PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Langfors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Queen
vs
Langfors

178 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Langfors!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Queen dives in and scores a takedown into Langfors's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Langfors looking to control.
Queen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Langfors on the ground.
Langfors being controlled here, momentarily.

Langfors has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Queen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Langfors trying to keep a closed guard but Queen is proving a slippery customer.
Queen trying to control but Langfors is working from the bottom.
Queen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Langfors preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Queen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Langfors controls Queen momentarily but Queen frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Queen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Langfors fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Langfors scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Queen doesn't seem bothered though.
Queen shoots in for a takedown but Langfors shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Langfors lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like James Queen has been cut.
Queen is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Langfors motions for Queen to come forward. Langfors throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Queen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Queen checks a leg kick.

Langfors gets the takedown into side control.
Langfors throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Langfors working the body and head with strikes.
Langfors is looking to take a break and control but Queen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Langfors wants to stand but Queen is controlling his arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langfors wants to control but Queen is keeping him busy.
Langfors wants to stand but Queen is controlling his arm.
Langfors trying to control the action but Queen is working from the bottom.
Langfors passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Queen!
Langfors pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Langfors is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Queen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Langfors trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Langfors is looking to stand but Langfors has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langfors with a couple of short strikes.
Langfors wants to control the pace but Queen is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Langfors dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Queen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Langfors tries to clinch up.
Queen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Langfors looking to score a takedown here. Queen is defending well but Langfors drives through and ends up in Queen's guard.
Queen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Langfors is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langfors trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Queen has momentary wrist control but Langfors slips an elbow through the middle.
Langfors wants to get up but he can't break Queen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Langfors advances to half guard.
Langfors is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Langfors trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Niko Langfors has got the better of the ground game so far.
Langfors looking to ground and pound but Queen is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langfors throwing strikes here but Queen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Queen tries to hold on but Langfors pushes him away.
Langfors throwing strikes here but Queen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Queen is squirming around, avoiding Langfors's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Langfors stands up from mount. Strange move.
Langfors thuds a left hand into Queen's body.
Langfors fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Langfors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niko Langfors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langfors changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Langfors rushes Queen and presses him up against the cage.

Langfors manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Langfors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Langfors shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Langfors was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Langfors is working for a guillotine from mount but Queen frees his head quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Langfors landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Langfors showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Queen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Queen swats away the attempt to clinch by Langfors.
Queen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Queen has a takedown stuffed.
Langfors tries to clinch up but Queen circles away and keeps his distance.

Langfors moves into range and clinches up with Queen.
Queen tries to score a body lock takedown but Langfors shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Langfors with a knee to the head.
Langfors is trying to force a seperation but Queen has the dominant position.
Langfors looking to slow down the pace here.
Langfors lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langfors lands an uppercut.

Langfors has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Queen uses from the top position.
Langfors lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Queen!
Langfors looking to control but Queen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Langfors throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Langfors throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Langfors looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Langfors unloads with some shots from mount but Queen bucks and avoids them well.
Langfors trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Langfors throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The referee warns Queen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langfors tries to control but Queen wriggling away.
Queen tries to lock up and control but Langfors gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Langfors wants to control the pace but Queen is squirming around nicely.

Queen has left one of his arms exposed and Langfors doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Queen screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Niko Langfors!
Niko Langfors tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.