PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam The Eagle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Eagle comes to the cage accompanied by Win. Larry Lang will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

The Eagle
vs
Lang

170 cm
21
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam The Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Lang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Eagle shoots in looking for a takedown but Lang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Eagle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lang lands with a kick to the temple. The Eagle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

The Eagle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

The Eagle lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lang is looking to escape.
The Eagle looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Eagle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The Eagle is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Eagle works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Eagle 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.
Lang is pushing The Eagle's head away, looking to escape. The Eagle manages to hold on to the position though.
Lang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lang is letting The Eagle control him for a moment.

The Eagle stands up.
Lang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
The Eagle blocks a head kick by Lang.
A head kick misses from Lang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The Eagle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lang looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
The Eagle 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.
Lang is pushing The Eagle's head away, looking to escape. The Eagle manages to hold on to the position though.
The Eagle controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Adam The Eagle wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lang throws a head kick but The Eagle moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Eagle avoids the head kick by Lang.
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Lang.
A head kick misses from Lang.
Lang looks winded!
Lang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
The Eagle blocks a head kick by Lang.

Lang gets caught flat footed, as The Eagle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Eagle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Eagle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The Eagle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Eagle passes into half guard.

The Eagle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lang is just riding it out for now. The Eagle eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Eagle keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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!
The Eagle works his way into side control.
The Eagle happy to just control the position for now.

The Eagle in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lang is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam The Eagle!
After winning the bout, Adam The Eagle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.