PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Card Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holder comes to the cage accompanied by Death March. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Holder
vs
Young

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Card Holder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Young!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holder leaves Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Holder takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Card Holder has been cut.
Young fails with the takedown.
Young tries to clinch but Holder is having none of it.
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Card Holder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Young.
Young wants to clinch.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young shoots for a takedown but Holder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Young attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Holder misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Young with that takedown attempt.
Holder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holder misses with a low kick.
Holder blocks a head kick by Young.

Holder moves into the clinch.
Holder stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Holder breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Young.
Young looks gassed!

Holder shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder controlling the action here.
Holder passes to side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Holder is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Young looks calm but he's in trouble here. Holder gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Young is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Holder lets go of the hold and Young can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Card Holder!