PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calm Like A Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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.

Lang
vs
Like A Bomb

202 cm
20
246 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

196 cm
21
241 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calm Like A Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A Bomb walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lang.
Lang throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lang.
Lang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A Bomb throws a right and a left that Lang avoids nicely.
Lang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lang scores with a spinning back kick!
Lang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A Bomb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lang's sensitive parts.
A Bomb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

A Bomb moves into the clinch successfully.
A Bomb trying to control the position but instead, Lang has worked for underhooks and has pushed A Bomb into the cage.
Lang blocks a body shot from A Bomb.
A Bomb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang pushes A Bomb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A Bomb dodges an elbow strike from Lang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lang throws an elbow but misses.
A Bomb pushes Lang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A Bomb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
Lang blocking some punches.
Lang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and A Bomb avoids it.
A Bomb dodges an elbow strike from Lang.
A Bomb looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A Bomb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lang tries to land knees in the clinch but A Bomb avoids the damage to the body.
A Bomb swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang being controlled against the cage.
A Bomb avoids the elbow strike from Lang, against the cage.
Lang is trying to break free.
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws an elbow but it misses.
A Bomb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A Bomb lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from A Bomb - that landed with a thud.
A Bomb misses with a hook to the ribs.
A Bomb prevents a body shot from Lang.
A Bomb blocks an elbow strike.
A Bomb looking to slow down the pace here.

Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A Bomb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Josh Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A Bomb blocks a head kick by Lang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as A Bomb throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang dodges the punch combination from A Bomb.
Lang throws a head kick but A Bomb moves out of range.
Lang lands with a nice body kick.
A Bomb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lang, right into the meat.
Lang throws out a loose jab but A Bomb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang tried to score with a low kick but A Bomb checks it.
Lang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and A Bomb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A Bomb misses with a kick to the body.
A Bomb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lang lets loose with a powerful body kick. A Bomb will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by Lang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A Bomb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A Bomb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lang on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A Bomb cracks Lang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from A Bomb misses the target.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Lang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Lang.
Lang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to A Bomb's calf.
A big left from A Bomb misses.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and A Bomb connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lang scrambles back to his feet.
A Bomb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A Bomb looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang throws a leg kick but A Bomb moved away.
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 Josh Lang will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from A Bomb.
Lang scores with a kick to the body.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.
Lang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A Bomb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
A Bomb clobbers Lang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good work by Lang as he checks the leg kick.
A Bomb misses with a looping left.
Lang throws a leg kick which misses A Bomb's front leg but catches the back leg as A Bomb tries to avoid it.
A Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
A Bomb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A Bomb stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lang.
A Bomb takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body kick there by Lang.
A Bomb has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lang.
Lang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - A Bomb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

A Bomb moves into range and clinches up with Lang.
A Bomb avoiding damage as Lang throws knees to the body.
Lang tries to land knees in the clinch but A Bomb avoids the damage to the body.
A Bomb misses with a punch to the body.
A Bomb lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from A Bomb.
A Bomb is pushing Lang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A Bomb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A Bomb avoiding damage as Lang throws knees to the body.
A Bomb content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by A Bomb.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with an elbow strike.
A Bomb is struggling to control the position.
Lang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. A Bomb is defending well for now.
A Bomb can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.

Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A Bomb moves out of range as Lang throws a body kick.
A Bomb lands with a shot to the body.
Lang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang pivots, looking for a leg kick but A Bomb is out of range and Lang settles back down.
Lang lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Lang.
A Bomb misses with a low kick as Lang jumps back.
A Bomb throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang checks the leg kick.
A jab from A Bomb misses.
Lang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lang moves forwards but A Bomb connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lang.
Lang thows a body kick. A Bomb tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A Bomb attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lang misses with a kick to the body.
Lang walks into a straight right hand from A Bomb.
Lang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lang lands a head kick. A Bomb smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lang keeps A Bomb at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang slips under a jab from A Bomb.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lang was well out of range. Poor timing from A Bomb.
A Bomb lands a high kick!
Josh Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
A Bomb on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lang throws the kick towards the body but A Bomb avoids it.
Lang throws a wild body kick that A Bomb sees coming a mile off.
Lang is looking to land body kicks.
A Bomb's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A Bomb misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Lang lands a nice looking body kick.
Lang pushes A Bomb away with a front kick.
A Bomb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lang. Lang obviously looking to wear him down.
A Bomb throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but A Bomb moves away.
Lang connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Lang dominated that second round.
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.

Lang slips a jab from A Bomb.
A Bomb takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lang scores with a nice body kick.
Lang misses with a head kick.
Lang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that A Bomb can do to turn this around?
A Bomb throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

A Bomb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lang, pushing him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from A Bomb fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and A Bomb avoids it.
Lang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A Bomb lands a body punch.
Lang trying to land knees to the body.
Lang with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A Bomb misses with a short punch on the inside.
A Bomb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Calm Like A Bomb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A Bomb swings wildly with an uppercut but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang tries to throw a body punch but A Bomb avoids it by throwing Lang back against the cage.
A Bomb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Lang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lang throws an elbow but it misses.
A Bomb lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on A Bomb - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb misses with some punches.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by A Bomb.
A quick uppercut on the inside from A Bomb.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A Bomb holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A Bomb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A Bomb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A Bomb lands a right hand.
A Bomb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
A Bomb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb scores with a nice hook to the head.
A Bomb lands a hook to the side of the head.
A Bomb lands a big right hand that drops Lang! The killer instinct kicks in and A Bomb finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by A Bomb!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calm Like A Bomb!
Calm Like A Bomb is the new super heavyweight champion!
Calm Like A Bomb seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.