PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Langly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Langly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Langly
vs
Knox

185 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Langly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Knox!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Langly closes the distance and clinches.
Langly lands an elbow that stopped Knox in his tracks for a moment.
Langly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Knox.
Langly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Langly misses with some punches.
Knox landing knees to the body.
Langly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Langly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knox tries for a takedown. No joy.
Langly scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Benjamin Knox has been cut.

Knox jumps guard.
Langly preventing the sweep.

Knox looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Langly passes into side control.

Langly stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt - Langly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mark Langly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Knox.
Langly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Langly.
Langly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Knox looks gassed!
Langly fails with an attempt to clinch.

Langly darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.

Knox decides to pull guard.
Langly tries to stand but Knox is controlling from the bottom.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.

Langly gets to his feet - Knox follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Langly has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Langly crunches a lovely knee into Knox's ribcage.
Langly throws an elbow but it misses.
Langly lands an uppercut.

Langly manages to break the clinch.
Mark Langly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Langly.
Langly doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Langly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Langly gets caught flat footed, as Knox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Langly keeping full guard, as Knox tries to pass.
Knox wants to stand but Langly has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Knox drops back looking for a leg! Langly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Langly manages to kick Knox off! Knox jumps back into Langly's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox trying to control but Langly is working from the bottom.
Langly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
Knox wants to pass the guard but Langly is keeping the position.
Langly keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Langly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knox on the ground.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Knox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Langly wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox shoots in and drives through. Langly sprawls well.
Knox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Langly is fending him off so far but Knox persists. Nope, Langly circles away and we're back to standing.
Langly is looking to clinch.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Langly is looking to clinch.
Knox blocks a head kick by Langly.
Langly is looking to clinch.
Langly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Langly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Langly tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Knox has managed to clinch.
Knox changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Langly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Knox looks for a takedown but Langly sprawls well.
Langly wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Langly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Langly throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Langly tries to clinch but Knox moves away

and Knox counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Knox looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Knox passes the guard and advances to mount!
Langly really wants to buck Knox off and get back to his feet.
Knox trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Langly defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Knox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Knox connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Knox is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox closes the distance and clinches up with Langly, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes Langly against the cage but Langly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Langly closes the distance looking to clinch

and Knox counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Knox.
Knox wants to control from the top but Langly keeps moving.
Knox sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Langly's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langly is staying active underneath Knox, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Benjamin Knox has got the better of the ground game so far.

Knox postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Langly to stand up.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Langly clinches but Knox breaks the clinch

and Knox counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox tries to advance to mount but can't.
Knox advances to mount.
Langly has given up his back here. Will Knox look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Langly looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Even with his hooks in, Knox manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Langly controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with an elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here.

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.
Langly holding both Knox 's hands and preventing any damage.
Knox punches the canvas rather than the man.

Knox is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Langly is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Knox off. It looks like it's working - Knox slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Langly displaying calm under pressure there.
Knox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Langly but Langly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mark Langly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Knox.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox shoots in looking for a takedown. Langly tries to sprawl out of it but Knox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Langly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Knox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Langly's waist but Langly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knox off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Knox's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Langly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Knox counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knox trying to control but Langly is working from the bottom.

Knox is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Langly is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Langly has escaped and now he's on top!

Knox looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Langly gets to his feet - Knox follows without any prompting.
Langly throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Langly tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Knox decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Langly's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Knox gets to his feet - Langly follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox shoots for a takedown but Langly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Langly looks to clinch

and Knox counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Knox is working for a kimura but Langly is defending it quite comfortably.
Langly wants to get back to his feet.
Knox is looking to pass Langly's guard but actually Langly recovers to full guard.
Knox wants to control from the top but Langly keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox is looking to stand up but Langly won't let him.
Langly wants to stand up but Knox is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt

and Knox counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Langly looks like he's trying to stand up.

Knox stands up from half guard.
Langly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Langly tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Knox counters with a single leg into guard. Langly didn't expect that.
Knox slips nicely into half guard.
Langly wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knox is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Knox is tying to control. Langly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Knox has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Langly defend it? Knox steps over the head and cranks it - Langly is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Knox!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Benjamin Knox!