PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Conforto (ranked 4928 p4p, 4921 weight class) and Jack Langston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Walk Alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Conforto
vs
Langston

184 cm
18
172
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
173
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Conforto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Langston!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conforto wants to clinch.
Conforto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Langston in his tracks.
Conforto throws a body punch but Langston moves out of range.
Conforto lands with an overhand left.
Langston is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Conforto is looking to clinch.
Conforto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice combination there by Conforto.
Conforto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Langston's sensitive parts.
Conforto wants to clinch up but Langston keeps it at a distance.
Langston looks for the body kick but Conforto saw that one coming.
Langston scores with a hook to the body. Conforto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Left hook, right uppercut from Conforto.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Conforto moves into the clinch.
Langston is looking to break free of the clinch but Conforto has double underhooks.
Conforto wants to stall.
Conforto misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langston is trying to push Conforto away but Conforto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Langston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Langston has had enough of the clinch but Conforto keeps him there for the moment.
Conforto has Langston pressed against the cage, preventing Langston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Langston is trying to push Conforto away but Conforto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Conforto tries to throw a body punch but Langston avoids it by throwing Conforto back against the cage.
Conforto misses with an elbow over the top.

Langston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Langston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conforto circles away quickly and effectively.

Langston cracks Conforto with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Conforto looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Langston finish him?

It looks like Billy Conforto has been cut.
Langston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Langston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Conforto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Langston misses.
Conforto tries to clinch but Langston is having none of it.
Langston blocks a low kick nicely.

Oooooh!!! Langston has knocked Conforto down with a huge combo! Langston steps away and waves a wobbly Conforto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Conforto is rocked!
Conforto sizes up Langston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Conforto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Langston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conforto counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conforto wants to slow Langston down by chopping away at his legs.
Langston unleashes a big counter combination but Conforto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Billy Conforto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conforto digs a good body shot into Langston's ribs.
Conforto seems to have got his legs back now.
Conforto looks to land a combination but Langston avoids it well.
Conforto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Langston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Langston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conforto tries to clinch up.
As Conforto backs off Langston throws a huge counter combo but Conforto manages to avoid it all.
Langston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Conforto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Langston's hands.
Langston tries to bum rush Conforto with a series of wild strikes but Conforto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conforto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conforto.
Langston tries to land a leg kick but Conforto saw it coming and moves away.
Conforto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Langstons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Conforto throws the left hand but Langston avoids the punch easily.
Conforto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Conforto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Conforto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Langston in his tracks.
Conforto misses with a two punch combination.
Conforto lands a jab to the head.
Conforto dips to his left and cracks Langston with an uppercut!

Conforto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Langston is looking to break free of the clinch but Conforto has double underhooks.
Conforto throws a punch but it's blocked by Langston.
Conforto keeps control of Langston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conforto keeps control of Langston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Langston is trying to break the clinch but Conforto is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Conforto fails to land.
Conforto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Conforto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conforto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Langston back to the cage. Conforto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Conforto misses with the combination.
No joy there for Langston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Langston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conforto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Conforto moves in looking to clinch but Langston pushes him off.
Langston takes one to the side of the head.
Langston swats away the attempt to clinch by Conforto.
Conforto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Langston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conforto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conforto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Langston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Conforto lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conforto tries to close the distance and clinch but Langston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conforto moves in looking to clinch but Langston pushes him off.
Conforto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Langston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conforto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conforto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Billy Conforto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Conforto's cut.
That's time! Conforto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Conforto 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.
Langston blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Langston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Conforto throws a series of punches but Langston avoids them all with ease.
Langston blocks a jab.
Conforto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Conforto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Langston.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Conforto, as that shot connected.

Conforto closes the distance and clinches.
Langston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Conforto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Conforto moves into the clinch.
Langston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Conforto fails to land.
Conforto trying to stall but Langston improves his position.
Langston is trying to break the clinch but Conforto has him pressed against the cage.

Conforto breaks the clinch.
Conforto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Langston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Langston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Conforto.
Some wild striking there from Conforto.
Langston lands with an overhand left.
Langston misses with the combination.
Billy Conforto is winning the standup battle so far.
Conforto lands with a straight right. Langston didn't see that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Langston. Those never looked like landing.
Conforto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conforto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Langston misses with a few strikes there.
Conforto is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Langston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conforto throws a right hand that Langston ducks under and follows up with a left that Langston also avoids with ease.
Conforto tries to clinch there but Langston circles away.
Conforto is looking to clinch but Langston is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conforto tries to clinch up but Langston circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Langston's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Conforto throws a right and a left that Langston avoids nicely.

