PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudi Loens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laurent might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction. Loens has chosen Rock You Real Hard as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Laurent
vs
Loens

168 cm
31
158 lbs
13 - 9 - 2

172 cm
23
135 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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 13 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Laurent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rudi Loens!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurent misses with a kick to the body.
Laurent displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loens.
Loens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Loens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laurent sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Loens somewhat.
James Laurent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudi Loens.

Loens moves into the clinch successfully.
Loens jumps guard but Laurent turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Laurent works on Loens's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laurent.
Loens fails to pull guard.

Laurent manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laurent darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick from Loens misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Loens.
Loens fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
James Laurent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Laurent darts in and clinches Loens up against the cage.
Laurent pressing his opponent against the cage.
Laurent lands a nice shot to the body.
Loens tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Laurent just stands there and leans against the cage.

Laurent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laurent throws out a loose jab but Loens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laurent avoids it really well and circles away.
Laurent with a jab.

Laurent has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laurent lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Laurent breaks the clinch.
Laurent cracks a nice hook into Loens's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loens.
Loens shoots in for a takedown but Laurent shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loens dives in and grabs Laurent's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laurent pushes down on Loens's head and hops out.
Laurent swats away the attempt to clinch by Loens.
Laurent takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice takedown defense from Laurent. No joy for Loens on that attempt.

Laurent gets caught flat footed, as Loens shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Laurent has his hands on Loens's head, controlling the position.
Laurent 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.
Loens prevents Laurent from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loens scoring with punches to the head and body.
Laurent pulls Loens in close to his closed guard and prevents Loens from doing any damage or advancing position.
Laurent 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.
Laurent on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laurent tries to get out of the position.
Laurent bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loens's guard.
Laurent controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Laurent's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Loens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laurent doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Loens is tightening it up a little... Laurent has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Laurent reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Laurent taps out! Nice BJJ there by Loens!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rudi Loens!
Rudi Loens seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.