PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stu Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Langham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bell comes to the cage accompanied by G.O.A.T.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bell
vs
Langham

170 cm
26
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

172 cm
27
169 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Physical Entertainment Development Supplements

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stu Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Langham!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bell looking to score a takedown here. Langham is defending well but Bell drives through and ends up in Langham's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Langham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bell defends it easily.
Langham wants to stand but Bell is controlling the position.
Bell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Langham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bell wants to control from the top but Langham keeps moving.
Langham wants to sweep but no luck.
Bell postures up in Langham's guard and throws a big left but Langham blocks it.
Bell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Langham is keeping the position.
Langham controls Bell momentarily but Bell frees himself.
Langham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bell's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Langham drops back looking for a leg! Bell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bell manages to kick Langham off! Langham jumps back into Bell's guard.

Langham drops back looking for a leg! Bell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bell manages to kick Langham off! Langham jumps back into Bell's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bell controls Langham momentarily but Langham frees himself.
Bell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Langham is one step ahead there.

Langham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Langham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Langham wants to get up but he can't break Bell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Langham trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bell is working an open guard so Langham takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bell shoots in and bounces Langham off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Langham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bell is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langham keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
Bell is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Langham is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bell manages to get himself to full guard.

Langham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Langham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Langham is in close to Bell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bell working a defensive guard here.
Langham trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Langham sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Langham won't allow Bell to sweep him here.
Langham trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langham postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Langham has gone for a leg lock! Bell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Langham's guard.
Langham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Bell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Langham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell is looking to work some ground and pound but Langham has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Langham working for submissions but it's allowed Bell to get to half guard.

Langham actively working from the bottom here.

Bell seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Langham dominated that round.
That's time! Bell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Langham manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Langham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chris Langham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Langham punching from the bottom.

Bell is looking for a kimura here.
Langham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Langham is keeping the position for now.

Bell has gone for a leg lock! Langham slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bell's guard.
Langham content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langham wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
Bell trying to keep a closed guard but Langham is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Langham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Langham drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bell!
Langham is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langham is trying to control Bell's posture but Bell avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Langham is trying to improve his position.
Bell wants to control but Langham is keeping him busy.
Langham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Langham is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Bell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Langham is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bell wants to pass to mount but Langham is defending the position.
Langham trying to hold on to Bell's head to control him but Bell postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Langham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Langham slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Langham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Langham keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
Langham trying to keep a closed guard but Bell is proving a slippery customer.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Langham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bell tries to free his leg and advance position but Langham is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Langham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Langham will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bell being controlled here momentarily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Langham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bell is fending him off so far but Langham persists. Nope, Bell circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Bell.
Langham fails with a takedown attempt.
Langham is breathing heavily.

Bell fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Langham to the ground. Bell is now in Langham's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bell is one step ahead there.
Bell forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chris Langham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Langham is defended easily by Bell.
Langham dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Langham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Bell gets a takedown into half guard.
Langham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Langham has hold of Bell's hands but Bell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bell wants to pass the guard but Langham is defending well.
Langham regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Langham dives on top into guard.

Langham is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Langham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Langham drops back looking for a leg! Bell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bell manages to kick Langham off! Langham jumps back into Bell's guard.
Bell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Langham postures up.
Langham preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langham trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Langham decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Langham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Bell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Langham's guard.
Bell is looking to work some ground and pound but Langham has wrist control.

Langham looking for a guillotine here but Bell defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Langham has momentary wrist control but Bell slips an elbow through the middle.

Langham working for a triangle but Bell defends it easily.
Langham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bell manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langham trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Langham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Langham throwing strikes from guard but Bell blocks nicely.
Bell tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Langham sneaks out the side door and pushes Bell away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Bell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Langham is looking to regain half guard here but Bell keeps moving and retains side control.
Langham gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Langham is trying to control but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bell is working for a kimura but Langham is defending it quite comfortably.
Langham is pressing down on Bell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Langham looking for a guillotine here but Bell defends easily.
Stu Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Langham is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Langham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Langham 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Langham!