PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sal Langreck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philmore Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Langreck
vs
Butts

190 cm
20
219 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sal Langreck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philmore Butts!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langreck scores with a one two! Butts had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Butts slips a straight right by Langreck.
Butts tries to bum rush Langreck with a series of wild strikes but Langreck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Butts lands a nice shot to the body.
Butts moves out of range as Langreck strikes.
Langreck lands a jab.

Langreck forces Butts back against the cage and clinches.
Butts prevents a body shot from Langreck.
Langreck keeps control of Butts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Langreck tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Butts smiles and moves away.
Langreck misses with a wild combination.
Butts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Langreck.
Butts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butts dodges the punch combination from Langreck.
Butts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Langreck misses with a straight left.
Langreck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Langreck looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Butts works Langreck's body with a nice hook.
Langreck swings widly with a right hand
and Butts counters with a left and a right that stings Langreck.
A jab lands there for Butts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Langreck.
Butts misses with a double jab.
Langreck checks a low kick from Butts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Butts pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Langreck back to the cage. Butts follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Sal Langreck has been cut.
Langreck slips under a jab.
Langreck lands with a cross.
Butts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Langreck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butts throws a right hand that Langreck ducks under and follows up with a left that Langreck also avoids with ease.
Butts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Langreck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Butts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Langreck keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Langreck cracks Butts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Langreck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butts looks to score with a jab to the body but Langreck is just out of range.
Langreck throws a jab when Butts was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Butts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Butts.
Langreck's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Butts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Langreck scrambles back to his feet.
Langreck jabs Butts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Butts walks into a straight right hand from Langreck.
Butts misses the shot to the body.
Butts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Langreck has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butts tries to bum rush Langreck with a series of wild strikes but Langreck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Langreck moves into range and clinches up with Butts.
Langreck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Langreck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Butts's efforts to push away.
Langreck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Butts's efforts to push away.

