PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Langer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael MacRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacRoberts has chosen God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Langer
vs
MacRoberts

178 cm
28
151 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

176 cm
29
147 lbs
11 - 18 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Langer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MacRoberts!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Langer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MacRoberts counters with a nice body shot.
Langer checks a leg kick.
Alan Langer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Langer misses with a left hand
letting MacRoberts counter with a right hand.
Langer throws a right hand that MacRoberts ducks under and follows up with a left that MacRoberts also avoids with ease.
Langer misses with a double jab
and MacRoberts counters with a nice uppercut.
Langer throws a combination that misses
and MacRoberts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Langer looks to land a combination but MacRoberts avoids it well.
Langer throws a jab when MacRoberts was well out of range.
Langer misses with a shot to the body
and MacRoberts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
MacRoberts scores with a shot to the body.
Langer throws a right hand that MacRoberts ducks under and follows up with a left that MacRoberts also avoids with ease.
Langer takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!

MacRoberts pushes Langer up against the cage in a clinch.
Langer looking for a takedown.
Langer tries to pull guard but MacRoberts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

MacRoberts breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacRoberts stuns Langer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacRoberts lands with a straight right. Langer didn't see that one coming.
Langer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and MacRoberts moves into the clinch.

MacRoberts breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Langer lands.
MacRoberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacRoberts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Langer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Langer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Langer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacRoberts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Langer ducks right into an uppercut from MacRoberts.
Langer misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from MacRoberts. No joy for Langer on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Langer tries to keep at a distance but MacRoberts has taken the fight into the clinch.

MacRoberts breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Langer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheers as MacRoberts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Langer doesn't seem phased though.
MacRoberts works over Langer's head and body with a nice combination.
Langer drops his hands momentarily and MacRoberts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Langer misses with the combination.
A combination from Langer does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Langer misses the target.

MacRoberts gets in close and instigates a clinch.

MacRoberts manages to break the clinch.
Langer throws a right hand that misses
and MacRoberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MacRoberts moves away from the strike by Langer.
MacRoberts takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Langer misses with a hook.
Langer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

MacRoberts takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langer jumps guard but MacRoberts stands there with Langer around his waist. Langer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacRoberts.
Langer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. MacRoberts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

MacRoberts manages to break the clinch.
Langer scores with a one two! MacRoberts had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Langer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and MacRoberts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Langer jumps guard but MacRoberts stands there with Langer around his waist. Langer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

MacRoberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Langer throws a right hand that misses
and MacRoberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Langer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MacRoberts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Langer is trying hard to land a takedown here. MacRoberts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
MacRoberts slips a jab from Langer.
A big right from MacRoberts misses.
Langer looks to throw the jab but MacRoberts is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langer fails to land with a series of punches.
Michael MacRoberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacRoberts tries to bum rush Langer with a series of wild strikes but Langer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacRoberts connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Langer misses with a right hand
and MacRoberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by MacRoberts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Langer. MacRoberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacRoberts takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Langer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Langer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Langer throws a right hand that misses
and MacRoberts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Alan Langer has been cut.
MacRoberts scores with a jab. Langer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decent striking displayed by MacRoberts there.
MacRoberts finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacRoberts wants to clinch.
MacRoberts is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Langer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael MacRoberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Langer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Langer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MacRoberts misses with a straight right.
MacRoberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Langer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Langer. Those never looked like landing.
Langer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacRoberts takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Langer misses with a straight left.
Langer swings widly with a right hand
and MacRoberts counters with a three punch combo that has Langer backing up. Langer nods at MacRoberts to acknowledge the strikes.
MacRoberts throws a head kick that misses.
Langer falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacRoberts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacRoberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Langer misses with a series of wild punches.
Langer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Langer throws a combination that misses
and MacRoberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacRoberts slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langer throws out a loose jab but MacRoberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Langer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacRoberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Langer.
The fighters circling - Langer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Langer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
MacRoberts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

MacRoberts drives through and clinches with Langer against the cage.

MacRoberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacRoberts misses with a wild combination.
Langer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Langer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Langer throws a right and a left that MacRoberts avoids nicely.
MacRoberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Langer looks to land a combination but MacRoberts avoids it well.
Langer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces MacRoberts back to the cage. Langer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A slow jab from MacRoberts misses its intended target.
MacRoberts lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Langer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for MacRoberts!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Langer trying to control the position but MacRoberts is working away.
Langer controlling the position from side mount.
MacRoberts tries to escape but Langer is in control.
Langer trying to control the position but MacRoberts is working away.
MacRoberts pushes Langer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Langer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Langer trying to control the position but MacRoberts is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Langer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Langer trying to control the position but MacRoberts is working away.

Langer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, MacRoberts has escaped the position, nice work there.

Langer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Langer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langer trying to control the position but MacRoberts is working away.
MacRoberts is trying to buck Langer off.
MacRoberts is not content to let Langer control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alan Langer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alan Langer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

MacRoberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michael MacRoberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Langer misses with a hook
and MacRoberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Langer. Those never looked like landing.
Alan Langer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Langer throws a leg kick
and MacRoberts counters with a straight right hand.
MacRoberts looks to land a left hand but Langer moved out of range nicely.
Langer shoots in for a takedown but MacRoberts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Langer just misses with a punch to the body.
Langer throws a series of punches but MacRoberts avoids them all with ease.
Langer throws a series of punches but MacRoberts avoids them all with ease.
Nice jab there from MacRoberts.
Langer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sloppy strikes from Langer. Those never looked like landing.
Langer walks into a straight right hand from MacRoberts.
Langer lands a nice shot that snaps MacRoberts's head back.
MacRoberts lands with a nice combination. Langer backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Langer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. MacRoberts eats them both and turns towards Langer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacRoberts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Langer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Langer takes a swing at MacRoberts's ribcage but misses.
Langer misses with a combination
and MacRoberts counters with a right hand to the body.

MacRoberts lands a big head kick that sends Langer tumbling to the mat! MacRoberts takes a step backwards and waves Langer back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Langer is rocked!
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!
Langer misses with a lunging right hand
and MacRoberts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Langer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacRoberts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Langer.
MacRoberts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacRoberts tries to bum rush Langer with a series of wild strikes but Langer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Langer missing with a left hand there. MacRoberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Langer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacRoberts.
Langer swings widly with a right hand
and MacRoberts counters with a nice body kick.
Langer seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langer slips a jab and a cross from MacRoberts.
Langer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Langer misses with a takedown attempt
and MacRoberts counters with a left and a right that stings Langer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Langer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
MacRoberts works Langer's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for MacRoberts. That snapped Langer's head back.
Langer shoots for a takedown but MacRoberts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
MacRoberts cracks Langer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
MacRoberts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacRoberts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Langer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacRoberts circles away quickly and effectively.
MacRoberts connects with a body shot.
MacRoberts lands a right hook to the body.

MacRoberts gets in close and instigates a clinch.

MacRoberts breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts connects with a body shot that sends Langer's belly button to the back.
MacRoberts scores with a decent looking hook.
Langer looks to land a left hand but MacRoberts moved out of range nicely.
Langer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Langer walks into a jab.
MacRoberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Langer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
MacRoberts misses with a wild combination.
MacRoberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacRoberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Langer tries for a takedown but MacRoberts circles away easily
and MacRoberts counters with a nice uppercut.

MacRoberts closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

MacRoberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacRoberts cracks Langer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
MacRoberts with a jab.
Langer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and MacRoberts counters with a head kick that drops Langer to the mat! Langer scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Alan Langer's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Langer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. MacRoberts manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
MacRoberts wants to stand but Langer is controlling the position.

MacRoberts uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Langer tests MacRoberts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Langer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MacRoberts is fending him off so far but Langer persists. Nope, MacRoberts circles away and we're back to standing.
MacRoberts misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael MacRoberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think MacRoberts 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael MacRoberts!
Post fight, an emotional Michael MacRoberts said 'I wanna eat your children!'.