PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jt York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). York is bobbing his head along to his entrance song:

target=blank>drop the world. Jt York has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Justice
vs
York

182 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reggie Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jt York!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

York decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
York takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
York is thwarting Justice's attempts to control the position.
Justice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
York looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Justice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
York working over Justice with some ground and pound. Justice looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
York throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
York not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Justice is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but York pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
York prevents Justice from standing back up.
Justice gets full guard.
York must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Justice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Justice is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst York is controlling him.
Justice will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
York stands up over Justice, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Justice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
York distracts Justice with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice wants to stand but York is controlling the position.
York lands a couple of decent looking shots.
York wants to get up but he can't break Justice's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
York postures up and lands a big shot to Justice's brow.
Justice wants to stand up but York is controlling him.
Justice is breathing heavily.
York stopping the sweep attempt from Justice.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as York accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Justice trying to keep a closed guard but York is proving a slippery customer.
York landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
York keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Justice's head.
York landing some decent shots from guard.
York connects with a couple of short punches.

York gets to his feet - Justice follows without any prompting.
York takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Justice. No joy for York on that attempt.
York fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Justice has his takedown stuffed

so York counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice looking to hit a scissor sweep but York is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
York chips away with some ground and pound.
Justice is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
York is working Justice over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Justice looking for a guillotine here but York defends easily.
York lands a couple of digs.
York with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Justice wants to get back to his feet but York is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet.
York landing some decent shots from guard.
York really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
York shoots for a double leg takedown but Justice sprawls well. He's pushed York's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reggie Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jt York.
Nice takedown defense from York. No joy for Justice on that attempt.

York shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Justice napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Justice explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

York shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. York showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
York thows a huge punch but Justice dodges it nicely.
Justice wants to improve his position but York is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jt York dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

York with a lazy takedown attempt
and Justice counters with a body kick that stops York in his tracks momentarily.
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

York closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - York lands in his opponent's guard.

Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. York doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. York manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Justice is trying to keep York in close.
Justice is looking to stand up but York isn't so interested in that idea.
York postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Justice is looking for a triangle but York pushes his legs off easily.
Justice is trying to control the position but York postures up.
Justice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
York lands a couple of digs.
York landing with the ground and pound.
York stands up over Justice, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
York lands a couple of elbows.
Justice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
York with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
York lands a couple of elbows.

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.
York scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as York accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

York decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Justice makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Justice.
York tries to stand but Justice is controlling from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as York accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as York accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
York chips away with some ground and pound.

York stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from York is defended easily by Justice.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Justice.
Horrible takedown by York or perhaps it was just good defense by Justice which made him look bad.
Reggie Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jt York.
Justice shoots and misses

so York counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Justice is looking to stand up but York isn't so interested in that idea.
York lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as York accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

York stands up from Justice's guard - York perhaps looking for a knockout.

York fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Justice sprawls well initially but York persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
York working the head and body with strikes.
York trying to pass the guard but Justice defending well.
Justice trying to control here.
Justice is looking for a sweep. York is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Justice is trying to maintain the position but York is very close to passing his half guard.
Justice is looking to escape.
Justice is looking for a sweep. York is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Justice is looking to escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

York shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
York raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jt York showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Justice tries for a takedown but York circles away easily

and York counters with a takedown into side control.
York cracks Justice with a big right hand but Justice just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Justice is trying to buck York off.
Justice taking a bit of punishment here - York scoring with strikes.
Justice is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Justice is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Justice on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
York works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice can't do much from the bottom here.
York works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Justice takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Justice is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
York lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Justice down.
York cracks Justice with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Justice takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ground and pound from York seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
York scoring with punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from York seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Justice is working to avoid the ground and pound but York connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Justice is looking for a sweep.
Justice wants to control but York postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
York gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Justice counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Justice tries to clinch but York is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
York tries for a takedown but Justice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

York darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
York drops an elbow to the side of Justice's head.
Justice is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
York takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
York prevents Justice from standing back up.
Ground and pound from York.
York throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Justice trying to control from the bottom.

York decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nice takedown defense from Justice. No joy for York on that attempt.
Reggie Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jt York.

York shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Justice is trying to defend against the ground and pound but York scores with a couple of nice shots.
York scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

York decides to stand up.
Justice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
York keeps the fight on the outside.
York shoots in but Justice avoids the takedown attempt easily.
York fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
York looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Justice is fending him off so far but York persists. Nope, Justice circles away and we're back to standing.
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but York paws at him with a jab and circles away.

York changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Justice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reggie Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jt York has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

York decides to stand back up. York steps back and let's Justice get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jt York comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got York 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jt York!