PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philmore Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sal Langreck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sal Langreck enters the cage!

Butts
vs
Langreck

170 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philmore Butts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sal Langreck!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butts looks to land a combination but Langreck avoids it well.
Langreck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butts takes a swing at Langreck's ribcage but misses.
Butts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Langreck slips a jab and a cross from Butts.
Langreck misses the jab.
Langreck throws an overhand right that lands on Butts's shoulder, as Butts tries to avoid the shot.
Butts swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Langreck counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Butts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Butts misses with a combination
and Langreck counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Butts misses with a wild combination.
Langreck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Langreck scores with a jab. Butts acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Langreck misses with a hook. Butts ducked under it nicely.
Sal Langreck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butts throws a shot from downtown. Langreck moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Langreck. Those never looked like landing.
Langreck throws a hook but Butts avoids it easily.
Langreck slips a jab and a cross from Butts.
Butts misses with a hook.
Langreck lands with a nice body punch.
Langreck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butts looks to land a combination but Langreck avoids it well.
Langreck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Langreck connects with a jab.
Butts connects with a body shot that sends Langreck's belly button to the back.
Butts swinging wildly here.
Butts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Butts misses with a double jab
and Langreck counters with a three punch combo that has Butts backing up. Butts nods at Langreck to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Butts does no damage.
Butts misses with a double jab.
Langreck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butts manages to avoid it.
Butts moves away from the strike by Langreck.
Langreck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by Langreck.

Langreck rushes Butts and presses him up against the cage.
Langreck tries a body shot but Butts blocks it.
Langreck tries a body shot but Butts blocks it.
Langreck misses with a body punch.
Langreck can't find room to land a body shot as Butts controls the action.
Langreck scores with a hook to the body.
Langreck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Langreck misses with a body punch.
Langreck struggles to land a body shot inside as Butts controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langreck struggles to land a body shot inside as Butts controls his hands.
Butts tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Langreck just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Langreck.
Langreck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Langreck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Langreck tries to work over Butts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butts prevents a body shot from Langreck.
Butts has Langreck pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Langreck manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Langreck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Langreck tries to work over Butts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Langreck walks away with a smile on his face. Butts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philmore Butts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butts throws a body punch but Langreck moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Butts.

It looks like Sal Langreck has been cut.
Butts scores with a shot to the body.
Butts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Langreck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butts misses with a double jab
and Langreck counters with a right hand to the body.
Butts scores with a decent looking hook.
Langreck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Langreck just misses with a punch to the body.
Butts swinging wildly here.
Langreck misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Butts misses its intended target.
Butts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Langreck misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Langreck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sal Langreck's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Butts. Langreck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Langreck tries to clinch up but Butts circles away and keeps his distance.
Butts throws a hook to the side of Langreck's head but Langreck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Butts throws a combination. Langreck tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Butts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Langreck.
Butts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langreck moves away.
Langreck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Langreck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Langreck scores with a shot to the body.
Butts takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Butts misses with a double jab.
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!
Langreck lands with a hook. Butts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Butts swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butts moves out of range as Langreck strikes.
Sal Langreck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Langreck clobbers Butts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Philmore Butts has been cut.
Philmore Butts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Langreck misses the shot to the body.
Langreck walks into a left hand.
Butts misses with a two punch combination.
Butts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langreck moves away.
Langreck avoids the body shot from Butts.
A combination from Butts does no damage.
Langreck is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Langreck throws a right hand that misses
and Butts counters with a one-two to the body.
Butts misses the shot to the body.
Butts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Langreck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langreck tries to close the distance and clinch but Butts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Langreck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butts circles away quickly and effectively.
Butts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Langreck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Butts takes one to the chin there.
Butts misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Butts. Those never looked like landing.
Butts is looking to wear down Langreck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Langreck. Butts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Langreck misses with the combination.
Butts avoids the body shot from Langreck.
Langreck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butts moves away.
Langreck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butts manages to avoid it.
Butts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langreck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Langreck counters with a straight right hand.
Butts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Langreck.
Butts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Butts lands with a shot to the body.
Butts scores with a hook to the body. Langreck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Langreck throws a series of punches but Butts moves out of range.
Butts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Langreck avoids the body shot from Butts.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Langreck lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice jab there from Langreck.
Butts looks to score with a jab to the body but Langreck is just out of range.
Butts looks to score with a jab to the body but Langreck is just out of range.
Langreck takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butts throws a hook but Langreck blocks it.
Langreck digs a good hook to Butts's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Langreck wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Butts misses its intended target.
Butts takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Langreck throws a series of punches but Butts moves out of range.
Butts lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Butts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Langreck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Langreck scores with a nice strike.
Butts throws a jab when Langreck was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sal Langreck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Langreck misses with a looping left.
Langreck tries to clinch there but Butts circles away.
Langreck misses with the combination.
Butts looks to score with a jab to the body but Langreck is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Butts.
Langreck slips a jab and a cross from Butts.
Butts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Butts misses with a hook.
Langreck misses with the combination.
Langreck doesn't manage to clinch there - Butts circles away.
Butts throws a series of punches but Langreck avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langreck looks to land a left hand but Butts moved out of range nicely.
Butts throws a right hand that misses
and Langreck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butts fails to land with a series of punches.
Langreck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butts ducks under a wild hook from Langreck.
Langreck slips a straight right by Butts.
Butts misses the shot to the body.
Butts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Langreck circles away quickly and effectively.
Langreck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Langreck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Butts slips a straight right by Langreck.
Butts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butts ducks under a wild hook from Langreck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langreck throws the left hand but Butts avoids the punch easily.
Butts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butts slips a jab from Langreck.
Langreck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butts.
Langreck cracks Butts with an open hand slap.
Langreck throws a body punch but Butts moves out of range.
Butts swings for the body but Langreck moves out of range.
Butts misses the jab.
Langreck loads up on a big right hand but Butts slips the punch.
Langreck misses with an uppercut. Butts saw that one coming.
Langreck misses with a wild body shot.
Butts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butts throws a right and a left that Langreck avoids nicely.
Langreck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Butts momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langreck tries to bum rush Butts with a series of wild strikes but Butts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Langreck fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Butts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Butts lands with a shot to the body.
Butts fails to land with a series of punches.
Langreck misses with a wild body shot.
Langreck lands a jab-cross combination.
Langreck stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Langreck just misses with a punch to the body.
Butts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Langreck lands with a hook. Butts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Langreck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Langreck scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Butts is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Langreck takes a swing at Butts's ribcage but misses.
Oh Butts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Langreck misses with a hook. Butts ducked under it nicely.
Philmore Butts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langreck lands the left hand.
Langreck lands a glancing blow to the side of Butts's head.
Langreck drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Butts right on the button. Butts goes down! Langreck follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Langreck gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sal Langreck!
After winning the bout, Sal Langreck thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.