PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philip langlais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mazaman man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

langlais
vs
man

190 cm
18
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
162 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Control Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip langlais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mazaman man!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
man misses with a wild body shot.
langlais jabs at man's body.

man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
langlais managing to block the knees to the body from man.
man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and langlais avoids it.
langlais avoiding damage as man throws knees to the body.
langlais is trying to force a seperation but man has the dominant position.
langlais tries to break free but man pushes him back against the cage.

langlais breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
man blocks the body kick.

man moves into the clinch successfully.
man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. langlais is defending well for now.
man stalling.
man continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from langlais.
man tries to land knees in the clinch but langlais avoids the damage to the body.
man missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for man to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
man tries to land knees in the clinch but langlais avoids the damage to the body.
langlais has had enough of the clinch but man keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by man.
langlais on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on man's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
man trying to land knees to the body.
langlais letting man take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by mazaman man.
langlais scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two 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.
langlais misses with a leg kick.
mazaman man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

man instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from man.

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

man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. man obliges.
langlais tries to circle away but man has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and langlais avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
man trying to land knees to the body.
man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and langlais avoids it.
langlais avoids the elbow strike from man, against the cage.
langlais dodges an elbow strike from man.
langlais has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
man stalling the fight.
man pushes off an throws an elbow but langlais leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
man dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
langlais on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
langlais tries to break free but man pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee is keeping an eye on man - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
man landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
langlais is breathing heavily.
man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by mazaman man.

man shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. man showed some decent athleticism there.
man performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mazaman man dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

man clinches with his opponent.
man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
man pushes off an throws an elbow but langlais leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
man has langlais pressed against the cage, preventing langlais from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
langlais on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
langlais tries to circle away but man has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and langlais avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
langlais blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
man content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
man has langlais pressed against the cage, preventing langlais from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from langlais.
langlais wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
man throws a knee to the head but misses.
man stalling in the clinch.
man tries a knee to the head but langlais blocks it.
langlais really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
langlais wants to break the clinch but can't.
man stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by mazaman man.
man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Philip langlais is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
man walks into a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

man feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
langlais tries to strike from the bottom.
man is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mazaman man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

man scores with a kick to the midsection.

man clinches up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
man prevents langlais from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
langlais avoiding damage as man throws knees to the body.
man stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
langlais tries to break the clinch but man is controlling the position.
langlais wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
man controlling the action here for a moment.
langlais avoiding damage as man throws knees to the body.
langlais avoiding damage as man throws knees to the body.
langlais tries to break the clinch but man is controlling the position.
man slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by mazaman man.

man shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. man showed some decent athleticism there.
man moves into full mount! langlais won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
man content just to control the position here.
langlais is desperately trying to improve his position but man has a good base and remains in mount.
Philip langlais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mazaman man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
langlais on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if langlais tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that man has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

And that's the end of the fight!
mazaman man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got man winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mazaman man!