PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Disis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Disis's choice of entrance music: Polly Jean Harvey - Angry Johnny. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Young
vs
Disis

182 cm
24
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

183 cm
24
192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Disis!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disis misses with a low kick.
Disis is looking to clinch.
Disis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Nate Young has been cut.
Young throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Disis's waist but Disis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Young off to one side.
Young shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Disis. No joy for Young on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young shoots in for a double leg but Disis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Disis throws a low kick but Young avoids it.
Young shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Disis pinned against the cage. Disis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Disis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Disis thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Disis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disis throws a leg kick but Young checks it.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Disis throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.

Disis rushes Young and presses him up against the cage.
Young is trying to drag Disis to the mat but Disis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Disis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Disis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Disis throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Disis is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown. Disis tries to sprawl out of it but Young keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Disis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Young is breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Disis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Disis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Disis throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Young on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Disis motions for Young to come forward. Disis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Disis throws out a leg kick but Young moves out of range and Disis only half commits.
Disis tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnny Disis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Disis drops Young with a beautiful combination! Young stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Disis is looking for the KO!

Young is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Disis.
Disis looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Disis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young shoots in for a double leg but Disis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Disis throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
A big right from Disis misses.
Johnny Disis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young dodges the punch combination from Disis.
Disis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Disis throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Disis throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice sprawl there from Disis as Young shoots in.
Disis throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Disis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Disis swivels and escapes.
Disis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Disis misses with a head kick.
Disis misses with a double jab.
Young shoots in for a double leg but Disis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Disis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Disis tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Disis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Young's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Disis throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Disis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young fails with the takedown.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Disis.
Disis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Young. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Disis stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disis fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Disis thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Disis tries to avoid it but Young manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Disis to the ground. Disis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Disis misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Disis.
Horrible takedown by Young or perhaps it was just good defense by Disis which made him look bad.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Disis throws out the jab.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Disis shows good takedown defense.
Disis misses with the combination.
Disis wants to clinch.

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.
Disis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnny Disis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Disis throws a leg kick that misses.
Disis is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.

Young shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Young showed some decent athleticism there.
Young working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Disis's thigh. Disis counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Disis pushes Young off and scrambles back to his feet.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Disis.
Nate Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Disis throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Disis pinned against the cage. Disis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Disis throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.

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.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Disis.
Young slips a jab from Disis.
Horrible takedown by Young or perhaps it was just good defense by Disis which made him look bad.
Disis throws a leg kick but Young moved away.
Disis scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Disis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Disis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Disis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Young's cut.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Disis throws a leg kick but Young moved away.
Young shoots in for a double leg but Disis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Young shoots in for a double leg but Disis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Disis throws a solid leg kick but Young takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Disis.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Disis.
Disis throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disis misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Disis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Young feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Disis pushes Young off and scrambles back to his feet.
Disis throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Disis.
Disis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Young's head.
A swing and a miss from Disis.
Young shoots in for a double leg but Disis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Disis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nate Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Disis misses with a head kick.
Disis misses with a low kick.
Disis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Disis throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young shoots in and drives through. Disis sprawls well.
Young shoots in and drives through. Disis sprawls well.
Disis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Disis.

Disis gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disis stops a takedown attempt from Young.

Disis breaks the clinch.
Disis misses with a few strikes there.
Disis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Young closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Disis is pushing Young's head away, looking to escape. Young manages to hold on to the position though.
Young scores with punches from side control.
Disis is pushing Young's head away, looking to escape. Young manages to hold on to the position though.
Disis can't do much from the bottom here.
Disis wants to get back to his feet.

Young is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Disis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnny Disis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Young has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Young wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Disis, who protects the arm well.
Disis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Young thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Disis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Disis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Disis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Disis!