PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Langley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Langley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to No More Heroes: Kill or Be Killed Mix. Sarkisyan has chosen George Michael - Careless Whisper as his entrance music. Serge Sarkisyan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Langley
vs
Sarkisyan

180 cm
30
207 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

186 cm
25
218 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Langley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serge Sarkisyan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langley tries to clinch but Sarkisyan is having none of it.
Langley tries to clinch there but Sarkisyan circles away.
Langley wants to clinch
letting Sarkisyan counter with a right hand.

Sarkisyan drives through and clinches with Langley against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sarkisyan.
Langley jumps guard but Sarkisyan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Langley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Langley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sarkisyan prevents the takedown attempt.
Sarkisyan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Langley lands an elbow inside.
Sarkisyan tries a body shot but Langley blocks it.
Langley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Sarkisyan.

It looks like Rick Langley has been cut.
Langley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Langley misses with a knee to the head.
Langley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sarkisyan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Langley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarkisyan can't find room to land a body shot as Langley controls the action.
Sarkisyan missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sarkisyan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sarkisyan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Langley is breathing heavily.
Sarkisyan is leaning against Langley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sarkisyan lands an elbow just above Langley 's eye.
Sarkisyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sarkisyan lands a nice knee to the body.
Sarkisyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sarkisyan is leaning against Langley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan pushes Langley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Sarkisyan.
Langley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sarkisyan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Langley backwards.
Sarkisyan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Langley.
Sarkisyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Langley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Langley misses with a knee strike.
Langley struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarkisyan controls his hands.
Langley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sarkisyan avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sarkisyan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Langley backwards.
Langley takes a shot to the head.
Sarkisyan pushes Langley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarkisyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Langley is defending well for now.
Sarkisyan is leaning against Langley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sarkisyan lands a shoulder strike.
Sarkisyan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Langley wants a takedown but no success here.
Sarkisyan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sarkisyan lands with a left to the head.
Sarkisyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Langley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sarkisyan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Langley trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sarkisyan lands an elbow inside that Langley shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarkisyan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarkisyan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sarkisyan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Langleys head.
Sarkisyan scores with a shot to the side of Langley's head.
Sarkisyan lands with a short shot to the head.
Langley takes a knee to the side of the body.
A shot in the inside from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan pushes Langley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarkisyan scores with a shot to the side of Langley's head.
Langley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sarkisyan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sarkisyan is working Langley over against the cage.
Langley jumps guard but Sarkisyan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sarkisyan working Langley over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan scores with a shot to the side of Langley's head.
Sarkisyan lands a body shot.
Sarkisyan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Sarkisyan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan lands with a short shot to the head.
Sarkisyan lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sarkisyan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Langley is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sarkisyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Sarkisyan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sarkisyan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sarkisyan missing with knees to the body.
Langley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sarkisyan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sarkisyan lands a nice elbow.
Sarkisyan digs a right hand into Langley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Langley's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serge Sarkisyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Langley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Langley walks into a jab.
A low kick from Langley is predictable there
and Sarkisyan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Langley wants to clinch up but Sarkisyan keeps it at a distance.
Langley blocks a head kick by Sarkisyan.
Nice straight punches there by Sarkisyan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sarkisyan lands with a straight right. Langley didn't see that one coming.
Sarkisyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Langley.

Sarkisyan darts in and clinches Langley up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sarkisyan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarkisyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sarkisyan digs a right hand underneath Langley's ribcage. Langley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Langley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sarkisyan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Langley backwards.
Langley with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley looking for a takedown.
Serge Sarkisyan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sarkisyan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Langley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sarkisyan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sarkisyan dips a shoulder and cracks Langley with a mighty uppercut! Langley falls back against the cage and Sarkisyan unloads with a barrage of strikes! Langley is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sarkisyan screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serge Sarkisyan!
Serge Sarkisyan opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.