PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zackrisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang's entrance music is Granite Breaker. A fine choice. 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?

Lang
vs
Zackrisson

175 cm
21
169 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
159 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Zackrisson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Zackrisson slips the punch.
Zackrisson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zackrisson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zackrisson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lang's head.
Lang walks into a straight right hand from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lang tries to clinch up but Zackrisson circles away and keeps his distance.
Zackrisson connects with a right hand. Lang shakes it off.
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Zackrisson ducks down to avoid it.
Zackrisson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson misses with a head kick.
Lang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zackrisson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lang backing away here, and Zackrisson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lang moves in looking to clinch but Zackrisson pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zackrisson! But no joy.
Lang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zackrisson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zackrisson misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a lazy uppercut
and Zackrisson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lang moves to clinch but Zackrisson breaks away
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zackrisson throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Lang jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lang misses with a right hand
and Zackrisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Lang rushes Zackrisson and presses him up against the cage.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Zackrisson controls his hands.
Lang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zackrisson backwards.
Zackrisson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zackrisson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Langs head.
Lang lands a nice shot to the body.
Zackrisson working Lang over with knees to the body.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Zackrisson avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Lang has Zackrisson pressed against the cage, preventing Zackrisson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lang takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson has had enough of the clinch but Lang keeps him there for the moment.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Zackrisson lands a right hand.
Zackrisson is struggling to control the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Lang.
Zackrisson is trying to maintain a safe position but Lang gets an underhook and turns Zackrisson into the cage.

Zackrisson breaks from the clinch.
Lang wants to clinch up but Zackrisson keeps it at a distance.
Zackrisson tries a quick counter leg kick but Lang is wise to it.
Lang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zackrisson swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.

Lang rushes Zackrisson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zackrisson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Zackrisson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A leg kick checked by Lang.
Lang tries to clinch but Zackrisson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Zackrisson circles away.
Lang wants to clinch.
A jab from Zackrisson finds it's way through Lang's defenses.
Zackrisson lands a nice shot to the body.
Lang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zackrisson misses with a hook.
Zackrisson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lang's calf.
Lang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zackrisson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lang thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zackrisson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang is looking to clinch but Zackrisson is avoiding it.
Lang moves to clinch but Zackrisson breaks away
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lang tries to clinch but Zackrisson is having none of it.
Lang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
David Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zackrisson takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Zackrisson misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Lang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Zackrisson dominated that round.
That's time! Lang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A looping hook to the body misses from Zackrisson. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zackrisson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lang.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zackrisson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zackrisson misses the shot to the body.
Lang closes the distance but Zackrisson moves to the side
and Zackrisson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lang lands a right hook to the body.

Lang has Zackrisson up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson tries to work over Lang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zackrisson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Zackrisson blocks an uppercut.

Zackrisson breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a hook but Zackrisson blocks it.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lang misses with a right hand
and Zackrisson counters with an inside leg kick.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zackrisson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zackrisson throws out a counter right but Lang avoids it with no problem.
Zackrisson keeps the fight on the outside.
Zackrisson misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Lang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lang wants to clinch but Zackrisson slips to the side
and Zackrisson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zackrisson keeps the fight on the outside.
Lang with a hook.
Lang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a low kick but Lang moves out of range easily.
Lang is looking to counter punch.
Lang tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang closes the distance but Zackrisson moves to the side
and Zackrisson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zackrisson takes one on the button.

Lang instigates a clinch.
Lang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Zackrisson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zackrisson walks into a straight right hand from Lang.
Lang closes the distance but Zackrisson moves to the side
and Zackrisson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zackrisson swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Lang wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lang tries to clinch up but Zackrisson circles away and keeps his distance.
Zackrisson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Zackrisson.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zackrisson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zackrisson tries to keep at a distance but Lang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lang tries to work over Zackrisson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zackrisson misses with some punches.
Lang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zackrisson.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Lang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zackrisson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lang lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Lang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zackrisson takes a shot to the head.
David Lang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Lang.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Zackrisson.
Lang lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Lang.
Zackrisson misses with some punches.
Zackrisson blocks an uppercut.
Lang blocks an uppercut.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zackrisson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zackrisson blocking some punches.
Lang misses with some punches.
Zackrisson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lang lands a nice uppercut.
Zackrisson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Lang lands an uppercut.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lang tries to clinch there but Zackrisson circles away.
Zackrisson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lang.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zackrisson.
Zackrisson misses with a head kick.
Lang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zackrisson counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang scores with a body shot.
Lang tries to clinch but Zackrisson moves away
and Zackrisson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang moves to clinch but Zackrisson breaks away
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang slips under a jab from Zackrisson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang tries to clinch but Zackrisson moves out of range.
Gabriel Zackrisson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zackrisson takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Zackrisson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang fails in his attempt to clinch.

