PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Las Vegas Baby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Luda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Vegas Baby
vs
Luda

188 cm
22
213 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

225 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Baby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Luda!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luda connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Luda misses its intended target.
Vegas Baby checks a low kick from Luda.

Vegas Baby drives through with a takedown into guard.
Luda keeping moving, preventing Vegas Baby from controlling successfully.
Vegas Baby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vegas Baby wants to control from the top but Luda keeps moving.
Luda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vegas Baby is one step ahead there.
Vegas Baby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luda is keeping the position for now.
Vegas Baby might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vegas Baby is in close to Luda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Luda wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Luda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vegas Baby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Luda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luda wants to sweep here but Vegas Baby controlling him for the moment.
Luda working a defensive guard here.
Vegas Baby 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.
Vegas Baby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vegas Baby throwing strikes from guard but Luda blocks nicely.
Vegas Baby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vegas Baby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luda.
Luda throws a looping overhand right but Vegas Baby ducks down to avoid it.
Luda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Christopher Luda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Luda throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Luda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vegas Baby.
Luda dips to his left and cracks Vegas Baby with an uppercut!

It looks like Las Vegas Baby has been cut.
A combination from Vegas Baby does no damage.
Luda misses with a kick to the body.
Luda throws a body kick that misses.
Vegas Baby misses the jab.
A big left from Luda misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vegas Baby. Luda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vegas Baby.
Luda throws a left and a right that both miss

and Vegas Baby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Luda is looking for a sweep. Vegas Baby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vegas Baby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vegas Baby.
Vegas Baby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Luda defending well though.

Vegas Baby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Luda defends it well.
Luda looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vegas Baby lands strikes from half guard.
Luda trying to control but Vegas Baby postures up.
Luda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vegas Baby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Luda is trying to get back to full guard.
Luda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vegas Baby.

Vegas Baby is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Luda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vegas Baby.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Luda can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vegas Baby prevents Luda from improving his position.
Vegas Baby is trying to control the action in half guard but Luda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Luda is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Las Vegas Baby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Las Vegas Baby's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Luda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luda lands with a right hand.
Luda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Luda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vegas Baby.
Luda throws the left hand but Vegas Baby avoids the punch easily.
Luda misses the shot to the body.
Vegas Baby blocks a leg kick.
Luda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luda slips a jab and a cross from Vegas Baby.
A swing and a miss from Luda.
Vegas Baby tries to move into range but Luda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Luda scores with a decent looking hook.
Vegas Baby takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luda.
Vegas Baby blocks a head kick by Luda.
Vegas Baby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luda throws a head kick that misses.
Luda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luda moves away from the strike by Vegas Baby.
Luda misses with a two punch combination.
Vegas Baby moves forwards but Luda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Luda swings for the body but Vegas Baby moves out of range.
Luda misses with a looping right.
Luda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Luda throws a hook but Vegas Baby avoids it easily.
Vegas Baby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luda.
Vegas Baby is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas Baby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luda.
Luda slips a straight right by Vegas Baby.
Vegas Baby thuds a left hand into Luda's body.
Vegas Baby tries to bum rush Luda with a series of wild strikes but Luda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vegas Baby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luda lands an overhand right.
Vegas Baby tries to score a power double leg takedown but Luda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vegas Baby somewhat.
Vegas Baby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luda misses with a low kick.
Luda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vegas Baby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luda's waist but Luda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vegas Baby off to one side.
Vegas Baby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vegas Baby ducks under a wild hook from Luda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Luda moves away from the strike by Vegas Baby.
Luda misses with a wild body shot.
Luda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Vegas Baby is rocked!
Luda connects with a stiff jab that staggers Vegas Baby - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Christopher Luda!
Christopher Luda is the new light heavyweight champion!