PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kun Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Langford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Langford

177 cm
19
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
28
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kun Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Langford !
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langford misses with a straight right.
Langford leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Langford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Langford .
Langford shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Langford shoots in but no luck this time.
Kun Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Langford .
Langford throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Langford throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Langford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Sam Langford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Langford is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Langford circles away and we're back to standing.
Langford misses with a wild combination.
Lee wants to clinch up but Langford keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Langford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Langford persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee throws a right and a left that Langford avoids nicely.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Langford shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Langford does it's job there.
Decent striking displayed by Langford there.
Horrible takedown by Langford or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee which made him look bad.
Langford shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Langford 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Langford . Langford gets slowly back to his feet.
Langford looks winded!
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Langford .
Lee throws a series of punches but Langford moves out of range.
Lee tries to clinch up.

Langford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langford lands an elbow.
Langford sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lee gets back to half guard.
Lee missing with punches from the bottom.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Langford .
Lee looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Langford in his half guard.
Langford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Langford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Langford is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Langford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langford throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee controlling the position for now.
Langford is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
Langford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Langford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Langford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Langford with a nice head shot there.
Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lee won't let Langford get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langford is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Lee has taken his back!
Lee struggling to keep hold of the position.

Lee tightening his grip on Langford , looking for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lee patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sam Langford will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Langford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Langford misses with a looping right.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Langford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Langford shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Langford .
Langford fails with the takedown.
Kun Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Langford .
Langford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Langford off to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Langford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Langford misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Langford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Langford is breathing heavily.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Langford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Langford off to one side.
Lee throws a head kick but Langford moves out of range.
Kun Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lee rushes Langford and presses him up against the cage.
Lee fails to pull guard.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Langford blocks a head kick by Lee.
Langford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Langford swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee slips under a jab.
Langford misses with a looping right.
Langford shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kun Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Langford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Langford persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.

Lee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Langford was covering up waiting for the punch and Lee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Langford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Langford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Langford keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kun Lee.
Langford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Langford wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Langford pinned against the cage. Langford gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Langford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Langford is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.

Langford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Langford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee throws a head kick but Langford moves out of range.
Langford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Langford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kun Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Langford fails to land the takedown.
Langford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Langford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Langford has a takedown stuffed.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Langford but Langford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Langford shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kun Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Langford .
Langford misses the jab.
Langford throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Langford shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Langford 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Langford stuffs the takedown.
Langford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Langford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch up but Langford keeps it at a distance.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Langford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Langford wants it to stay on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Langford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Langford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Langford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Langford throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Langford sprawls well. Langford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Langford throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Langford tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Langford somewhat.

Langford shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langford won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
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!
Langford must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Langford throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Langford stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Langford is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Langford has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lee trying to control but Langford postures up.
Lee gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Langford is one step ahead there.
Langford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Langford throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Langford wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.

Lee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Langford , up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Langford .
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Langford as he avoids it easily.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langford misses with a wild combination.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Langford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

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 Kun Lee.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight for Kun Lee!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Kun Lee!

Kun Lee wins by majority decision!