PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chico Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Lincoln
vs
Lang

181 cm
22
181 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

189 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chico Lincoln!
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, Herman Lang!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lang.
Lang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lang blocks the leg kick.
Herman Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang has a takedown stuffed.
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.

Lang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Lincoln kicks off Lang and gets to his feet.
Lang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lincoln is fending him off so far but Lang persists. Nope, Lincoln circles away and we're back to standing.
Chico Lincoln has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herman Lang.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lincoln misses with a low kick.

Lang closes the distance and clinches.
Lincoln tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lincoln misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Lincoln scores a nice knee to the body.
Lincoln misses with a knee to the head.
Lang has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lincoln is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lang tries to score a body lock takedown but Lincoln shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lincoln on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lincoln tries a knee to the head but Lang blocks it.
Lincoln using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lincoln tries a knee to the head but Lang blocks it.
Lincoln tries a knee to the head but Lang blocks it.
Lincoln is breathing heavily.
Lincoln connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lang's face.
Lincoln throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lang jumps guard but Lincoln stands there with Lang around his waist. Lang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lang is trying to drag Lincoln to the mat but Lincoln just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lincoln is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lincoln tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lincoln has Lang pressed against the cage, preventing Lang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang looking for a takedown.
Lang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lang fails to pull guard.
Lincoln throws a knee to the head but misses.

Lang jumps into guard, dragging Lincoln to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang is controlling Lincoln's posture.

Lang looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lincoln is defending well. Lang quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lincoln has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lang celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herman Lang!