PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Youssef Hadji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trujillo Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadji comes into the arena with The National Anthem of Morocco blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Youngblood's choice of entrance music: Welcome to the Jungle. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hadji
vs
Youngblood

179 cm
20
184 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Predator Nutrition

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Youssef Hadji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trujillo Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hadji tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Youngblood swivels and escapes.
Youngblood throws a hook but Hadji avoids it easily.
Youngblood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Youngblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hadji.

Youngblood drives through and clinches with Hadji against the cage.
Youngblood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Youngblood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Youngblood controlling the action here for a moment.
Hadji jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Youngblood walks away with a smile on his face. Hadji gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice combination there by Youngblood.

Youngblood closes the distance and pushes Hadji back into the cage.
Youngblood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hadji up against the cage.
Youngblood lands a shot to the body.
Youngblood is struggling to control the position.
Youngblood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Youngblood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood leaning his opponent against the cage.
Youngblood works on Hadji's body with a couple of short punches.
Hadji jumps guard but Youngblood stands there with Hadji around his waist. Hadji gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Youssef Hadji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Youngblood lands a nice shot to the body.
Hadji is trying to break the clinch but Youngblood is controlling him.
Youngblood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hadjis head.
Youngblood prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Youngblood.
Hadji wants a takedown.
Hadji is breathing heavily.
Youngblood gets through Hadji's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Youngblood digs a right hand into Hadji's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hadji's gas tank.
Youngblood lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Youngblood - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Youngblood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Youngblood.
Youngblood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hadji or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youngblood presses Hadji against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Youngblood.
Youngblood lands with a right to the head.
Youngblood stalling.
Youngblood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Youngblood lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Youngblood.
Youngblood is pushing Hadji up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice left hand lands by Youngblood.

Hadji is rocked!
Youngblood is working Hadji over against the cage.
Hadji fails to pull guard.
Youngblood lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Youngblood as the two fighters clinch.
Youngblood pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Youngblood on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Youngblood.
A right handed body shot lands from Youngblood.
Youngblood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Youngblood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Youngblood - that landed with a thud.
Youngblood pressing his opponent against the cage.
Youngblood scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Youngblood.
Youngblood cracks Hadji with a nice body shot.
Youngblood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Youngblood.
Oh Hadji is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Youngblood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hadjis head.
Youngblood avoiding damage.
Youngblood creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hadji's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hadji drops to his knees and Youngblood pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trujillo Youngblood!