Lang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Zackrisson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson keeps the fight on the outside.
Zackrisson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lang wants to clinch but Zackrisson slips to the side
and Zackrisson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Lang blocks it.
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Zackrisson circles away.
Lang avoids the body shot from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson misses with a left hand
and Lang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang wants to clinch
and Zackrisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang tries to clinch there but Zackrisson circles away.
Zackrisson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zackrisson misses with a body kick.
Zackrisson cracks the inside of Lang's front leg.
Lang tries to clinch but Zackrisson is having none of it.
Zackrisson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lang on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Lang misses the target.
Zackrisson throws a low kick but Lang moves out of range easily.
Lang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zackrisson counters with a nice uppercut.

Lang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zackrisson, pushing him back against the cage.
Zackrisson tries to break the clinch but Lang is controlling the position.
Lang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zackrisson breaks from the clinch.
Zackrisson lands a nice hook to Lang's body. Lang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zackrisson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick that misses.
Zackrisson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lang.
Zackrisson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zackrisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Lang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zackrisson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lang wants to clinch but Zackrisson slips to the side
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zackrisson misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Zackrisson is just out of range.
Zackrisson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Zackrisson tries to keep at a distance but Lang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zackrisson lands a right hand.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zackrisson scores with a shoulder strike.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Zackrisson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lang has him pressed against the cage.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zackrisson lands with a light punch inside.
Lang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zackrisson's elbow.
Lang working aggressively here.
Zackrisson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Zackrisson really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Zackrisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
A counter left hand to the body from Lang misses its target.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch but Zackrisson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lang tries to clinch up
and Zackrisson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zackrisson thumps Lang with a low kick.
Lang wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zackrisson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lang tries to clinch up.
Zackrisson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lang moves to clinch but Zackrisson breaks away
and Zackrisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zackrisson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zackrisson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot.

Lang gets a clinch.
Zackrisson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but Zackrisson avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zackrisson breaks the clinch.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
Lang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zackrisson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zackrisson connects with a body shot.
Zackrisson throws a body shot but no joy.
Lang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang wants to clinch.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch but Zackrisson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zackrisson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lang with a body shot.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Zackrisson is just out of range.
Zackrisson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zackrisson counters with a good low kick that Lang was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zackrisson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lang is looking to clinch but Zackrisson is avoiding it.
Zackrisson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Zackrisson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lang has time to react.
Zackrisson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zackrisson flicks out a counter leg kick but Lang steps away.
Lang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lang.

Lang clinches up against the cage.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Zackrisson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
Zackrisson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Zackrisson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zackrisson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zackrisson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Lang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch but Zackrisson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang is looking to clinch but Zackrisson is avoiding it.
Lang tries to clinch up.
Lang wants to clinch but Zackrisson slips to the side
and Zackrisson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zackrisson misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Zackrisson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lang just misses with a punch to the body.

Lang pushes Zackrisson up against the cage in a clinch.

Zackrisson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lang closes the distance but Zackrisson moves to the side
and Zackrisson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Lang.
Lang tries to clinch
and Zackrisson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Lang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zackrisson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lang won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang blocking some punches.
Lang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A frustrated look appears on Zackrisson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Lang.
Zackrisson tries to break the clinch but Lang is controlling the position.
Lang lands a nice shot to the body.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Zackrisson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zackrisson manages to break the clinch.
Lang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zackrisson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zackrisson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lang.
Zackrisson throws out a counter right but Lang avoids it with no problem.
Zackrisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zackrisson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lang moves in looking to clinch but Zackrisson pushes him off.
Zackrisson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zackrisson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zackrisson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut
and Lang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
David Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson throws an overhand right that lands on Lang's shoulder, as Lang tries to avoid the shot.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zackrisson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zackrisson misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Lang clinches up with Zackrisson and pushes him back against the cage.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Zackrisson.
Lang lands a shoulder strike.
Zackrisson is trying to break the clinch but Lang is controlling him.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson blocking some punches.
Zackrisson lands a shoulder strike.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zackrisson blocks an uppercut.
Zackrisson throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson blocking some punches.

Zackrisson breaks the clinch.
Lang lands a right hook to the body.
Lang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zackrisson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lang thinking.
Lang connects with the punch.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Zackrisson throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zackrisson manages to circle out of the way.
Lang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zackrisson can pounce on him.
Nice shot lands for Lang.

Lang moves into the clinch.
Lang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zackrisson backwards.

Zackrisson breaks from the clinch.

Lang moves into range and clinches up with Zackrisson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson is trying to push Lang away but Lang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gabriel Zackrisson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zackrisson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lang misses with the head strike.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Zackrisson.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson blocks an uppercut.
Zackrisson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zackrisson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lang working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Lang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zackrisson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Zackrisson! Gabriel Zackrisson retains his lightweight title!