PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Altair Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed's entrance music is Can't be touched . A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lange's choice of entrance music: ACDC-You Shook Me(All Night Long). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Creed
vs
Lange

180 cm
22
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

183 cm
39
149 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Altair Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artie Lange!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed scores with a shot to the body.
Lange takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lange fails with the takedown
enabling Creed to counter with a crisp jab.
Lange doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lange misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Altair Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artie Lange.
Lange has his takedown stuffed
and Creed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lange will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Lange looks to move away, Creed throws a big counter combo bu Lange just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lange swings widly with a right hand
and Creed counters with a low kick, right behind Lange 's knee.
Creed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Creed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Creed throws a series of strikes that have Lange backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed scores with a hook to the body. Lange takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed scores with a shot to the body.
Creed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lange looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Creed scores with a hook to the body. Lange takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lange misses with a straight left.
Creed lands the left hand.
Lange is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Creed scores with a jab. Lange acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Altair Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lange 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.
Lange is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Creed wants to stand up but Lange is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Creed lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lange has his foot on Creed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Creed works his way back into a safe position though.
Creed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lange looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lange holds on and takes a little breather.
Creed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lange works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Creed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lange wants to stand up but Creed is controlling him.
Lange keeping moving, preventing Creed from controlling successfully.
Creed has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Creed stopping the sweep attempt from Lange.
Creed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Creed has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lange is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Creed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lange gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
Creed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lange has his takedown stuffed
and Creed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lange doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Creed drops Lange with a huge uppercut! Lange drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Creed is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Altair Creed!
Our winner, Altair Creed, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.