PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yanhi Buentello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Langley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langley has chosen L'Envoutee as his entrance music. Rick Langley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Buentello
vs
Langley

184 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
207 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yanhi Buentello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Langley!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langley fails with a takedown attempt.

Buentello tries to keep at a distance but Langley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buentello goes for a takedown attempt but Langley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Langley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Langley moves in looking to clinch but Buentello pushes him off.

Langley has Buentello up against the cage in a clinch.
Buentello tries to break the clinch but Langley is controlling the position.
Langley is stalling here.
Buentello blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langley prevents the takedown attempt.
Buentello lands a body shot in the clinch.
Buentello tries to circle away but Langley has him pinned against the cage.
Buentello jumps guard but Langley stands there with Buentello around his waist. Buentello gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yanhi Buentello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buentello fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Langley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buentello backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Langley tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley lands a nice uppercut.
Buentello wants to get back to striking at distance but Langley won't allow it.
A short right from Langley.

Langley jumps guard.
Buentello trying to control but Langley is working from the bottom.
Langley has a closed guard, preventing Buentello from standing up.
Langley 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.
Buentello has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Langley keeping moving, preventing Buentello from controlling successfully.
Buentello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Langley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Langley keeping moving, preventing Buentello from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Langley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Langley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Langley looking for a sweep. Not yet Langley, not yet.
Langley looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Langley looking for a guillotine here but Buentello defends easily.
Buentello prevents Langley from getting back to his feet.
Buentello trying to control but Langley is working from the bottom.

Langley pushes Buentello off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Langley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Buentello's guard.
Buentello is breathing heavily.
Langley cracks Buentello with a solid left hand.
Langley is working Buentello over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Langley stands up from Buentello's guard - Langley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Langley fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Langley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Langley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Langley decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Langley gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Langley prevents Buentello from improving his position.
Langley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Buentello wants to get back to full guard.

Langley stands up from half guard.
Buentello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Langley gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buentello trying to control but Langley postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Langley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Langley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A control attempt from Buentello but he's now mounted!
Langley working Buentello over with strikes here.

It looks like Yanhi Buentello has been cut.
Langley is landing with some decent strikes but Buentello is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Langley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Buentello?
Langley working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buentello is in a horrible position here. Langley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Langley swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rick Langley!