PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Young (ranked 6189 p4p, 6399 weight class) and Damien The Omen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Omen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Young
vs
The Omen

173 cm
18
184
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
31
173
17 - 15 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Excellent grappler
World class MT
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeke Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien The Omen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Omen drives through and clinches with Young against the cage.
Young avoiding damage as The Omen throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Omen.
The Omen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Omen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Omen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Youngs head.
The Omen stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for The Omen.

The Omen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Young regains guard.
The Omen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young can't keep his opponent in guard - The Omen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The Omen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with The Omen in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Young is looking for a sweep. The Omen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Omen not doing much here.
The Omen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from The Omen.

The Omen closes the distance and clinches.

The Omen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Omen blocks a jab.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

The Omen pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.

The Omen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The Omen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
The Omen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Omen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Young's face.
A short right from The Omen.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Omen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
The Omen has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Omen has picked Young up - he's going for a ride! The Omen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The Omen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
More stalling from The Omen.
The Omen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Young!
The Omen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damien The Omen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Young gets tackled into the cage by The Omen. The Omen maintains the clinch.
The Omen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Omen cracks Young with a nice body shot.
Come on The Omen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The Omen tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Omen keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Omen stalling in the clinch.
The Omen lands with a short punch from the clinch.

The Omen manages to break the clinch.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Omen counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to bum rush The Omen with a series of wild strikes but The Omen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young misses with a combination
and The Omen counters with a straight right hand.

The Omen clinches with his opponent.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Omen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
I was talking to Young's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The Omen lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Omen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Omen lands a body shot in the clinch.

Young is fighting off a takedown attempt but The Omen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Young to the mat. Young regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Young can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Omen controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Omen is continuing to stall.
The Omen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Omen postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
The Omen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Omen.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Omen.
The Omen content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Omen ducks under a wild hook from Young.

The Omen clinches up against the cage.
The Omen lands a nice knee to the body.
The Omen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Young gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Omen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Omen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for The Omen.

The Omen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss

and The Omen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

The Omen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zeke Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Omen throws a good cross that connects.

The Omen moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Omen lands with a light punch inside.

The Omen breaks the clinch.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Omen counters with a nice body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Young.

The Omen takes the fight into the clinch.

The Omen breaks the clinch.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.

The Omen forces Young back against the cage and clinches.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damien The Omen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Young with a hook.

Young tries to keep at a distance but The Omen has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Omen lands with a left to the head.
The Omen lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Omen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young takes a shot to the head.
The Omen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Young is fighting off a takedown attempt but The Omen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Young to the mat. Young regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

The Omen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Omen stalks Young and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Young's face. Young staggers backwards, shaken.
The Omen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and The Omen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Omen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The adventures of The Omen the control monster continue. Boring.
The Omen postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
The Omen advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Omen controlling the position.
Let's hope that The Omen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The Omen is trying to get an arm triangle but Young is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Omen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Young is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

The Omen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Young is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. The Omen yanks on the arm and Young is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by The Omen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damien The Omen!
An out of breath Damien The Omen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.