PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Rosa (ranked 25370 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Langhans (ranked 5898 p4p, 640 weight class). James Langhans has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rupert Rosa's chin.

Rosa
vs
Langhans

183 cm
19
214 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White 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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rupert Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Langhans!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Langhans.
Rosa shoots in but Langhans avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Rosa blocks a head kick by Langhans.
Rosa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sloppy strikes from Langhans. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Langhans. No joy for Rosa on that attempt.
Langhans misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langhans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rosa throws a big counter combination but Langhans scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Langhans stuffs the takedown.
Langhans with the counter takedown but Rosa avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rupert Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langhans misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langhans scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rosa in his tracks.
Some bone on bone action there as Rosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Langhans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Rosa clinches up with Langhans and pushes him back against the cage.
Rosa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Langhans tries to circle away but Rosa has him pinned against the cage.
Rosa wants a takedown.
Rosa prevents Langhans from breaking the clinch.
Langhans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Langhans can't break the clinch.

Rosa gets control of Langhans's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rosa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Rosa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Langhans off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langhans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James Langhans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Langhans avoids it really well and circles away.
Langhans throws a sloppy head kick and Rosa moves out of range easily.
Rosa is looking to counter with head kicks.
Langhans misses with a body kick.
Langhans motions for Rosa to come forward. Langhans throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rosa tries for a takedown but Langhans circles away easily
letting Langhans counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Langhans lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Langhans.
Rosa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Langhans.
Langhans looks winded!
A bone on bone clash there as Rosa blocks the leg kick.
Rosa is looking for a counter combo.
Rosa tries to clinch there but Langhans circles away.
A head kick misses from Langhans.
Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Langhans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Langhans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rosa counters with a body kick.

Rosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Langhans gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rosa.
Langhans is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rosa.

Rosa pulls guard.
Langhans won't allow Rosa to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langhans content to stall in guard here.
Langhans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rosa kicks Langhans off and gets to his feet.
Langhans wants to slow Rosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Rosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Langhans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Langhans dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Danga de danga de dang - Langhans scores with a four punch combination!

Rosa has Langhans up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Langhans has had enough of the clinch but Rosa keeps him there for the moment.
Langhans tries to circle away but Rosa has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rosa pulls guard successfully.
Langhans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Langhans wants to get up but he can't break Rosa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Langhans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Langhans.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langhans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Langhans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Langhans wants to stand but Rosa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Langhans.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Langhans wants to stand and escape but instead Rosa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Langhans scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A head kick by Langhans misses
and Rosa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Langhans is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Langhans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Langhans is breathing heavily.
Rosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langhans misses with a leg kick

and Rosa counters by clinching up.
Langhans is trying to break the clinch but Rosa has him pressed against the cage.

Rosa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rosa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosa is looking to stand up but Langhans isn't so interested in that idea.
Rosa keeping full guard, as Langhans tries to pass.
Langhans with a nice head shot there.

Rosa has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Langhans has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Langhans being controlled against the cage.
Langhans working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rosa jumps into guard, dragging Langhans to the mat.
Langhans wanted to stand there but Rosa had control of the position.
Langhans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Langhans stands and steps away. Rosa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rosa takes one to the chin there.
Langhans misses with a kick to the body.
Rosa blocks a head kick by Langhans.
Rosa is looking to counter the offense by Langhans and move into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langhans misses with a wild combination.
Langhans throws a lazy body kick

and Rosa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rosa.
Langhans keeping moving, preventing Rosa from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Langhans kicks Rosa off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Langhans bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rosa's head backwards.
Langhans misses with a two punch combination.
Langhans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Langhans will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Langhans swinging wildly here.
James Langhans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Langhans listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Langhans scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Rupert Rosa has been cut.
Langhans tries to land a front kick but Rosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some wild striking there from Langhans.
Rosa is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langhans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Langhans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Langhans will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rosa avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Langhans.
Langhans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Langhans sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Langhans. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rosa is defended easily by Langhans.
Rosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Langhans pinned against the cage. Langhans gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rupert Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langhans misses with a few strikes there.
Langhans leaves Rosa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
James Langhans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Langhans's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rosa under the eye.
Langhans throws a sloppy head kick and Rosa moves out of range easily.
Rosa is looking to clinch but Langhans is avoiding it.
Langhans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Langhans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rosa tries to clinch but Langhans is having none of it.
Rosa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langhans lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Langhans.
Rosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Langhans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Langhans swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosa.
Langhans misses with a double jab.
Rosa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Langhans circles away.
Rosa wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langhans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rosa wants to clinch up but Langhans keeps it at a distance.
Rosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Langhans defends it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Langhans swivels and escapes.
Langhans misses with a body kick.
Rupert Rosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Langhans is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Langhans misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Langhans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Langhans winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Langhans!
A very excited looking James Langhans made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.