PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willem Kriel (ranked 6244 p4p, 2095 weight class) and Jock Langdon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriel comes to the cage accompanied by Jack Parow & Freshlyground - Army Of One. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kriel
vs
Langdon

178 cm
39
183
12 - 15 - 0

187 cm
24
184
7 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willem Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jock Langdon!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Langdon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kriel pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Langdon gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kriel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Langdon.
Langdon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kriel is looking for a sweep. Langdon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langdon trying to control the pace.
Langdon is looking to advance position but Kriel won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langdon working Kriel over with strikes.
Langdon winds up and cracks Kriel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Langdon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kriel has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Langdon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kriel keeps working.
Kriel trying to control here.
Langdon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Langdon drops an elbow to the side of Kriel's head.
Langdon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Langdon is looking to stall here but Kriel recovers full guard.
Langdon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kriel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langdon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kriel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Langdon.
Langdon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kriel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kriel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kriel throws a sloppy head kick and Langdon moves out of range easily.
Langdon blocks a low kick nicely.
Kriel misses with a looping right.
Langdon throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Langdon.
Kriel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Langdon swings for the body but Kriel moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel is looking to chop away at Langdon's legs.
Kriel misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Langdon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Langdon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kriel.
Langdon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kriel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Langdon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Langdon lands with a good body shot.
Kriel throws a looping overhand right but Langdon ducks down to avoid it.
Langdon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Langdon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kriel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kriel misses with a hook
and Langdon counters with a straight right hand.
Kriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Langdon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Langdon showed some decent athleticism there.
Kriel tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Langdon manages to move to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jock Langdon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kriel scores with a nice right hand.
Kriel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kriel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jock Langdon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Langdon thuds his right hand into Kriel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Langdon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kriel.
Kriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Langdon is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Langdon as he connects with a hook.
Kriel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Langdon.
Kriel ducks under a wild hook from Langdon.
Kriel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Langdon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kriel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Langdon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kriel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kriel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice side step and Langdon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kriel lands a head kick!
A swing and a miss from Kriel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel loads up on a big right hand but Langdon slips the punch.
Kriel punishes Langdon's body with a nice straight punch.
Langdon moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Langdon as he connects with a hook.
Kriel tries to land a front kick but Langdon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Langdon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kriel ducks right into an uppercut from Langdon.
Langdon throws a lazy right hand but Kriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Langdon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Langdon.
Kriel misses with the body kick
and Langdon counters with a nice uppercut.
Langdon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kriel.
Langdon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Langdon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kriel is fending him off so far but Langdon persists. Nope, Kriel circles away and we're back to standing.
Langdon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Langdon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Langdon.
Kriel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Langdon is out of range and Kriel settles back down.
Langdon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kriel.
Langdon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kriel defends it well.
Willem Kriel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Langdon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kriel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A good leg kick by Kriel.
Kriel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Langdon.
Kriel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Langdon.
Kriel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Langdon finds it's way round the side to connect with Kriel's head.
Kriel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kriel misses with a looping right.
Langdon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kriel jabs Langdon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langdon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kriel in his tracks.
Langdon misses with a body shot.
A big left from Kriel misses.
Langdon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Willem Kriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kriel throws a head kick that misses
and Langdon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kriel tries to score with a low kick but Langdon moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Langdon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Langdon takes a swing at Kriel's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Langdon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Langdon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kriel moves away.
Kriel misses the shot to the body.
Kriel slips a straight right by Langdon.
Langdon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Langdon blocks a head kick by Kriel.
Langdon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Langdon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Willem Kriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jock Langdon.
Langdon shoots for a takedown but Kriel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Langdon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kriel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kriel throws a front kick aimed at Langdon's knee but Langdon avoids it well.
A big left from Kriel misses.
Langdon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Langdon digs a good body shot into Kriel's ribs.
Langdon blocks a head kick by Kriel.
Kriel staying out of range there.
Langdon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Langdon checks a leg kick.
Langdon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kriel to score with a decent uppercut.
Kriel misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Willem Kriel dominated that second round.
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!

Langdon gets the takedown into side control.
Kriel can't do much from the bottom here.
Jock Langdon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Langdon working the ground and pound but Kriel is defending the strikes.
Langdon is looking to take a break and control but Kriel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Langdon cracks Kriel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Langdon is trying to get an arm triangle but Kriel is defending well.
Langdon is trying to ground and pound but Kriel uses the momentary lack of control by Langdon to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langdon controlling the action here.
Kriel is trying to maintain the position but Langdon is very close to passing his half guard.
Langdon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Langdon working over Kriel with some ground and pound. Kriel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Langdon is trying to control. Kriel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Langdon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kriel's head.

Langdon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Langdon is just content to waste time from the top position. Kriel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langdon lands a couple of elbows.
Langdon trying to control the position from guard on top but Kriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Langdon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kriel.
Kriel looks to throw a body kick
and Langdon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Langdon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kriel.
Kriel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kriel misses with a body kick.
Langdon closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel dips to his left and cracks Langdon with an uppercut!
Kriel throws a chopping leg kick but Langdon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kriel connects with an inside leg kick.
Langdon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kriel throws a sloppy body shot

and Langdon counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langdon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kriel!
Langdon punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langdon with the ground and pound from mount.
Langdon with shots to the head and body - Kriel looks very uncomfortable down there.

Kriel is rocked!
Langdon postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Kriel badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Langdon around the waist but Langdon pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Langdon is the winner by TKO! Langdon jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jock Langdon!