PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Langston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen The All-American Rejects - It Ends Tonight as his entrance music. The key to victory for Joe Langston has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Langston
vs
West

189 cm
28
219 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

190 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Langston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe West!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by West as he checks the leg kick.
That kick from West tenderised Langston's leg. Langston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Langston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from West.
West fails with a takedown attempt.
Langston is looking to score with low kicks.
Langston leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Langston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces West back to the cage. Langston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Langston throws a leg kick but West sees it coming and moves out of range.
No joy there for Langston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Langston staying out of range there.
Langston thows a leg kick but West checks it
and West counters with an outside leg kick.
West swings for the body but Langston moves out of range.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Langston manages to avoid it.
Joe West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Langston misses with a looping left.
Langston misses with a few strikes there.
Langston misses with a low kick.
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Langston's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langston scores with a kick to the body.
Langston missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Langston slips a straight right by West.
West falls off balance throwing a combination
and Langston counters with a one-two to the body.
Langston misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
West looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
West throws a lazy right hand but Langston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from West.
Langston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
Langston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Langston is breathing heavily.
Langston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Langston throws a chopping leg kick but West manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Langston thows a leg kick but West checks it
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
Langston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
West is looking to slow Langston down with leg kicks.
West misses with a low kick as Langston jumps back.
West connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West connects with a nice looking jab.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Langston manages to avoid it.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Langston.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
Langston misses with a series of wild punches.

West shoots in and bounces Langston off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
West trying to control but Langston is working from the bottom.
West has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
West is standing up over Langston. Langston looks to escape but West dives into side control.
West scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West trying to control the position but Langston is working away.
West creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Langston sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
West creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Langston sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Langston is looking to work his way out of this bad position but West is controlling him well.
West remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
West trying to control the action but Langston is working from the bottom.
Langston is letting West control him for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
West wants to control but Langston is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
West is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joe West wasn't active enough on the ground.
West walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Langston checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Langston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Langston was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
West changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from West misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West moves away from the strike by Langston.
West fails with the takedown.
Joe Langston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe West.
Langston thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe West dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

West throws a shot from downtown. Langston moves away and avoids it.
Langston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
West takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
West stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Langston.
Langston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
West checks the leg kick.
West lands with a straight right. Langston didn't see that one coming.
West blocks a leg kick.
Joe West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from West.
West digs a good body shot into Langston's ribs.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Langston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe Langston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Langston. That's going to slow West down.
West scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
West lands a really nice looking cross but Langston seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West lands a really nice looking cross but Langston seems unphased.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Joe Langston has been cut.
West bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Langston's shoulder, as Langston tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for West.
West misses with a straight right.
West looks to throw the jab but Langston is out of range.
West misses with a body shot
and Langston counters with a three punch combo that has West backing up. West nods at Langston to acknowledge the strikes.
West fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Langston.
West connects with a right hand. Langston shakes it off.
West throws a good cross that connects.
Langston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donk. West catches Langston right on the button with a cross.
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
West scores with a head kick. Langston tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Langston is rocked!
BOOM! West lands a beautiful left hook that drops Langston. Langston tries to recover but West is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Langston lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe West!