PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Long might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Goo Goo Dolls - Broadway. This should be fireworks!

Long
vs
Young

170 cm
25
157 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

185 cm
24
160 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Young!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
A big left from Young misses.
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young moves out of range as Long strikes.
Long misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Young.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Long.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Long.
Long throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young slips under a jab from Long.
Long thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Young!
Long tries to clinch up.
Long tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
A jab from Long finds it's way through Young's defenses.
Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Long misses the jab.
Young takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Young throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
Long throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Long misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Long moves away from the strike by Young.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
Long avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Young misses with a straight left.
Long has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Long is rocked!
Long moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young misses with a combination
and Long counters with a series of strikes. Young will be more careful next time no doubt.
Long seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long checks a low kick from Young.
Young throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Long connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Young is rocked!
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Young misses with a head kick.
Long tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long slips a jab from Young.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long just misses with a punch to the body.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Young.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Young backs up against the cage.
Young takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Young misses with a straight left.
Long gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Long is breathing heavily.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Long throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
Long is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Long bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Long throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young missing with a left hand there. Long was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Long misses its intended target.
Long throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young's jab looks to have found its range, popping Long under the eye.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.

Young lands a big uppercut and Long crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Long looks OK. Young waves Long back to his feet!
A big left from Long misses.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Long tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young throws a hook but Long avoids it easily.
Long slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Long avoids the head kick by Young.
Nice cross by Young.
Young feints with a jab and clips Long right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Long is sent crashing into the canvas and Young leaps in for the kill! Long tries to get to his feet but Young is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Long is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Young!