PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Langham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Jaa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jaa
vs
Langham

180 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

172 cm
26
169 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Langham!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jaa has managed to clinch.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Langham blocks with his arms.
Jaa landing knees to the head.

It looks like Chris Langham has been cut.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Langham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jaa walks away with a smile on his face. Langham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Jaa has Langham up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Langham avoids the damage to the body.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Langham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Langham is defending well for now.
Langham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Langham is looking to control Jaa's arms but Jaa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Langham has his back to the cage.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Langham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Langham blocks with his arms.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Langham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Langham blocks with his arms.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jaa blocks a body shot from Langham.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Langham avoids it.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike from Langham.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Langham blocks it.
Langham fails to pull guard.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Langham.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Langham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Langham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Langham will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jaa up against the cage.

Langham gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Langham is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Langham working for a guillotine from mount but Jaa is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaa is looking to improve his position but Langham isn't that keen on the idea.
Jaa wants to control but Langham is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Langham swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jaa is now in Langham's guard. A big mistake from Langham there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Langham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Langham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Langham with that takedown attempt.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Langham clinches.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Tony Jaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Langham is blocking nicely.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Langham avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Langham.
Langham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaa.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Langham is defending well for now.
Langham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaa smiles and moves away.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Langham.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Jaa rushes Langham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Langham wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Langham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Langham is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Langham's face.
Langham is trying to force a seperation but Jaa has the dominant position.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Langham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Langham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Langham won't want to take too many of those.
Langham takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Langham's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa stops a takedown attempt from Langham.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Langham blocks with his arms.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Langham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Langham blocks it.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Langham blocks it.
Langham looking for a takedown.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Langham is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Langham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaa just stands there and leans against the cage.

Langham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Langham, pushing him back against the cage.

Langham gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langham won't allow Jaa to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Langham's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jaa misses with an attempted mid kick.

Jaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Langham trying to stall but Jaa improves his position.
Langham managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jaa as Langham tries to tie him up.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Langham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Langham looking to stall.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Langham wants to break free but Jaa has control.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Langham holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Langham is blocking nicely.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Langham blocks it with crossed arms.
Langham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Langham avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Langham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Langham is blocking nicely.
Langham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Langham.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Langham jumps guard but Jaa stands there with Langham around his waist. Langham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Langham avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Langham is trying to break free.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Langham's face.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langham managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Langham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaa smiles and moves away.
Jaa stuffs the takedown.
Jaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Langham can do to turn this around?
Jaa tries a low kick but Langham avoids it.

Langham moves into range and clinches up with Jaa.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Langham is trying to maintain a safe position but Jaa gets an underhook and turns Langham into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Langham avoids it.
Jaa keeps control of Langham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Langham managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
The referee calls for Langham to work.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Langham blocks with his arms.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Langham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Langham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tony Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Langham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Langham.
Chris Langham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Jaa!