PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange comes to the cage accompanied by Fire - Bruce Springsteen. McClane has chosen The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lange
vs
McClane

182 cm
27
199 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

184 cm
32
197 lbs
24 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Artie Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, John McClane!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lange throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lange misses with a straight right.
Lange throws a right hand that misses
and McClane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters circling a little - McClane finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McClane misses with a looping right.
McClane throws a low kick but Lange moves out of range easily.
Lange thows a body shot but no joy.
Lange walks into a jab.
McClane is looking to score with low kicks.
McClane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lange misses with a low kick.
Lange looks to land a right hand but McClane moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McClane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lange.
McClane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lange avoids the body shot from McClane.
McClane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lange.
Lange misses with a wild body shot.
Lange goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lange dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McClane slips a jab and a cross from Lange.
McClane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lange's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane dodges the punch combination from Lange.
Lange moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lange lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McClane swings for the body but Lange moves out of range.
McClane moves into range and connects with a jab.
McClane misses with a kick to the body
and McClane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McClane misses with a head kick.
McClane scores with a head kick. Lange tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McClane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lange swats away the attempt to clinch by McClane.
Lange throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McClane looks to land a body kick but Lange moved away.
McClane misses with a body kick.
Lange takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lange, as that shot connected.
McClane dodges the punch combination from Lange.
McClane tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Lange misses.
Nice body kick from McClane.
Lange throws a hook but McClane avoids it easily.
McClane wants to clinch
and Lange counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McClane moves away from the strike by Lange.
McClane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good exchange - Lange coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John McClane will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lange on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lange misses with a body kick.
Lange works the jab nicely.
Lange avoids the head kick by McClane.
McClane staying out of range there.
McClane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lange.
Lange's corner calls for a 1-2. Lange obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McClane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lange uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McClane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane takes a jab right on the kisser.
McClane thumps Lange with a low kick.

McClane takes the fight into the clinch.
Lange lands a body shot.
McClane blocks an elbow strike from Lange.
Lange wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McClane has him pressed against the cage.
McClane lands a body shot.
Lange tries a body shot but McClane blocks it.
Lange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Lange.
A bit of stalling here from McClane.
A hook to the body from Lange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McClane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McClane controlling the action here for a moment.
Lange stalling against the cage.
Lange blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McClane.
McClane swings wildly with an uppercut but Lange uses good head movement to avoid it.
McClane throws a punch but it's blocked by Lange.
McClane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lange.
McClane swings wildly with an uppercut but Lange uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lange lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lange taking a breather.
McClane lands a hook to the side of the head.
McClane lands an elbow that stopped Lange in his tracks for a moment.
McClane lands an uppercut.
Lange is trying to break free.
McClane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from McClane on the inside.
McClane misses with a punch to the body.
McClane blocks a body shot from Lange.
McClane takes a shot to the head.
Lange misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McClane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lange tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClane's elbow.
McClane struggles to land a body shot inside as Lange controls his hands.
McClane prevents a body shot from Lange.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McClane.
McClane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lange.
Lange tries to throw a body punch but McClane avoids it by throwing Lange back against the cage.
Lange content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McClane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lange avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McClane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McClane lands a good knee to the midsection. Lange won't want to take too many of those.
Lange takes a shot to the head.
Lange on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John McClane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McClane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McClane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lange moves away.
McClane throws a leg kick but Lange sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lange blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Lange misses.
McClane is looking to clinch.
McClane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McClane tried to score with a low kick but Lange checks it.
McClane throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McClane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A good leg kick by McClane.
McClane looks to clinch
and Lange counters with a right hand to the body.
Lange misses with a right hand
and McClane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McClane takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McClane misses with a hook. Lange ducked under it nicely.
McClane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lange takes a kick to the side of the head.
McClane tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McClane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lange.
Lange looks to score with a jab to the body but McClane is just out of range.
McClane tries to clinch
and Lange counters with a nice body shot.
Lange throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McClane lands with a shot to the body.
McClane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lange counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange blocks the body kick.
McClane tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lange counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lange's jab looks to have found its range, popping McClane under the eye.
McClane wants to clinch
and Lange cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lange takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lange lets loose with a powerful body kick. McClane will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circling - Lange throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lange throws a shot from downtown. McClane moves away and avoids it.
Lange throws an overhand right that lands on McClane's shoulder, as McClane tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange looks to land a combination but McClane avoids it well.
Lange throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lange chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McClane can pounce on him.
McClane tries a head kick but it misses.
McClane takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McClane misses with a straight left.
McClane wants to clinch.
Artie Lange is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McClane slips under a jab from Lange.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Artie Lange.
I think McClane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for John McClane!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for John McClane!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for John McClane!

John McClane wins by unanimous decision!
John McClane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.