikes from guard but Ludo blocks nicely.
Bright scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bright connects with a couple of short punches.
Bright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Ludo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bright passes into side control.
Bright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ludo can do to turn this around?
Bright working the head and body with strikes.
Ludo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bright grinds an elbow into Ludo's temple.
Ludo tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bright easily slips into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ludo tries to hold on but Bright postures up.
Ludo working to try and regain half guard.
Ludo is breathing heavily.
Ludo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bright with shots to the head and body - Ludo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bright fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bright fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bright cracks Ludo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bright landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coleman Bright dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bright shoots for a takedown but Ludo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ludo tries to avoid it but Bright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ludo to the ground. Ludo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coleman Bright. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ludo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bright pushes Ludo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ludo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bright regains half guard.

Ludo decides to stand up.
Bright throws a head kick but Ludo moves out of range.
Bright misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ludo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ludo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ludo throws an elbow that misses. Bright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ludo's guard. Nice move by Bright!
Bright chips away with some ground and pound.
Ludo trying to strike off his back.
Bright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ludo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Ludo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ludo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bright working some strikes from top position.
Bright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ludo's head.
Bright chips away with some ground and pound.
Bright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ludo working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bright haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bright is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bright connects with a couple of short punches.
Bright scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ludo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bright chips away with some ground and pound.
Bright prevents Ludo from getting back to his feet.
Bright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright works over Ludo with some ground and pound from guard.
Ludo is looking to sweep but instead, Bright has passed into half guard.
Bright prevents Ludo from improving his position.
Bright slips a nice elbow through Ludo's hands, connecting with Ludo's forehead.
Ludo is trying to maintain the position but Bright is very close to passing his half guard.
Ludo tries to get to full guard but Bright has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coleman Bright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bright, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coleman Bright!