PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeroen Rosendale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosendale comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go to sleep bitch- Eminem ft. Obie Trice and DMX. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lang
vs
Rosendale

187 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

185 cm
19
198 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeroen Rosendale!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosendale looks to land a combination. Lang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rosendale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rosendale swivels and escapes.
Rosendale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rosendale stuffs the takedown attempt from Lang. Lang gets slowly back to his feet.
Lang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rosendale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mark Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosendale dodges the punch combination from Lang.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rosendale.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosendale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lang takes one to the side of the head.

Rosendale shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rosendale was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rosendale can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lang is looking to escape.
Lang can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosendale scoring with strikes but Lang is staying in there.
Rosendale avoids the attempt from Lang to control.

Rosendale is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lang can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Rosendale working for a submission but Lang is keeping him at bay.
Rosendale unloads with some shots from mount but Lang bucks and avoids them well.
Lang tries to hold on but Rosendale pushes him away.

Rosendale working for a guillotine from mount but Lang is in no mood to give up.
Lang tries to hold on but Rosendale postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rosendale lands a big shot there that rocks Lang but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lang slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lang is trying to control but Rosendale manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosendale controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rosendale wants to control the pace but Lang is squirming around nicely.
Lang regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rosendale wants to pass the guard but Lang is defending well.
Lang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lang.
Lang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rosendale looks gassed!
Rosendale tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lang punching from mount but Rosendale doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Lang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang looking to finish Rosendale with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rosendale!
Lang throwing strikes here but Rosendale is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lang lands a big shot there that rocks Rosendale but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lang misses with a head shot.
Lang working Rosendale over with strikes here.
Lang controlling the position easily from mount.
Rosendale is squirming around, avoiding Lang's attempts to control the action.
Lang controlling the pace for now.
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 Mark Lang will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosendale circles away.
A lazy left from Rosendale finds it's target.
Lang closes the distance and clinches up with Rosendale, looking for a takedown. Lang pushes Rosendale against the cage but Rosendale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lang misses with a series of wild punches.
Rosendale sizes up Lang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rosendale avoids the head kick by Lang.
Rosendale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lang. Lang obviously looking to wear him down.
Lang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Lang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rosendale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lang is keeping the position for now.
Rosendale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lang doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lang wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosendale trying to control the position from guard on top but Lang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lang trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rosendale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rosendale dodges the punch combination from Lang.
Lang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rosendale counters by clinching up.
Rosendale prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rosendale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosendale tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rosendale is trying to break the clinch but Lang has him pressed against the cage.
Lang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rosendale gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Lang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lang goes for a takedown attempt but Rosendale pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lang tries to clinch
enabling Rosendale to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rosendale throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lang.
Lang misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lang misses with a kick to the body

and Rosendale counters with a shoot takedown. Lang fights it but they end up in guard.
Lang trying to strike off his back.
Rosendale stays in close to Lang's body and controls the position.

Lang is looking for a triangle but Rosendale pushes his legs off easily.
Rosendale lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lang wants to sweep here but Rosendale controlling him for the moment.
Lang is adopting a defensive guard.
Rosendale throws a strike but Lang rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosendale keeping moving, preventing Lang from controlling successfully.
Lang throws and elbow that misses. Rosendale uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lang's guard. Nice move by Rosendale!
Lang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rosendale is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lang lands a heavy elbow.
Lang wants to control the pace but Rosendale is squirming around nicely.
Rosendale tries to hold on but Lang postures up.
Lang unloads with some shots from mount but Rosendale bucks and avoids them well.
Lang wants to control the pace but Rosendale is squirming around nicely.
Rosendale holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lang tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeroen Rosendale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Rosendale circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rosendale counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rosendale circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rosendale counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rosendale wants to pass the guard but Lang is keeping the position.
Lang is trying to control the position but Rosendale postures up.
Lang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosendale.
Lang 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.
Lang controls Rosendale momentarily but Rosendale frees himself.
Lang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rosendale wants to control from the top but Lang keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rosendale!
Lang putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Lang goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rosendale turns into him and now he's in Lang's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lang is on top in guard.
Rosendale has control of Lang's left arm, preventing Lang from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a couple of elbows.
Lang stays in close to Rosendale's body and controls the position.
Lang trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosendale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mark Lang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lang prevents Rosendale from escaping the position.
Rosendale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lang working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rosendale is looking for a sweep.

Lang decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rosendale tries to bum rush Lang with a series of wild strikes but Lang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rosendale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang slips a jab and a cross from Rosendale.
Rosendale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lang counters with a big head kick but Rosendale shrugs it off.

Rosendale throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lang was covering up waiting for the punch and Rosendale finishes the takedown easily into guard.

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

Lang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rosendale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rosendale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rosendale trying to control the position from guard on top but Lang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Lang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mark Lang!