PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Young Buck-Fuck Tha Police. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Lang

183 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Brown !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Lang!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Lang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lang.

Lang shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brown holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Lang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown moves into full guard.
Lang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lang postures up in Brown 's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Lang preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lang throwing strikes but missing.
Lang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A leg kick checked by Lang.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Lang moved away.
A left and a right from Lang both land. Nice combination.
Lang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
David Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lang shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
James Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Lang are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Lang tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Lang looks gassed!
Lang cracks Brown with a big elbow.
Lang in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lang tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brown 's legs.
Lang is trying to ground and pound but Brown uses the momentary lack of control by Lang to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lang.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lang.
Lang thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brown to regain full guard.
Brown trying to strike off his back.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lang on the ground.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Brown .
Lang lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown . That snapped Lang's head back.
Lang takes a swing at Brown 's ribcage but misses.
Lang scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice straight punches there by Lang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lang.
Lang lands a body shot.
Brown throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
Lang keeps the fight on the outside.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown throws a low kick but Lang avoids it.
Brown tries to clinch but Lang is having none of it.
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Lang is rocked!
No luck for Lang with that takedown attempt.
Lang is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Nice takedown defense from Brown . No joy for Lang on that attempt.
David Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Lang.
Brown tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
Lang seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lang dodges the punch combination from Brown .
Lang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Lang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.

Lang scores a takedown into full mount!
Brown avoids a strike by Lang and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Lang's guard! Fantastic escape!
Lang trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lang throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Lang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lang looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brown passes into half guard.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Lang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lang throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
A nice elbow there by Lang.
Lang punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands with some strikes.
Lang misses with some ground and pound and Brown recovers position to half guard.
Lang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown 's head.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lang.

Lang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Brown is trying to stand back up but Lang is controlling him
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lang thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a strike but Brown avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lang looks to throw a body kick

and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Lang lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Lang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Lang stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
David Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Lang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Lang tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
David Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Lang.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown 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 Lang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lang scores with a body shot.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lang lands in his opponent's guard.
Lang advances to half guard.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Lang tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Lang distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lang wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Lang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown , not yet.
Lang looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Lang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown .
Lang shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Lang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
David Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Lang.
Lang shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Lang circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lang shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Lang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Lang or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Lang looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown tries to clinch but Lang is having none of it.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lang lands an overhand right.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lang connects with a body shot.
Lang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Lang's front leg but catches the back leg as Lang tries to avoid it.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Lang's shoulder, as Lang tries to avoid the shot.
Lang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lang stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang digs a good body shot into Brown 's ribs.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown 's head.
Lang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lang shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Lang shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Lang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice shot lands for Brown .
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
James Lang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lang lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lang.
Brown avoids the head kick by Lang.
Lang lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang connects with a single shot there.
A left lands for Lang.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lang.
Lang throws a one two combo.

Brown is rocked!
Lang scores with a three punch combo!
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown throws a head kick that Lang semi-blocks.
Lang throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Lang misses with a body kick.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lang.

Lang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown controls Lang momentarily but Lang frees himself.

Brown pushes Lang off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Lang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lang misses with a head shot.
Lang looking to finish with strikes here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown tries to hold on but Lang postures up.
David Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lang pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Lang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lang 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

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