PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Walton Gray (ranked 7827 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christofear Langston (ranked 6047 p4p, 0 weight class). Walton Gray had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gray
vs
Langston

167 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walton Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christofear Langston!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Langston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Langston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Langston rushes Gray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Langston breaks from the clinch.
Langston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Langston. That's going to slow Gray down.
Langston connects with a crisp jab.

Langston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gray tries to pull guard but Langston won't allow it.
Langston prevents the takedown attempt.
Gray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walton Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray wants to get back to striking at distance but Langston won't allow it.
Gray tries to pull guard but Langston holds him up against the cage and eventually Gray drops back down to his feet.
Gray is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Langston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gray looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Langston has one foot on Gray's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
No luck for Gray with that takedown attempt.
Gray is breathing heavily.

Langston has taken the fight to the clinch.

Langston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Langston clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Langston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gray tries to keep at a distance but Langston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gray is trying to break the clinch but Langston has him pressed against the cage.

Langston breaks from the clinch.
Langston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gray counters by moving into the clinch.
Gray fails to pull guard.
Gray is looking to take this one to the mat.

Langston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Langston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Walton Gray has been cut.

Gray gets tackled into the cage by Langston. Langston maintains the clinch.
Langston slowing the pace effectively.
Gray changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Langston fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Langston fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gray appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langston keeps the fight on the outside.

Langston has managed to clinch.
Langston is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Langston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch but Langston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christofear Langston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Langston defends well and Gray ends up having to push Langston into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Langston rushes Gray and presses him up against the cage.
Langston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Langston manages to break the clinch.

Gray tries to keep at a distance but Langston has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Langston pulls guard.
Langston has his hands on Gray's head, controlling the position.
Langston's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Langston scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gray gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Langston to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christofear Langston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walton Gray's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Langston shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Langston controlling the action here.
Gray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Langston is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langston takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Christofear Langston has got the better of the ground game so far.

Langston is looking for a kimura but Gray is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Langston to get the leverage.
Langston is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Langston has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Langston on the ground.
Langston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Langston is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Langston avoids the attempt from Gray to control.
Langston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Langston has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gray is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Langston unloading with bombs!
Langston controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Langston.
More stalling from Langston.
Gray is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Langston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Langston is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gray to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gray shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray is in a horrible position here. Langston smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Langston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Langston prevents Gray from getting the reversal.
Langston dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christofear Langston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Walton Gray's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Langston has closed the distance and engaged Gray in a clinch.
Gray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Langston to keep the fight standing.

Langston breaks from the clinch.
Langston shoots for a takedown but Gray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Langston.
Gray fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Langston throws a nice looking combination but Gray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Gray was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Langston moves into the clinch.

Langston breaks the clinch.
Langston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gray.

Langston closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Langston manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gray has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Gray stands and steps away. Langston gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Langston tries to score with a low kick but Gray moves his leg out of the way.
A combination from Langston does no damage.
Gray tries to counter by clinching up but Langston breaks away and moves out of range.
Langston throws a series of punches but Gray avoids them all with ease.
Langston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Langston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Langston backs away, Gray returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Langston. No joy for Gray on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walton Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gray circles away quickly and effectively.
Walton Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Langston throws a head kick but Gray moves out of range.
Langston misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray is looking to clinch but Langston is avoiding it.
Langston shoots for a takedown but Gray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gray changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gray fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Langston with that takedown attempt.
Gray shoots for a takedown but Langston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Langston scores with a hook to the body. Gray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Langston misses with a combination
and Gray counters with a good, hard body kick but Langston shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is looking to clinch.
Langston leaves Gray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gray walks forward, straight into a front kick from Langston.
Langston shoots in and drives through. Gray sprawls well.
Langston fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Langston looks to move away, Gray throws a big counter combo but Langston just gets out of the way.

Gray feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Langston is working an open guard so Gray takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gray.
Gray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Langston.
It looked like Gray was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gray throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Langston rushes Gray and presses him up against the cage.
Walton Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christofear Langston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Langston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gray has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christofear Langston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Langston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christofear Langston!