PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Young (ranked 4315 p4p, 5023 weight class) and John Grady Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Young
vs
Grady Cole

190 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
174
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

Finnish Elite Extreme Science

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Grady Cole!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grady Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Young thinks about countering with a head kick.
Young is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grady Cole sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Grady Cole feints a counter leg kick.
Young really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

A jab-cross combination lands for Young and sends Grady Cole crashing to the mat! Young follows him down to the mat - Grady Cole regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Grady Cole is rocked!

It looks like John Grady Cole has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young works his way into side control.
Young taking a breather here.

Young stands up.
A big right from Grady Cole misses.
Grady Cole slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Grady Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Young changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grady Cole tries to avoid it but Young manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grady Cole to the ground. Grady Cole escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grady Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grady Cole throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grady Cole. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Young or perhaps it was just good defense by Grady Cole, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young lands with a kick to the temple. Grady Cole shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Grady Cole closes the distance and clinches.
Grady Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Young tries to pull guard but Grady Cole forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Young tries to pull guard but Grady Cole won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Young as Grady Cole tries to tie him up.
Young blocking some punches.
Young jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grady Cole walks away with a smile on his face. Young gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Young lands a nice looking body kick.
Young scores with a push kick.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young is breathing heavily.
Grady Cole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young checks a low kick from Grady Cole.
Grady Cole misses the jab.
Young throws a big counter combination but Grady Cole scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grady Cole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Grady Cole misses.

Grady Cole closes the distance and clinches.
Grady Cole has a couple of punches blocked by Young.

Young manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grady Cole seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grady Cole won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
Grady Cole working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.

Grady Cole stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grady Cole throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Grady Cole circles away.
Grady Cole misses with a wild body shot.

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.
Grady Cole avoids a kick to the body.
Grady Cole is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

Grady Cole moves into the clinch.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grady Cole smiles and moves away.
Grady Cole is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Young rather than just go for the knockout.
Grady Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Grady Cole misses with a head kick.
Grady Cole tries to work over Young's front leg with a kick but Young checks it.

Grady Cole drives through and clinches with Young against the cage.
Young tries to pull guard but Grady Cole forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Young is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grady Cole to keep the fight standing.
Grady Cole stalling against the cage.
Young drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grady Cole pulls his leg out and moves away.
John Grady Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grady Cole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Young.
Young connects with a high kick.
Grady Cole pivots, looking for a leg kick but Young is out of range and Grady Cole settles back down.

Young lands a left and a right that sends Grady Cole crashing to the canvas! Young dives into mount looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Grady Cole's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grady Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Grady Cole.
Grady Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Young finish him?
Mark Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Grady Cole crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mark Young!