Langreck jumps into guard, dragging Butts to the mat.
Langreck seems keen to control Butts's posture.
Langreck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Butts manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langreck throwing strikes from guard but Butts blocks nicely.
Butts wants to get back to his feet but Langreck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langreck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Langreck stops Butts from standing up.
Langreck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Langreck wants to control from the top but Butts keeps moving.
Langreck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Butts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Langreck lands a couple of elbows.
Butts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Butts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Langreck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butts is looking to stand up but Langreck isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Langreck connects with a couple of short punches.
Butts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 Sal Langreck will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sal Langreck's cut.
That's time! Langreck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Langreck slips a jab and a cross from Butts.
Butts throws a right and a left that Langreck avoids nicely.
Philmore Butts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Langreck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langreck moves away.
Langreck scores with a decent looking hook.
Langreck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Butts at a distance.
Butts throws a series of strikes that have Langreck backpedaling.
A punch combination from Butts misses.
Butts slips a jab and a cross from Langreck.
No joy there for Butts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Langreck lands a nice looking body shot.
Butts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Langreck.
Butts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Langreck at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Langreck dodges the punch combination from Butts.
Langreck dodges the punch combination from Butts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langreck uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Butts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Langreck rather than just go for the knockout.
Langreck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butts.
Butts lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Butts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Langreck dodges the punch combination from Butts.
Langreck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Philmore Butts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Langreck missing with a left hand there. Butts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Langreck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butts was well out of range. Poor timing from Langreck.
Langreck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butts.
Sal Langreck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butts tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Langreck catches Butts right on the button with a cross.
Butts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Langreck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butts blocks a jab.
Langreck cracks Butts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Langreck.
Butts throws a series of punches but Langreck moves out of range.
Langreck avoids the body shot from Butts.
Langreck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Butts tries to bum rush Langreck with a series of wild strikes but Langreck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Langreck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langreck slips a jab and a cross from Butts.
Langreck lands a jab to the head.
Butts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Butts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butts slips a jab from Langreck.
Butts looks to score with a jab to the body but Langreck is just out of range.
Langreck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Langreck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butts.
Langreck misses with a hook. Butts ducked under it nicely.
Langreck tries to clinch up but Butts circles away and keeps his distance.
Langreck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Butts jabs at Langreck's body.
Langreck dodges the punch combination from Butts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langreck just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Langreck.
A big right from Butts misses.
Langreck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butts keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butts throws a body punch but Langreck moves out of range.
Langreck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Langreck just misses with a punch to the body.
Butts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Langreck darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Langreck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Butts under the eye.
Langreck throws a shot from downtown. Butts moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sal Langreck will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sal Langreck's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Langreck looks to land a left hand but Butts moved out of range nicely.
Langreck is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Langreck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butts manages to avoid it.
Butts misses with a straight left.
Langreck looks to land a combination but Butts avoids it well.
A combination from Butts does no damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Langreck.
Langreck misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Butts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Langreck misses with a looping right.
Langreck loads up on a big right hand but Butts slips the punch.
Butts throws a nice looking combination but Langreck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Langreck. Those never looked like landing.
Butts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Langreck throws an off balance right hand
and Butts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Langreck looks to score with a jab to the body but Butts is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Langreck.
Butts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Langreck tries to close the distance and clinch but Butts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Langreck moves into range and connects with a jab.
Butts misses with a looping left.
Langreck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Butts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Langreck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Butts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langreck.
A punch combination from Butts misses.
Butts throws a shot from downtown. Langreck moves away and avoids it.
Butts throws an overhand right that lands on Langreck's shoulder, as Langreck tries to avoid the shot.
Langreck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butts looks to land a left hand but Langreck moved out of range nicely.
Butts throws a hook to the side of Langreck's head but Langreck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Langreck connects with a body shot that sends Butts's belly button to the back.
Langreck lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Philmore Butts has been cut.
Langreck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Langreck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butts throws a right hand that Langreck ducks under and follows up with a left that Langreck also avoids with ease.
Langreck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butts was well out of range. Poor timing from Langreck.
Langreck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Langreck ducks right into an uppercut from Butts.
Langreck misses with a hook
and Butts counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butts finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Langreck misses the jab.
Langreck ducks under a wild hook from Butts.
Langreck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Langreck.
A big right from Butts misses.
Langreck swings for the body but Butts moves out of range.
Langreck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Langreck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Langreck throws a lazy right hand but Butts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Langreck bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Butts's head.
Sloppy strikes from Langreck. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Langreck misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Butts misses.
Langreck works the jab nicely.
Butts swings for the body but Langreck moves out of range.
Langreck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Butts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langreck looks to throw the jab but Butts is out of range.
Butts moves away from the strike by Langreck.
Butts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Langreck throws out the jab.
Butts swings for the body but Langreck moves out of range.
A punch combination from Butts misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butts throws a nice looking combination but Langreck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butts defending well as Langreck loads up on a big left hand.
Langreck lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sal Langreck clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Langreck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Butts avoids the body shot from Langreck.
Butts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Langreck stuns Butts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Langreck moves in looking to clinch but Butts pushes him off.
Butts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Langreck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Langreck moves out of range as Butts strikes.
Butts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Langreck.
Langreck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butts.
Butts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Langreck staying out of range there.
Butts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Butts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langreck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langreck slips under a jab from Butts.
Nice uppercut lands for Langreck. That snapped Butts's head back.
Butts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Langreck circles away quickly and effectively.
Langreck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Butts looks to land a combination. Langreck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Butts is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Langreck misses with a wild combination.
Langreck swinging wildly here.
Langreck throws a right hand that Butts ducks under and follows up with a left that Butts also avoids with ease.
Langreck misses with an uppercut. Butts saw that one coming.
Langreck scores with a sloppy right hand. Butts should have avoided that one.
Langreck moves out of range as Butts throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langreck misses with a wild body shot.
Butts misses with a double jab
and Langreck counters with a nice uppercut.
Butts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butts has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Langreck connects with a body shot.
Langreck misses with a straight left.
Butts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Langreck throws a looping overhand right but Butts ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butts. Langreck does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Langreck with a hook.
Butts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Butts shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Langreck eats them both and turns towards Butts to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Butts blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Butts. Those never looked like landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Langreck.
A telegraphed right hand from Langreck misses the target.
Butts looks to land a combination but Langreck avoids it well.
Langreck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butts was well out of range. Poor timing from Langreck.
A jab lands there for Butts.
Langreck misses with a wild body shot.
Langreck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Langreck lunges at Butts with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Butts's hand.
Butts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langreck moves away.
Langreck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Langreck misses with a body shot.
Butts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Langreck manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butts jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Butts throws a nice looking combination but Langreck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Langreck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Langreck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Langreck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Langreck throws a series of punches but Butts moves out of range.
Butts works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Butts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butts lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sal Langreck will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Langreck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Langreck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butts.
Butts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Langreck.
Butts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Butts lands a glancing blow to the side of Langreck's head.
Butts misses with a double jab.
Butts misses with a wild combination.
Langreck misses with a two punch combination.
Butts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Langreck connects with a jab.
Langreck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Langreck counters with a three punch combo that has Butts backing up. Butts nods at Langreck to acknowledge the strikes.
Butts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Langreck looks to land a right hand but Butts moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Butts misses the target.
Butts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Langreck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Langreck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butts throws a right and a left that Langreck avoids nicely.
Langreck stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Langreck sizes up Butts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Butts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Langreck just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butts fails to land with a series of punches.
Butts throws a nice looking combination but Langreck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Langreck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Langreck throws a hook but Butts avoids it easily.
Butts looks to score with a jab to the body but Langreck is just out of range.
Langreck moves forwards but Butts connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Butts ducks right into an uppercut from Langreck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langreck moves away.
Langreck throws a nice looking combination but Butts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Langreck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butts.
Butts throws a series of punches but Langreck avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Butts misses.
Butts looks to score with a jab to the body but Langreck is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butts is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Langreck misses with an uppercut.
Langreck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Butts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Langreck scores with a nice strike.
Butts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Langreck.
Butts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langreck.
Langreck misses with a looping right.
Langreck looks to throw the jab but Butts is out of range.
Butts fails to land with a series of punches.
Butts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philmore Butts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Langreck.
Butts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Langreck displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Butts misses with the combination.
Langreck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butts throws out the jab.
Langreck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Langreck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butts walks into a stiff left hand from Langreck.
Butts lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Langreck.
Butts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sal Langreck.
Well Langreck has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sal Langreck!
Sal Langreck is the new light heavyweight champion!
Sal Langreck decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.