PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hans Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foyd Mayweather Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lange
vs
Mayweather Jr

200 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

173 cm
24
146 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Foyd Mayweather Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather Jr throws a series of punches but Lange moves out of range.
Mayweather Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayweather Jr throws a right hand that Lange ducks under and follows up with a left that Lange also avoids with ease.
Mayweather Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lange looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lange shoots and misses

and Mayweather Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Mayweather Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Mayweather Jr.
Lange shoots in and drives through. Mayweather Jr sprawls well.
Mayweather Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Mayweather Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lange stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mayweather Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foyd Mayweather Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather Jr stalks Lange and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lange's face. Lange staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mayweather Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Lange backing up. Lange nods at Mayweather Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Lange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lange misses with a takedown
and Mayweather Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Lange.
Mayweather Jr throws a right hand that Lange ducks under and follows up with a left that Lange also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Mayweather Jr as Lange shoots in.
Mayweather Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mayweather Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange shoots and misses
and Mayweather Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayweather Jr throws a series of punches but Lange moves out of range.
Mayweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayweather Jr misses with the combination.
Foyd Mayweather Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather Jr lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mayweather Jr misses.
Lange avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayweather Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayweather Jr tries to bum rush Lange with a series of wild strikes but Lange uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Lange is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mayweather Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mayweather Jr throws a right hand that Lange ducks under and follows up with a left that Lange also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Lange fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Mayweather Jr feints a jab promting Lange to slip. Mayweather Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lange slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mayweather Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Foyd Mayweather Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Lange's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Horrible takedown by Lange or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayweather Jr which made him look bad.
Mayweather Jr misses with a double jab.
Lange misses with a takedown
and Mayweather Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lange takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hans Lange is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lange shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mayweather Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Lange. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lange shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather Jr shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Mayweather Jr misses.
Mayweather Jr tries to bum rush Lange with a series of wild strikes but Lange uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Mayweather Jr does no damage.
Mayweather Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mayweather Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayweather Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lange eats them both and turns towards Mayweather Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mayweather Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange shoots in and drives through. Mayweather Jr sprawls well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayweather Jr.
Lange looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lange. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mayweather Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mayweather Jr misses with a wild combination.
Lange throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayweather Jr's waist but Mayweather Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lange off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mayweather Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mayweather Jr throws a nice looking combination but Lange bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayweather Jr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lange shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayweather Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Lange keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mayweather Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Lange changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayweather Jr tries to avoid it but Lange manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayweather Jr to the ground. Mayweather Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lange shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayweather Jr pinned against the cage. Mayweather Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Mayweather Jr looks to land a combination but Lange avoids it well.
Lange tries for a takedown but Mayweather Jr circles away easily

and Mayweather Jr counters by moving into the clinch.

Mayweather Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Foyd Mayweather Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mayweather Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mayweather Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lange closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayweather Jr circles away.
Mayweather Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayweather Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mayweather Jr cracks Lange with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lange gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mayweather Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr feints a jab promting Lange to slip. Mayweather Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lange slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lange looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Lange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayweather Jr misses with a wild combination.
Lange shoots in for a double leg but Mayweather Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr digs a good body shot into Lange's ribs.
Lange really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mayweather Jr throws a series of strikes that have Lange backpedaling.
Mayweather Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lange shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mayweather Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mayweather Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lange shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mayweather Jr defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lange. Lange circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lange fails with a takedown attempt.
Mayweather Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mayweather Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr throws a nice looking combination but Lange bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayweather Jr misses with a wild combination.
Lange will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mayweather Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mayweather Jr works over Lange's head and body with a nice combination.
Lange fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Foyd Mayweather Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mayweather Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Foyd Mayweather Jr!