PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Loves Black Men (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Langdon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Loves Black Men has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Loves Black Men
vs
Langdon

185 cm
21
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Loves Black Men!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Langdon!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Langdon. Those never looked like landing.

Loves Black Men gets a double leg takedown into Langdon's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Langdon pushes Loves Black Men off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Loves Black Men on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Langdon. Langdon obviously looking to wear him down.
Loves Black Men misses with a body kick.
Langdon throws a series of punches but Loves Black Men avoids them all with ease.
Langdon throws a series of punches but Loves Black Men avoids them all with ease.
Langdon throws a right and a left that Loves Black Men avoids nicely.
Langdon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Langdon throws a low kick, looking for Loves Black Men's leg but Loves Black Men calmly moves out of range.
Langdon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Loves Black Men eats them both and turns towards Langdon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Langdon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loves Black Men shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Langdon defends it nicely.
Langdon throws a head kick but Loves Black Men moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loves Black Men blocks a head kick by Langdon.
Langdon connects with a high kick.

Loves Black Men shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Langdon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Loves Black Men scores with a couple of nice shots.
Langdon wants to get back to his feet.
Loves Black Men is pressing down on Langdon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Langdon is holding on for now.
Loves Black Men throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langdon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Loves Black Men not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Loves Black Men lands with a punch from half guard.
Loves Black Men not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Langdon kicks Loves Black Men off and gets back to his feet.
Loves Black Men blocks a head kick by Langdon.
Langdon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loves Black Men explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Langdon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Loves Black Men counters with a three punch combo that has Langdon backing up. Langdon nods at Loves Black Men to acknowledge the strikes.
Langdon looks gassed!

Loves Black Men is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Langdon's half guard.
Loves Black Men thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Langdon's head.
Langdon looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loves Black Men seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Loves Black Men lands with a punch from half guard.
Loves Black Men working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Langdon taking some punishment here, with Loves Black Men in his half guard.
Loves Black Men looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Langdon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Langdon pushes Loves Black Men off looking to stand but Loves Black Men dives back in and keeps control.
Loves Black Men is nestled in close to Langdon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Langdon has one foot on Loves Black Men's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Langdon scores with a head kick.
Langdon throws a series of punches but Loves Black Men avoids them all with ease.

Loves Black Men bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Langdon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Loves Black Men asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langdon taking a bit of punishment here - Loves Black Men scoring with strikes.
Langdon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Loves Black Men asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loves Black Men working the ground and pound from side control.
Loves Black Men scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Langdon to see if he's OK.
Loves Black Men lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Langdon down.
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 Chris Loves Black Men will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Loves Black Men darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Loves Black Men prevents Langdon from standing back up.
Loves Black Men takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Loves Black Men takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Loves Black Men lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Langdon wants to get back to his feet.
Langdon taking some punishment here, with Loves Black Men in his half guard.
Loves Black Men working over Langdon with some ground and pound. Langdon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Loves Black Men thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Langdon to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loves Black Men prevents Langdon from getting back to his feet.
Loves Black Men knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Langdon on the ground.
Langdon has momentary wrist control but Loves Black Men slips an elbow through the middle.

Langdon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Langdon is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Langdon.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loves Black Men.
Loves Black Men dives in and grabs Langdon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Langdon pushes down on Loves Black Men's head and hops out.
Langdon tries a head kick but it misses.
Loves Black Men has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Loves Black Men. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loves Black Men moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loves Black Men shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Langdon as he jumps to the side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Langdon.
Loves Black Men is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daniel Langdon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loves Black Men blocks a head kick by Langdon.

Loves Black Men darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Loves Black Men working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Langdon is trying to stand back up but Loves Black Men is controlling him
Ground and pound from Loves Black Men.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langdon wants to get back to his feet.
Loves Black Men scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Loves Black Men prevents Langdon from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Loves Black Men there.
Nice strikes from Loves Black Men there.
Loves Black Men working over Langdon with some ground and pound. Langdon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Langdon has hold of Loves Black Men's hands but Loves Black Men slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Loves Black Men lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Langdon is trying to stand back up but Loves Black Men is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loves Black Men lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Langdon has hold of Loves Black Men's hands but Loves Black Men slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Langdon is trying to stand back up but Loves Black Men is controlling him
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langdon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Loves Black Men is nestled in close to Langdon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Langdon is trying to stand back up but Loves Black Men is controlling him
Langdon has hold of Loves Black Men's hands but Loves Black Men slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loves Black Men is nestled in close to Langdon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Langdon pushes Loves Black Men off looking to stand but Loves Black Men dives back in and keeps control.
Loves Black Men lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Loves Black Men dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Langdon throws a head kick but Loves Black Men moves out of range.
Langdon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Loves Black Men checks a leg kick.
Loves Black Men is trying hard to land a takedown here. Langdon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Langdon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Loves Black Men throws a body kick that misses.
Langdon blocks a head kick by Loves Black Men.
Loves Black Men keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniel Langdon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loves Black Men takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Loves Black Men shoots in for a double leg but Langdon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Langdon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loves Black Men.
Loves Black Men throws out a leg kick but Langdon moves out of range and Loves Black Men only half commits.
Langdon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Langdon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loves Black Men drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Langdon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Langdon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Loves Black Men is controlling him well.
Loves Black Men working the ground and pound from side control.
Langdon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Loves Black Men landing strikes.
Loves Black Men cracks Langdon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Loves Black Men working the head with strikes.
Loves Black Men is chipping away with strikes.
Loves Black Men cracks Langdon with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loves Black Men works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loves Black Men lands a nice forearm strike.
Loves Black Men scoring with punches from side control.
Langdon pushes Loves Black Men away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Loves Black Men gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Langdon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Langdon taking a bit of punishment here - Loves Black Men scoring with strikes.
Loves Black Men lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Langdon down.
Loves Black Men looks up at the clock and then as Langdon takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Loves Black Men smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Langdon wants to get back to his feet but Loves Black Men is dominant here and he's now got Langdon's back!
Langdon is trying to remain composed but Loves Black Men is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Langdon controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Loves Black Men lands a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loves Black Men has Langdon flattened out and is raining down punches.
Loves Black Men lands punches and elbows.
Loves Black Men lands a shot to the head.
Can Langdon hold on?! Loves Black Men is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Loves Black Men scores with punches from the back.
Langdon has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loves Black Men landing with strikes.
Langdon wants to get back to his feet.
Loves Black Men has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Langdon.
Langdon looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Daniel Langdon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loves Black Men scores with punches from the back.
Langdon covers up after that shot from Loves Black Men.

Langdon is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langdon wants to get back to his feet.
Chris Loves Black Men is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Loves Black Men showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loves Black Men, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Loves Black Men!