PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredo Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lang
vs
Dio

185 cm
27
183 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

180 cm
30
170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredo Dio!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Lang misses.
Dio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lang circles away quickly and effectively.
Dio swinging wildly here.
Lang tries to clinch
and Dio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Dio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dio misses with a hook.
Lang lands with a thumping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dio checks a leg kick.
Dio throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lang misses with a straight right.
Lang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dio at a distance.
Dio misses with a left hand

and Lang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lang is just content to waste time from the top position. Dio takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lang looking to pass the guard.
Dio wants to stand but Lang is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang wants to pass the guard but Dio is keeping the position.
Lang throws a strike but Dio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lang's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Clubber Lang wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lang.
A combination from Dio does no damage.
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Dio slips the punch.
Lang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Lang lands but Dio takes it in his stride.
Lang misses with a leg kick.
Lang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dio walks into a jab.
Donk. Lang catches Dio right on the button with a cross.
Lang feints and then cracks Dio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dio down.
Dio throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Lang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang defending well as Dio loads up on a big left hand.
Lang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Lang. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Dio moved out of range nicely.
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Lang dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dio slips a jab from Lang.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lang cracks the inside of Dio's front leg.
Dio looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Lang scores with a leg kick.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dio throws an overhand right that lands on Lang's shoulder, as Lang tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Lang does it's job there.
It looks like Lang has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang misses with a two punch combination.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
Dio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dio misses with a looping left.
Lang throws a hook but Dio avoids it easily.
Dio avoids the head kick by Lang.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Dio misses with a looping left.
Dio throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
Lang misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lang stuns Dio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lang cracks the inside of Dio's front leg.
Dio throws a right hand that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Dio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dio missing with a left hand there. Lang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang keeps Dio at a distance using the push kick.
Lang throws the left hand but Dio avoids the punch easily.
Dio blocks a head kick by Lang.
Lang feints a jab promting Dio to slip. Lang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio misses with a hook

and Lang counters with a shoot takedown. Dio fights it but they end up in guard.
Dio wants to stand but Lang is controlling the position.
Lang throws a strike but Dio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lang wants to hit a switch here but Dio passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lang there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dio avoids the attempt from Lang to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Lang dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lang throws a hook but Dio blocks it.
Dio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dio throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lang is looking to clinch.
Dio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lang scores with a jab.
Lang avoids the body shot from Dio.
Lang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot by Lang.
Dio slips a jab from Lang.
Dio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dio.
A head kick from Lang lands but Dio takes it in his stride.

It looks like Fredo Dio has been cut.
Lang scoring well with a low kick there.
Lang lands the left hand.
Clubber Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang is looking to slow Dio down with leg kicks.
Dio throws a big shot that misses.
Lang connects with a crisp jab.
Dio misses with a left hand
and Lang counters with a right hand to the body.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Lang connects with a jab.
Dio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lang. Dio shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio staying out of range there.
Lang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dio back to the cage. Lang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lang slips a jab from Dio.
Lang slips a jab from Dio.
Lang connects with a jab.
A jab from Lang finds it's way through Dio's defenses.
Lang misses with a hook.
Lang misses with a wild combination.
Lang misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio misses with a hook

and Lang counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dio's guard now.
Lang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lang.
Lang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lang passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dio is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lang throws an elbow but Dio slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lang tries to advance position but instead Dio slips a leg back in to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lang is stalling here. Dio is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lang seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dio has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!