PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Langer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smith
vs
Langer

175 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
154 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Langer!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Langer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
A jab from Smith misses.
Langer scores with a body shot.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Kevin Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langer slips a straight right by Smith.
Langer misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Langer does no damage.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Langer slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Langer.
Smith scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Alan Langer has been cut.
Langer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Langer saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langer throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Langer counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.

Smith cracks Langer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Smith has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Langer to stand back up!

Langer is rocked!
Langer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Langer looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Langer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Langer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Langer duly obliges.
Langer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Langer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Langer moves away and avoids it.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Langer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langer.
Smith misses with a hook. Langer ducked under it nicely.
Langer misses with a wild combination.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langer throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Langer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Langer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Langer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Smith pushes Langer off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Langer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Langer.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Langer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Langer.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Langer's head but Langer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith throws a body punch but Langer moves out of range.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Langer's head but Langer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A shot to the body from Smith misses

and Langer counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Langer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith wants to stand but Langer is controlling the position.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langer throwing strikes but missing.
Langer won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Langer trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Langer stops Smith from standing up.
Langer wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Langer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Langer.
Langer defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Langer counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alan Langer'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.

Langer moves out of range of the strikes.
Langer throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Langer misses with a series of wild punches.
Langer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith thuds a left hand into Langer's body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Langer moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Langer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Langer.
Langer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Smith lands a left and a right that send Langer crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Langer is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Langer is just out of range.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Langer.
Langer seems to have recovered his senses.
Langer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Langer slips under a jab.
Smith misses with a hook. Langer ducked under it nicely.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.

Smith tries to sprawl but Langer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Smith is trying to stand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Langer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Langer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langer prevents Smith from standing back up.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Langer sits in half guard.
Langer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Langer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Langer trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Langer is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Langer.
Langer trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.

Smith makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That has opened up Alan Langer's cut even more.
Jab from Smith.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith tries to move into range but Langer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Jab by Smith.
Danga de danga de dang - Langer scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Langer shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Langer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Langer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Langer.
Nice defenses there by Langer.
Langer avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Langer counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Langer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws a hook but Langer blocks it.
A big left from Smith misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alan Langer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Langer misses with the combination.
Smith scores with a hook.
A punch combination from Langer misses.
Langer walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Smith throws a jab when Langer was well out of range.
Langer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Langer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a series of punches but Langer avoids them all with ease.

Langer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smith was covering up waiting for the punch and Langer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Langer throwing strikes but missing.
Langer looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langer landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as Langer tries to pass.
Langer prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.

Smith uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Langer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith lands with a straight right. Langer didn't see that one coming.
Langer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith throws the left hand but Langer avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Langer counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langer throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Langer moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith with a nice cross.
A big left from Langer misses.
Langer misses with the combination.
Alan Langer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith throws a body punch but Langer moves out of range.
Langer avoids the head kick by Smith.
Langer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Langer moved out of range.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Langer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Langer saw that one coming.
Langer lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Langer's head but Langer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Langer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Langer defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Kevin Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Langer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Langer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Langer.
Langer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Langer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Langer moved out of range.
Alan Langer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Langer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Langer blocks a jab.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Langer saw that one coming.
Langer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Langer moved out of range.
Smith with a hook.
Langer misses with a straight right.
Langer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Langer misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Langer avoids it easily.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Smith!