PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Wicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Langlais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wicker
vs
Langlais

186 cm
22
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Wicker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Langlais!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wicker checks a leg kick.
Wicker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Langlais.

Wicker gets a clinch.
Wicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wicker landing knees to the head.

It looks like Chris Langlais has been cut.
Langlais has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wicker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Langlais goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wicker prevents it.
Wicker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wicker crunches a lovely knee into Langlais's ribcage.
Wicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wicker misses with a knee strike.
Wicker with a knee to the head.
Langlais looks gassed!
Langlais takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Wicker.
Wicker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wicker with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wicker misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicker lands a nice knee to the body.
Langlais is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wicker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Daniel Wicker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Langlais.
Langlais takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Chris Langlais's cut even more.
Wicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Wicker.
Wicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Langlais blocks it with crossed arms.
Wicker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wicker lands a nice knee to the body.
Langlais misses with a body punch.
Wicker connects with a knee to the head.
Wicker landing knees to the head.
Wicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Langlais blocks it with crossed arms.
Langlais takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wicker misses with a knee strike.
Wicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langlais drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wicker blocks a body shot from Langlais.
Wicker tries a knee to the head but Langlais blocks it.

Langlais is trying to trip Wicker. He has hold of a leg but Wicker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Langlais persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Langlais connects with a couple of short punches.

Langlais decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wicker, up you get!
Langlais throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wicker tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langlais wants to land a leg kick but Wicker is out of range.
Langlais swats away the attempt to clinch by Wicker.
Langlais looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Langlais is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wicker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel Wicker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Langlais throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Langlais doesn't manage to clinch there - Wicker circles away.

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.

Wicker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wicker lands a knee to the body.
Langlais misses with a punch to the body.
Wicker tries to land a knee to the head but Langlais blocks with his arms.
Wicker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wicker scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wicker.
Wicker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Langlais blocks it with crossed arms.
Wicker tries a knee to the head but Langlais blocks it.
Langlais content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Langlais manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Wicker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Langlais's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Langlais gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wicker misses with a knee to the head.
Langlais avoiding damage as Wicker throws knees to the body.
Langlais working hard to break the clinch.
Langlais goes for a takedown attempt but Wicker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wicker tries to clinch but Langlais moves away
and Langlais counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wicker tries to clinch
and Langlais counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wicker thinking.
Wicker darts in trying to clinch

and Langlais counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langlais tries to score with some ground and pound. Wicker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes there by Langlais.
Langlais working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Langlais throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Langlais throws a strike aimed at the side of Wicker's head but Wicker avoids it well.
Langlais lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wicker tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Langlais thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Langlais looking to ground and pound but Wicker is blocking nicely.
Wicker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wicker tries to get out of the position.
Langlais has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wicker's face.
Langlais pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Langlais scoring with strikes but Wicker is staying in there.
Wicker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Langlais on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langlais lands a big elbow.
Langlais working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wicker is bucking up trying to escape but Langlais cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Langlais there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Langlais lands a big elbow.
Langlais has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wicker's face.
A nice elbow there by Langlais.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langlais cracks Wicker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Langlais lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Langlais scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Langlais unloading with bombs!
Wicker taking shots to the head.
Langlais has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Langlais working for a guillotine from mount but Wicker is in no mood to give up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Langlais cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Langlais showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Langlais's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wicker closes the distance looking to clinch

and Langlais counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Langlais.
Langlais wants to get up but he can't break Wicker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wicker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wicker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Langlais stands up from Wicker's guard - Langlais perhaps looking for a knockout.
Langlais circles away from the clinch attempt
and Langlais counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicker tries to clinch
and Langlais counters with a stiff right hand.
Wicker misses with the combination.
Langlais tries to close the distance and clinch but Wicker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wicker wants to clinch

and Langlais counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Langlais.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Langlais gets to his feet - Wicker follows without any prompting.
Wicker tries to clinch

so Langlais counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langlais working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chris Langlais has got the better of the ground game so far.
Langlais wants to control from the top but Wicker keeps moving.
Langlais won't allow Wicker to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langlais trying to control but Wicker is working from the bottom.

Langlais stands up and waves to Wicker to follow him.
Langlais tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wicker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wicker looks to clinch

and Langlais counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicker won't allow Langlais to pass to mount.
Langlais is trying to control the action in half guard but Wicker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Langlais working Wicker over with strikes.
Langlais prevents Wicker from improving his position.
Wicker is not content to let Langlais control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Langlais tries to stand and escape but Wicker is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Langlais really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Langlais's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wicker wants to clinch

and Langlais moves into the clinch.
Wicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Langlais tries to land a knee to the head but Wicker blocks with his arms.
Wicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Langlais ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Langlais no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wicker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Langlais is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Langlais is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wicker is aware though and is defending well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Langlais's guard.

Wicker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Langlais has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wicker has managed to get both his arms back between Langlais's legs - danger averted.
Wicker wants to stand but Langlais has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Langlais is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wicker defends well.

Langlais throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wicker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Langlais had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wicker defends it easily.
Wicker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Langlais is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicker wants to stand and escape but instead Langlais has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Langlais stands and steps away. Wicker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Wicker.
Wicker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniel Wicker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wicker staying out of range there.
Langlais throws a half hearted mid kick.
Langlais has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wicker lands a head kick!
Langlais looks to score with a jab to the body but Wicker is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Langlais dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Chris Langlais's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Langlais scores with a takedown into Wicker's guard.
Langlais in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wicker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Langlais stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wicker is looking to clinch but Langlais is avoiding it.
Wicker darts in trying to clinch

and Langlais counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langlais is looking to work some ground and pound but Wicker has wrist control.
Langlais tries to stand but Wicker is controlling from the bottom.
Langlais is looking to work some ground and pound but Wicker has wrist control.
Langlais wants to stand but Wicker is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Langlais loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Langlais gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Langlais avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wicker closes the distance but Langlais moves to the side
and Langlais counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langlais circles away from the clinch attempt
and Langlais counters with a big head kick but Wicker shrugs it off.
Wicker closes the distance looking to clinch

and Langlais counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wicker!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langlais is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Langlais has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wicker's face.
Langlais trying to control but Wicker is having none of it.
Wicker is trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Langlais comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Langlais 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 43:49
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 43:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 43:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Langlais!
Chris Langlais is the new welterweight champion!