Conforto takes the fight into the clinch.
Langston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Conforto breaks the clinch.
Langston throws a right hand that Conforto ducks under and follows up with a left that Conforto also avoids with ease.
Langston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conforto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Langstons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Conforto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conforto moves out of range of the strikes.

Langston gets tackled into the cage by Conforto. Conforto maintains the clinch.
A short right from Conforto.

Conforto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conforto tests Langston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Langston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Conforto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Langston has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Langston and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Langston.
Langston blocks a head kick by Conforto.
Conforto moves in looking to clinch but Langston pushes him off.
Langston checks a low kick from Conforto.
Langston unleashes a big counter combination but Conforto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Langston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conforto throws a series of punches but Langston moves out of range.
Langston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Conforto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Langston can do to turn this around?
Conforto misses with a head kick.
Conforto scores with a jab to the body.
Langston throws a nice looking combination but Conforto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Langston cracks Conforto with a good jab.
Langston is breathing heavily.
Langston swats away the attempt to clinch by Conforto.
Conforto works the jab nicely.
Langston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Conforto cracks Langston with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conforto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Langston.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Langston throws a low kick but Conforto moves out of range easily.
Conforto tries to score with a low kick but Langston moves his leg out of the way.
Langston misses with a double jab.
Langston takes one on the button.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Langston in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Conforto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Langston eats them both and turns towards Conforto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Conforto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Conforto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Conforto scores with a one two! Langston had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Langston misses with a two punch combination.
Langston throws a nice looking combination but Conforto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Conforto.
Conforto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Langston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conforto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Billy Conforto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Conforto both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Conforto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Conforto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Conforto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conforto throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Conforto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Langston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Langston misses with a jab, cross combination.

Oooooh!!! Langston has knocked Conforto down with a huge combo! Langston steps away and waves a wobbly Conforto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conforto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Conforto has closed the distance and engaged Langston in a clinch.
Conforto working aggressively here.

Conforto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Conforto. Those never looked like landing.
Langston catches Conforto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Langston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Conforto throws a right and a left that Langston avoids nicely.
Langston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Conforto is looking to clinch.
Conforto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langston throws the kick towards the body but Conforto avoids it.
Conforto throws a leg kick but Langston sees it coming and moves out of range.
Langston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conforto.
Conforto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Langston.
Conforto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Langston manages to avoid it.
Langston moves out of range of the leg kick from Conforto.
A jab lands there for Conforto.
Conforto checks a low kick from Langston.
A punch combination from Langston misses.
Langston missing with a left hand there. Conforto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Langston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Langston walks into a stiff left hand from Conforto.
A telegraphed right hand from Langston misses the target.
Langston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Langston checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langston misses the jab.
Langston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Langston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Conforto throws a series of punches but Langston avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Langston throws a right and a left that Conforto avoids nicely.
Langston dodges the punch combination from Conforto.
A shot to the liver by Conforto. Beautiful body shot.
Langston is looking to score with low kicks.
Conforto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Langston throws a push kick but Conforto slaps the foot to one side.
Langston throws a right hand that Conforto ducks under and follows up with a left that Conforto also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Conforto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conforto lands a right hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Langston. Those never looked like landing.
Conforto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conforto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Langston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Conforto swinging wildly here.
Conforto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Conforto throws a right hand that Langston ducks under and follows up with a left that Langston also avoids with ease.
Conforto tests Langston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conforto throws a right hand that Langston ducks under and follows up with a left that Langston also avoids with ease.
Langston throws a counter combo.
Conforto throws a series of strikes that have Langston backpedaling.
Langston throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Conforto.
Conforto looks to land a right hand but Langston moved out of range.
Langston throws a body shot but no joy.
Langston tests Conforto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conforto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Conforto throws a wild body kick that Langston sees coming a mile off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Langston lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Conforto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Conforto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Conforto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Conforto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Langston.
Langston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Langston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jack Langston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Langston misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conforto throws a series of punches but Langston moves out of range.
Billy Conforto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Conforto cracks Langston with an open hand slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Conforto.
Well Conforto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Conforto!
The defeated Jack Langston had this to say: 'We'll be back!'.