PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Suliman Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange has chosen ACDC-You Shook Me(All Night Long) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Artie Lange struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Artie Lange is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kane
vs
Lange

180 cm
21
140 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

183 cm
31
149 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

DJs Locker

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suliman Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artie Lange!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Kane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane blocks a head kick by Lange.
Lange throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kane's waist but Kane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lange off to one side.
Kane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kane scores with a shot to the body.
Kane punishes Lange's body with a nice straight punch.
Kane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lange misses with a head kick.

Lange closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kane to the mat! Kane manages to get full guard.
Kane wants to stand and escape but Lange is having none of it.
Lange tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.
Kane wants to stand but Lange is controlling the position.
Lange throwing strikes from guard but Kane blocks nicely.
Kane wants to stand up but Lange is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.
Kane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

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

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

Lange drives through with a takedown into Kane's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lange prevents Kane from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lange pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
Lange missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lange passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane taking a bit of punishment here - Lange scoring with strikes.
Lange tries to advance to mount but Kane denies him.

Lange working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange throws an elbow but Kane slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lange creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Lange thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kane really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Lange decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Suliman Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Kane does no damage.
Lange will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Kane.

Lange looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kane!
Kane is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lange asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lange trying to control the position but Kane is working away.
Kane is trying to buck Lange off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane prevents Lange from moving into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lange stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Danga de danga de dang - Kane scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artie Lange dominated that round.
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.

Nice cross by Kane.
Kane looks to land a combination but Lange avoids it well.
Kane misses with a series of wild punches.
Lange tries to clinch up but Kane circles away and keeps his distance.
Kane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lange pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Lange gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kane is pressed up against the cage. Lange has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kane down to the mat. Kane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kane scores with a nice head shot.
Kane works the jab nicely.
Kane lands a jab to Lange's midsection.
Kane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lange moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kane.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kane counters with a straight right hand.
Kane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lange backs up against the cage.
Lange avoids the body shot from Kane.
Kane misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lange looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lange takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kane is looking to wear down Lange with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lange dodges the punch combination from Kane.

Lange drives through and clinches with Kane against the cage.

Lange breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange tries to clinch up.

Lange shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lange was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Lange stands up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kane enables Lange to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kane manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kane is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lange dives into side control.
Lange controlling from side mount.
Lange working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is trying to get back to his feet.

Lange has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lange fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lange on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kane misses with a two punch combination.

Lange moves into the clinch successfully.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Lange breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane cracks a nice hook into Lange's ribs.

Lange darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lange wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
Still in half guard, Lange seems content to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lange not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lange tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kane knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane is staying active underneath Lange, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kane tries to kick Lange off but Lange keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artie Lange showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Lange avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lange avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kane throws a nice looking combination but Lange bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lange takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kane punishes Lange's body with a nice straight punch.

Lange drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lange taking a breather here.
Kane wants to get back to his feet but Lange drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange landing a few strikes.
Lange trying to control the action but Kane is working from the bottom.

Lange has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Lange closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kane tries to break the clinch but Lange is controlling the position.
Lange fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kane is trying to push Lange away but Lange has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lange wants to take the fight to the mat but Kane manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange misses with a punch to the body.
Kane is trying to force a seperation but Lange has the dominant position.
Lange is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kane to keep the fight standing.
Suliman Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artie Lange.
Kane wants to get back to striking at distance but Lange won't allow it.
Lange is trying to drag Kane to the mat but Kane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Lange lands a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane wants to stand and escape but Lange is having none of it.

Lange gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lange tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lange misses with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Kane.
Artie Lange is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lange tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane looks to land a right hand but Lange moved out of range.
Kane misses with a series of wild punches.
Suliman Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lange looking to score a takedown here. Kane is defending well but Lange drives through and ends up in Kane's guard.
Lange looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kane working for submissions but it's allowed Lange to get to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kane is staying active underneath Lange, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lange with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artie Lange comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lange 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artie Lange!
An out of breath and clearly excited Artie Lange thanked DJs Locker for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).