PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Layne Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Fields
vs
Young

192 cm
20
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
28
192 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Layne Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Young!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fields closes the distance and clinches.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fields landing knees to the head.
Fields unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Fields breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Fields.
Young shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fields defends it nicely.
Fields ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Fields finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Young takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fields lands with a kick to the temple. Young shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fields sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fields lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fields throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Fields closes the distance and clinches.
Fields landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Young looks gassed!
Fields lands a knee to the head.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fields landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Fields breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fields throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fields throws a front kick that sends Young stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fields. That's going to slow Young down.
Fields thuds his shin into the meat of Young's side.

Fields clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.
Fields unloads a knee to the mid-section. Young lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fields lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Fields.

Fields breaks the clinch.
Fields cracks the inside of Young's front leg.
Young tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fields thuds a left hand into Young's body.
Layne Fields is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Fields has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Fields landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fields landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Fields breaks the clinch.
Fields pushes Young away with a front kick.

Fields gets a clinch.
Fields with a knee to the head.
Fields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Fields lands a nice knee to the body.
Fields with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fields - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fields lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Fields breaks from the clinch.
Fields swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fields moves out of range as Young strikes.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fields counters with a good low kick that Young was not able to check.
Fields scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.

Fields rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Fields with a knee to the head.
Young has had enough of the clinch but Fields keeps him there for the moment.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Fields is controlling him.
Young takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fields tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fields keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young wants to break free but Fields has control.
Young is trying to break free.
Young tries to break free but Fields pushes him back against the cage.
Fields lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fields backwards.
Fields misses with a knee strike.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Fields has double underhooks.
Fields manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Young.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fields has him pressed against the cage.
Fields lands a knee to the head.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Fields is controlling him.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Fields misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Fields has Young pressed against the cage, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fields tries to land a knee to the head but Young blocks with his arms.
Young wants to break free but Fields has control.
Fields tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Fields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.

Fields pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young tests Fields's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.

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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Fields does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fields.
Young is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fields moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fields lands a nice looking body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Young lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fields has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fields and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fields lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Fields checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Young throws a big shot that misses.

Fields instigates a clinch.
Young has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fields.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fields prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Fields with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fields obliges.

Fields breaks from the clinch.
Young misses with a double jab
and Fields counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Layne Fields dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Young throws a lazy right hand but Fields sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fields ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Fields lands a nice looking body kick.
Young tests Fields's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Layne Fields has been cut.
Fields scores with a spinning back kick!

Fields forces Young back against the cage and clinches.

Fields's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fields.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Fields gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fields landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Fields's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fields moves into the clinch successfully.
Fields prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Fields connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young tries to break the clinch but Fields is controlling the position.

Fields breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fields throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fields is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks.

Fields closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fields breaks from the clinch.
Nate Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a right hand that Fields ducks under and follows up with a left that Fields also avoids with ease.
Layne Fields is winning the standup battle so far.

Fields has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Young is trying to break free.

Fields's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young missing with a left hand there. Fields was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fields lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fields scores with a nice body kick.
Fields moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fields. That's going to slow Young down.

Fields moves into the clinch.
Fields landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fields lands a nice knee to the body.
Fields landing knees to the head.
Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fields slows down the pace here.
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fields is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Young has had enough of the clinch but Fields keeps him there for the moment.
Fields prevents Young from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields connects with a knee to the head.
Fields using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Young has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fields obliges.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Fields has him pressed against the cage.
Fields lands a nice elbow.
Young has had enough of the clinch but Fields keeps him there for the moment.
Fields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fields keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young can't break the clinch.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Fields has the dominant position.
Fields scores a nice knee to the body.
Fields taking a breather.

Fields breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young wants to clinch up but Fields keeps it at a distance.
Fields is looking to clinch.
Fields tries to clinch up.
Fields is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
A lazy left from Young finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fields clinches with his opponent.
Fields prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Fields has Young pressed against the cage, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fields connects with a knee to the head.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Fields is controlling him.
Fields working Young over with knees to the body.
Young wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young wants a takedown but no success here.
Fields lands a knee to the body.
Young takes a knee right on the jaw!
Young tries to circle away but Fields has him pinned against the cage.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Fields is controlling him.
Fields connects with a nasty looking knee right to Young's face.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fields prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Young can't break the clinch.
Young is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fields pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Layne Fields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Young.
Fields with a knee to the head.
Fields lands a knee to the body.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Fields has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fields obliges.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Fields.
Fields tries to land a knee to the head but Young blocks with his arms.

Young jumps guard.

Young working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fields doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fields manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Young working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young wants to sweep here but Fields controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Young has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fields is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Young.
Young struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Layne Fields dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Layne Fields's cut.
That's time! Fields's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Fields rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Fields's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fields feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fields.
Fields walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Young tries to clinch but Fields moves away
and Fields counters with a good, hard body kick but Young shrugs it off.
A head kick from Fields lands but Young takes it in his stride.
Fields lands a jab.
An inside leg kick from Young misses.

Fields rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fields has Young pressed against the cage, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Fields.
Fields connects with a nasty looking knee right to Young's face.
Fields with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Fields has the dominant position.
Layne Fields has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fields has Young pressed against the cage, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fields blocks an uppercut.
Young wants to break free but Fields has control.
Fields with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fields crunches a lovely knee into Young's ribcage.
Young trying to stall but Fields improves his position.
Fields with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fields unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fields lands an elbow inside.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Fields gets an underhook and turns Young into the cage.
Young looking for a takedown.
Fields utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fields lands a nice knee to the body.
Fields has Young pressed against the cage, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fields with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fields crunches a lovely knee into Young's ribcage.
Fields stalling the fight.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fields keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fields with a knee to the head.
Fields blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two 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 has had enough of the clinch but Fields keeps him there for the moment.
Nate Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fields utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fields has him pressed against the cage.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Fields avoids the damage to the body.
Fields lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Fields.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fields crunches a lovely knee into Young's ribcage.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fields has him pressed against the cage.
Fields putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fields tries a knee to the head but Young blocks it.
Young wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fields has him pressed against the cage.
Young tries for a takedown but Fields manages to get underhooks.
Fields lands a knee to the head.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Fields has the dominant position.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Fields has double underhooks.
Fields connects with a knee to the head.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fields with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fields looking to throw knees to the head but Young is blocking nicely.
Young is trying to break free.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fields is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Young taking a breather.
Young takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fields looking to throw knees to the head but Young is blocking nicely.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Fields has him pressed against the cage.
Young can't break the clinch.
Fields lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fields misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young can't break the clinch.
Fields misses with a knee to the head.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fields smiles and moves away.
Layne Fields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Young.
Fields throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Young's head.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Fields's shoulder, as Fields tries to avoid the shot.
Young tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fields fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Fields forces Young back against the cage and clinches.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Fields breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fields slips a straight right by Young.

Fields clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Fields.
Fields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Fields scores a nice knee to the body.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fields obliges.
Fields tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Fields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Fields with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fields has him pressed against the cage.
Young avoiding damage as Fields throws knees to the body.
Layne Fields is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Young manages to break the clinch.
Fields slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Layne Fields showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fields, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Layne Fields!