PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludo Van Veen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Offord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Veen
vs
Offord

185 cm
22
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Van Veen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Offord!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Offord fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Offord slips under a jab.
Offord tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Veen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Veen misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Offord there.
Eric Offord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Veen misses with a body shot.
Offord misses with a straight right.
Van Veen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Offord shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Eric Offord has been cut.
Offord tests Van Veen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Veen misses with a low kick.
Van Veen swings for the body but Offord moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Veen.
Offord lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Veen avoids the body shot from Offord.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Van Veen as he checks the leg kick.
It appears Van Veen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Van Veen cracks Offord with an open hand slap.
Van Veen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Offord stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Offord darts in and clinches Van Veen up against the cage.
Offord blocks a body shot from Van Veen.
Still in the clinch, Van Veen scores with a nice short uppercut.

Offord is rocked!
Van Veen is trying to force a seperation but Offord has the dominant position.
Offord's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Offord is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Veen finish him?
Van Veen cracks Offord with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Offord fails to land.
Offord tries to throw a body punch but Van Veen avoids it by throwing Offord back against the cage.
Offord seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Offord.
Van Veen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Offord's elbow.
Offord blocking some punches.
Offord looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Veen tries to throw a body punch but Offord avoids it by throwing Van Veen back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offord doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Offord presses Van Veen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Veen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Veen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Veen.
Offord lands with a left to the head.
Van Veen can't find room to land a body shot as Offord controls the action.
Offord tries to work over Van Veen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Veen blocks a body shot from Offord.
Offord has Van Veen pressed against the cage, preventing Van Veen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Veen working aggressively here.

Van Veen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Offord uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Veen has time to react.
Offord scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Offord clinches with his opponent.
Offord tries a body shot but Van Veen blocks it.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offord blocks an uppercut.
Offord lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Veen tries to work over Offord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Offord lands a shoulder strike.

Van Veen is rocked!
Van Veen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Van Veen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Veen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Veen seems to have got his legs back now.
Offord misses with some punches.
Van Veen misses with a body punch.
Van Veen tries to work over Offord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Offord's elbow.
Offord lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Offord.
Offord lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Van Veen fails to land.
Offord digs a right hand into Van Veen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Veen's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Offord.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Veen tries to work over Offord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Offord.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Veen working aggressively here.
Offord doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Offord misses with the head strike.
Offord can't find room to land a body shot as Van Veen controls the action.
Van Veen misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Van Veen - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Veen.
A right hook to the body lands for Offord.
Offord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Veen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Offord.
Van Veen tries to throw a body punch but Offord avoids it by throwing Van Veen back against the cage.
Offord has a couple of punches blocked by Van Veen.
Offord blocks a body shot from Van Veen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Veen.
Offord has a couple of punches blocked by Van Veen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Offord will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Offord's cut.
That's time! Van Veen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Van Veen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Offord misses with a right hand
and Van Veen counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Veen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Offord scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Offord does it's job there.
Van Veen is looking to wear down Offord with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Offord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Offord looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Veen ducks under a wild hook from Offord.
Van Veen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Van Veen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Offord lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Veen.
Van Veen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Offord.
A little feinted left hand from Van Veen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Offord lands a nice shot that snaps Van Veen's head back.
Offord misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Offord throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Veen counters with a solid body kick.
Offord tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Veen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Van Veen misses with a hook
letting Offord counter with a right hand.
Offord misses with a left hand
and Van Veen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Veen cracks Offord with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Veen misses with a hook.
Offord is looking for the big counter here.
Van Veen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Veen walks into a straight right hand from Offord.
The crowd cheers as Offord lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Veen doesn't seem phased though.
Offord fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Veen is out of range.

Offord instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Van Veen fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Veen lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Offord scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eric Offord seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Offord can't find room to land a body shot as Van Veen controls the action.
Offord prevents a body shot from Van Veen.
Offord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Offord lands a nice uppercut.
Offord prevents a body shot from Van Veen.
Van Veen lands a right hand.
Offord lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Offord blocks a body shot from Van Veen.
Van Veen lands with a left to the head.
Offord tries to work over Van Veen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Offord blocks a body shot from Van Veen.
A short right from Van Veen on the inside.
Van Veen misses with a body punch.
Offord lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Veen.
Van Veen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Offord lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offord blocks a body shot from Van Veen.
Offord's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Offord blocks an uppercut.
Offord has Van Veen pushed against the cage.
Offord presses Van Veen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Van Veen fails to land.
Van Veen prevents a body shot from Offord.
Offord prevents a body shot from Van Veen.
Offord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Offord blocks a body shot from Van Veen.
Offord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Veen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Offord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Veen tries to throw a body punch but Offord avoids it by throwing Van Veen back against the cage.
Offord blocks an uppercut.
Van Veen blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Veen breaks from the clinch.
Van Veen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Offord slips a straight right by Van Veen.
Offord throws a body shot but no joy.
Offord misses with an uppercut
and Van Veen counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Veen dodges the punch combination from Offord.
Van Veen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Veen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Offord throws a hook but Van Veen blocks it.
Offord connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Veen checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Offord will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eric Offord's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Offord wants to clinch up but Van Veen keeps it at a distance.
Van Veen scores with a body shot.
Offord looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Offord with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A bone on bone clash there as Offord blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Offord.
Van Veen is looking to counter the offense by Offord and move into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Veen. Offord does a little dance to reset his feet.
Offord lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Offord throws a leg kick
and Van Veen counters with a leg kick.
Offord connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Veen momentarily.
Van Veen scores with a body shot.
Van Veen takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Offord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Veen.
Offord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Veen scoring well with a low kick there.
Offord throws a right hand that misses
enabling Van Veen to counter with a crisp jab.
Offord tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Veen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Van Veen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Offord.
Offord misses with a jab to the body
enabling Van Veen to counter with a crisp jab.
Offord defending well as Van Veen loads up on a big left hand.
Offord attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Van Veen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Offord.
Offord misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Veen throws a leg kick which misses Offord's front leg but catches the back leg as Offord tries to avoid it.
Offord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Veen moves away.
Van Veen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Offord misses the jab.
Van Veen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offord misses with a left hand
enabling Van Veen to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Veen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Veen staying out of range there.
Van Veen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Offord misses with a double jab
and Van Veen counters with a straight right hand.

That has opened up Eric Offord's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Veen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Offord looks to land a right hand but Van Veen moved out of range.

Van Veen lands a big uppercut and Offord crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Offord looks OK. Van Veen waves Offord back to his feet!
Offord misses with a right hand
and Van Veen counters with a right hand from hell and Offord is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ludo Van Veen!
Ludo Van Veen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.