PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yalasena Daeng Mulyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Daeng Mulyo
vs
Lang

200 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
206 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yalasena Daeng Mulyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Lang!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Apollo Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Daeng Mulyo feints and as Lang raises his hands in defense, Daeng Mulyo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daeng Mulyo prevents Lang from getting back to his feet.
Daeng Mulyo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Daeng Mulyo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lang for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daeng Mulyo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Daeng Mulyo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daeng Mulyo continues to stall.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lang tried to score with a low kick but Daeng Mulyo checks it.
Lang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Daeng Mulyo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lang looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Daeng Mulyo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lang wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Daeng Mulyo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four 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.
Daeng Mulyo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yalasena Daeng Mulyo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Daeng Mulyo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Daeng Mulyo works his way into side control.
Lang is being controlled here.
More hug and hope from Daeng Mulyo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Further stalling from Daeng Mulyo.
Daeng Mulyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daeng Mulyo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lang!
Daeng Mulyo controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lang is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Daeng Mulyo controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daeng Mulyo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Daeng Mulyo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yalasena Daeng Mulyo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Daeng Mulyo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Despite the aggression on Lang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Daeng Mulyo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Daeng Mulyo there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Yalasena Daeng Mulyo has been cut.
Lang scores with a one two! Daeng Mulyo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Daeng Mulyo dives in for a single leg takedown but Lang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Lang. Those never looked like landing.

Daeng Mulyo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lang manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lang wants to get back to his feet but Daeng Mulyo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lang is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daeng Mulyo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalasena Daeng Mulyo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daeng Mulyo continues to hold on tight.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Daeng Mulyo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lang sprawls well initially but Daeng Mulyo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang is trying to stand up here but Daeng Mulyo is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Daeng Mulyo seems content to control.
Apollo Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lang is in trouble now - Daeng Mulyo has advanced to mount!
Daeng Mulyo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Daeng Mulyo is stinking the place up with his stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Yalasena Daeng Mulyo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daeng Mulyo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yalasena Daeng Mulyo!
A determined Yalasena Daeng Mulyo didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!