PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fre Ledanch (ranked 23632 p4p, 22314 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 644 p4p, 676 weight class). Ledanch comes into the arena with 0:40 / 6:29 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald blaring out of the sound system. Johnny Waldron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ledanch
vs
Waldron

200 cm
22
238
8 - 6 - 0

200 cm
25
280
4 - 6 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

World class MT
Granite chin

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fre Ledanch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Waldron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ledanch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Waldron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ledanch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Waldron misses with a hook. Ledanch ducked under it nicely.
Ledanch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ledanch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waldron.
Waldron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ledanch.
Jab by Waldron.
Waldron misses with a hook.
Waldron works Ledanch's body with a nice hook.
Ledanch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ledanch throws a sloppy head kick
and Waldron counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ledanch throws a sloppy head kick and Waldron moves out of range easily.
Ledanch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waldron just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledanch tries a low kick but Waldron avoids it.
Waldron has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ledanch is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Waldron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ledanch looks to land a combination but Waldron avoids it well.
Ledanch throws a head kick that misses.
Waldron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ledanch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnny Waldron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waldron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ledanch.
Waldron doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Waldron bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ledanch thumps Waldron with a low kick.
Waldron fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ledanch is out of range.
A punch combination from Ledanch misses.
Waldron moves out of range of the leg kick from Ledanch.
Waldron takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledanch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Fre Ledanch has been cut.
A head kick misses from Ledanch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ledanch misses with a kick to the body.
Waldron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Waldron.
Waldron lands with a good body shot.
Ledanch misses with an uppercut.
Waldron chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Waldron pushes Ledanch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Waldron stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Waldron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fre Ledanch's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ledanch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Waldron moves into the clinch successfully.
Waldron lands a body shot in the clinch.
Waldron keeps control of Ledanch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Waldron keeps control of Ledanch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ledanch wants to break free but Waldron has control.
Waldron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ledanch is trying to force a seperation but Waldron has the dominant position.
Waldron keeps control of Ledanch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Waldron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Waldron.
Ledanch working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waldron.
Ledanch can't break the clinch.
Waldron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ledanch working hard to break the clinch.
Ledanch tries to break free but Waldron pushes him back against the ropes.
Waldron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ledanch's face.

Fre Ledanch's cut is getting worse.
Ledanch is trying to break the clinch but Waldron is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch but Waldron keeps him there for the moment.
Ledanch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ledanch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Waldron stalling the fight.
Ledanch is trying to break free.
Ledanch wants to get back to striking at distance but Waldron won't allow it.
Waldron manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Waldron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ledanch backwards.
Ledanch is trying to break the clinch but Waldron is controlling him.
Ledanch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ledanch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ledanch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ledanch tries to circle away but Waldron has him pinned against the ropes.
Waldron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waldron lands a nice uppercut.
Ledanch is trying to break free.
Ledanch is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron stalling against the ropes.
Ledanch is looking to break free of the clinch but Waldron has double underhooks.
Ledanch wants to get back to striking at distance but Waldron won't allow it.
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Waldron creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ledanch's defenses.
Ledanch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ledanch can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Waldron takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Waldron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Fre Ledanch's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ledanch is trying to push Waldron away but Waldron has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Waldron lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Waldron keeps control of Ledanch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Waldron has Ledanch pressed against the ropes, preventing Ledanch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ledanch takes an elbow to the temple.
Waldron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Jeez, Fre Ledanch's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ledanch wants to get back to striking at distance but Waldron won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Waldron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fre Ledanch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Waldron has closed the distance and engaged Ledanch in a clinch.
Fre Ledanch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waldron lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ledanch or not.
Waldron lands a damaging elbow.
Ledanch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Waldron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waldron.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fre Ledanch's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Waldron!