PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between derek jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lien Younge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jensen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, renegade. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

jensen
vs
Younge

200 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Vandal fight Boutique -ACME-

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, derek jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lien Younge!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Younge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Younge throws a series of punches but jensen avoids them all with ease.

jensen drives through and clinches with Younge against the cage.
jensen keeps control of Younge as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

jensen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jensen stops Younge from getting back to his feet.
jensen trying to pass the guard but Younge defending well.
Younge blocking the ground and pound attempt from jensen.
Younge is trying to stand up here but jensen is controlling him well.
jensen passes to full mount!
jensen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
jensen looking to finish Younge with some ground and pound. This is bad for Younge!
Younge is trying desperately to improve position.
Younge is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
jensen controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jensen looking to control but Younge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Younge wants to get back to his feet.

jensen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Younge is on top in guard.
jensen trying to control the position here.
Younge throwing strikes from guard but jensen blocks nicely.
Younge preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

jensen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Younge is aware though and is defending well.
Younge trying to control the position from guard on top but jensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Younge has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of jensen is proving hard to escape from.

Younge drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Younge jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Younge looks gassed!
jensen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Younge closes the distance but jensen moves to the side

and jensen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
jensen prevents Younge from standing back up.
jensen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
jensen prevents Younge from standing back up.

jensen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Younge has managed to free his arm - good work.
Younge wants to improve his position but jensen is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jensen is pressing down on Younge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Younge is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Younge wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
jensen throws a combination. Younge tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Younge misses with a takedown

and jensen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Younge's guard.
jensen is pushing down on Younge's leg trying to pass to half guard. Younge is fighting to maintain full guard but jensen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Younge is refusing to be controlled, as jensen sits in half guard.
jensen stops Younge from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Younge is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
jensen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Younge trying to control here.
jensen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
jensen is trying to control the action in half guard but Younge is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
jensen tries to pass to full mount but Younge defends it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
jensen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Younge's waist but Younge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing jensen off to one side.
jensen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

derek jensen dominated that round.
That's time! jensen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Younge throws a sloppy head kick
and jensen counters with a nice body kick.
jensen avoids the head kick by Younge.
jensen keeps the fight on the outside.
jensen dives in and grabs Younge's left leg, looking for a takedown. Younge pushes down on jensen's head and hops out.
jensen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Younge pinned against the cage. Younge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
derek jensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
jensen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Younge's waist but Younge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing jensen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for derek jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
jensen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Younge's waist but Younge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing jensen off to one side.
Younge misses with a few strikes there.
jensen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Younge tries to clinch but jensen is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Younge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Younge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Younge closes the distance and clinches up with jensen, looking for a takedown. Younge pushes jensen against the cage but jensen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Younge fails to land with a series of punches.
Younge tries to clinch but jensen is having none of it.
Younge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but jensen manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Younge.
Younge misses with a wild body shot.

jensen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Younge manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
jensen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

jensen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Younge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Younge is trying to control the position but jensen postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
jensen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
jensen passes Younge's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Younge looking for submissions off his back.
Younge trying to control but jensen postures up.
jensen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Younge!
Younge is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jensen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Younge is bucking up trying to escape but jensen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
jensen looking to control but Younge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Younge really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
jensen wants to control the pace but Younge is squirming around nicely.
jensen with shots to the head and body - Younge looks very uncomfortable down there.
jensen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Younge slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
derek jensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
jensen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
jensen trying to control from half guard but Younge is working away.
Younge wants to improve his position but jensen is controlling well.
jensen is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

derek jensen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Younge wants to clinch up but jensen keeps it at a distance.
Younge throws a body punch but jensen moves out of range.
jensen throws a sloppy head kick and Younge moves out of range easily.
Younge closes the distance but jensen moves to the side

and jensen moves into the clinch.
jensen stops a takedown attempt from Younge.
jensen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Younge prevents it.

jensen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Younge uses from the top position.
jensen wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Younge wants to stand but jensen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
jensen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Younge has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of jensen is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Younge being controlled here momentarily.
Younge trying to control the position from guard on top but jensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
jensen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
jensen trying to keep a closed guard but Younge is proving a slippery customer.

The referee stands the fighters back up. derek jensen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
jensen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

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.
Younge closes the distance looking to clinch

and jensen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Younge!
jensen with good strikes from the mount here!
jensen unloading with bombs!
Younge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
jensen lands with some strikes.
jensen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
jensen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Younge is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Younge is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
jensen controlling the position easily from mount.
Younge squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
jensen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Younge manages to regain half guard. Good work.
jensen works his way into side control.
Younge wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Younge gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Younge looks like he's trying to stand up.
jensen wants to take a breather but Younge is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
jensen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Younge wants to get back to his feet.
jensen not doing much here.
jensen wants to take a breather but Younge is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
derek jensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for jensen, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... derek jensen!