PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bakers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Langol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Alex Bakers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alex Bakers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bakers
vs
Langol

170 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Bakers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerry Langol!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakers swats away the attempt to clinch by Langol.
Bakers swats away the attempt to clinch by Langol.
Bakers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Langol tries to clinch but Bakers is having none of it.

Bakers moves into range and clinches up with Langol.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bakers throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bakers throws an elbow but misses.
Bakers trying to stall but Langol improves his position.
Bakers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Langol.
With the fighters up against the cage, Langol throws an elbow but misses.
Langol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bakers is defending well for now.
Bakers lands an elbow just above Langol 's eye.
Bakers throws an elbow that misses.
Bakers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Langol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bakers trying to land knees to the body.
Bakers connects with a knee to the head.
Bakers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bakers lands a nice knee to the body.
Bakers lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bakers.
Bakers misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Bakers.
Bakers misses with a knee to the head.

Langol successfully pulls guard.
Langol trying to control the position.
Langol keeping moving, preventing Bakers from controlling successfully.
Langol wants to stand but Bakers is controlling the position.
Bakers trying to control the position from guard on top but Langol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alex Bakers has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Langol blocks a head kick by Bakers.
Bakers tries to clinch there but Langol circles away.
Langol moves in looking to clinch but Bakers pushes him off.
Langol tries to clinch but Bakers moves away
and Bakers counters with a solid body kick.
Bakers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Langol is looking to clinch.

Langol drives through and clinches with Bakers against the cage.
Langol takes an elbow to the forehead.
Langol lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakers stalling in the clinch but Langol improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Langol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Langol is looking to clinch but Bakers is avoiding it.

Langol tries to keep at a distance but Bakers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Langol leaning his opponent against the cage.
Langol blocks the elbow strike.
Langol is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bakers.
Bakers throws an elbow but it misses.

Langol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Langol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bakers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Langol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Langol wants to clinch but Bakers slips to the side
and Bakers counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bakers wants to clinch.

Langol tries to keep at a distance but Bakers has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakers takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bakers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Langol's brow.
Langol avoids a wild elbow strike from Bakers.
Bakers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bakers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Langol missing with knees to the body.
Bakers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Jerry Langol has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Langol has Bakers pressed against the cage, preventing Bakers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Langol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bakers avoids a wild elbow strike from Langol.
Langol avoids a wild elbow strike from Bakers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakers tries a knee to the head but Langol blocks it.
Bakers missing with knees to the body.
Bakers missing with knees to the body.
Bakers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Bakers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Langol's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bakers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jerry Langol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langol tries to clinch but Bakers moves out of range.
Langol darts in trying to clinch
and Bakers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Langol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Langol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bakers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bakers throws a head kick but Langol moves out of range.
Langol tries to clinch there but Bakers circles away.
Bakers tries to clinch there but Langol circles away.
Langol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Langol tries to clinch but Bakers moves out of range.
Bakers throws a right and a left that Langol avoids nicely.
Bakers swats away the attempt to clinch by Langol.
Bakers leaves Langol with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langol wants to clinch.
Langol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Langol tries to clinch up.
Langol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bakers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Langol fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bakers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langol moves away.
Langol moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Langol keeps the fight on the outside.

Bakers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bakers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Langol blocks it with crossed arms.
Bakers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Langol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Langol closes the distance and clinches.

Langol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Langol moves to clinch but Bakers breaks away
and Bakers counters with a left to the body.
Langol moves to clinch but Bakers breaks away

and Bakers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bakers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakers trying to control the position from guard on top but Langol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bakers stops Langol from standing up.
Bakers trying to control the position from guard on top but Langol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bakers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Langol is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Langol really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bakers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Bakers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bakers doesn't manage to clinch there - Langol circles away.

Bakers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bakers misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bakers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Langol's brow.
Langol is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bakers to keep the fight standing.
Alex Bakers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Langol.
Langol throws an elbow that misses.
Langol avoids the elbow strike from Bakers, against the cage.
Bakers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langol lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Langol breaks from the clinch.
Langol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Langol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Langol tries to clinch up but Bakers circles away and keeps his distance.
Bakers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Langol closes the distance and clinches.

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

Langol closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bakers did well to prevent Langol getting side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Langol is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langol perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bakers is pressing down on Langol's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Langol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerry Langol's cut.
That's time! Bakers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Langol tries to clinch up but Bakers circles away and keeps his distance.

Bakers pushes Langol up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bakers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Langol's brow.
Bakers lands a good knee to the midsection. Langol won't want to take too many of those.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Langol tries to break free but Bakers pushes him back against the cage.
Bakers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Langol avoids it.
Langol working hard to break the clinch.
Langol tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bakers smiles and moves away.

Bakers moves into the clinch.
Bakers looking to slow down the pace here.

Langol's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Langol wants to clinch up but Bakers keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bakers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakers swats away the attempt to clinch by Langol.
Bakers throws a push kick but Langol slaps the foot to one side.

Bakers pushes Langol up against the cage in a clinch.
Bakers lands with a short shot to the head.
Bakers avoids a wild elbow strike from Langol.
Bakers tries to land knees in the clinch but Langol avoids the damage to the body.
Bakers lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bakers throws an elbow but misses.
Langol tries to pull guard but Bakers holds him up against the cage and eventually Langol drops back down to his feet.
Langol avoids a wild elbow strike from Bakers.
Bakers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bakers lands a nice elbow.
Alex Bakers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Langol connects with a knee to the head.
Bakers with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakers looking to slow down the pace here.
Langol tries to pull guard but Bakers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alex Bakers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Langol.
Bakers is struggling to control the position.

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

Bakers clinches with his opponent.
Bakers looking to slow down the pace here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Langol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Langol has had enough of the clinch but Bakers keeps him there for the moment.
Langol fails to pull guard.
Langol lands an elbow inside that Bakers shrugs off.
Bakers dodges an elbow strike from Langol.
Bakers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bakers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Langol pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langol tries to pull guard but Bakers won't allow it.
Bakers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bakers stalling.
Langol pushes off an throws an elbow but Bakers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bakers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Langol dodges an elbow strike from Bakers.
Bakers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Langol just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bakers's brow.
Langol tries to pull guard but Bakers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bakers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Langol's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bakers obliges.
Bakers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bakers misses with an elbow strike.
Langol misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakers lands a damaging elbow.
Langol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bakers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bakers misses with an elbow over the top.
Bakers lands an elbow inside that Langol shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakers has Langol pressed against the cage, preventing Langol from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Langol blocks an elbow strike from Bakers.
Langol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bakers throws an elbow but misses.
Langol trying to land knees to the body.
Langol is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Langol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakers lands an elbow just above Langol 's eye.
Nice elbow from Langol.
Bakers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Langol is defending well for now.
Bakers connects with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Bakers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bakers 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Bakers!
In his post fight interview, Alex Bakers started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.