PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew WK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WK comes into the arena with I Want Your Face- Andrew WK blaring out of the sound system. Youngblood has chosen Eminem - Crack A Bottle as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

WK
vs
Youngblood

185 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

182 cm
25
189 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew WK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WK ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Youngblood moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from WK.
WK missing with a left hand there. Youngblood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Youngblood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Youngblood moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood swinging wildly here.
WK throws a chopping leg kick but Youngblood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WK jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Youngblood does no damage.
WK scores with a hook.
Jordan Youngblood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
WK lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
WK showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Youngblood.
WK throws a lazy right hand but Youngblood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

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.
WK misses with a double jab
and Youngblood counters with a one-two to the body.
WK misses with a takedown
and Youngblood counters with an outside leg kick.
Andrew WK seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Youngblood misses with a combination
and WK counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
WK with a lazy takedown attempt
and Youngblood counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew WK. That's going to take a lot out of him.
WK misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Youngblood.
WK with a poor takedown
and Youngblood counters with a series of strikes. WK will be more careful next time no doubt.
WK fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Youngblood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
WK shoots and misses
and Youngblood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
WK misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but WK circles away quickly and effectively.
Youngblood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting WK counter with a right hand.

WK scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

WK goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Youngblood has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for WK but great work by Youngblood.
WK avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Youngblood.
WK regains half guard.
Youngblood lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
WK tries to get to full guard but Youngblood has control of the leg.

WK looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andrew WK will probably get the nod.
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.

WK cracks Youngblood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Youngblood tries to bum rush WK with a series of wild strikes but WK uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Youngblood misses.
Youngblood throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and WK counters with a nice double leg into side control. Youngblood won't be happy with that.

WK is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Youngblood knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Youngblood regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

WK is looking for a kimura here.

WK is working for a submission of some sort.
Youngblood is looking for a sweep. WK is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

WK wants to work for an arm triangle but Youngblood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two 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.
Youngblood won't allow WK to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Youngblood manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
WK trying to control but Youngblood is working from the bottom.
Youngblood can't keep his opponent in guard - WK advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

WK seems to be looking for submissions.
WK trying to pass the guard but Youngblood defending well.
WK throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
WK trying to control the action but Youngblood is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
WK takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Youngblood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

WK is working for a submission of some sort.

WK is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
WK is thwarting Youngblood's attempts to control the position.
Youngblood is doing well to control the position and prevent WK from advancing to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Youngblood wants to improve his position but WK is controlling well.
WK trying to control from half guard but Youngblood is working away.
WK blocks the strikes from Youngblood.

Youngblood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
WK is keen to just control but Youngblood is a slippery customer.

WK is working for a submission of some sort.

WK is trying to work for a kimura but Youngblood is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew WK dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

WK shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Youngblood counters with a body kick that stops WK in his tracks momentarily.
Andrew WK is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Youngblood.
WK doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Youngblood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WK misses with a combination
and Youngblood counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WK misses with a takedown attempt
and Youngblood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew WK. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Youngblood misses with a double jab
and WK counters with a three punch combo that has Youngblood backing up. Youngblood nods at WK to acknowledge the strikes.
Youngblood looks to land a combination but WK avoids it well.
Youngblood misses with a double jab.
WK fails with the takedown
and Youngblood counters with a one-two to the body.
Jordan Youngblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
WK throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Youngblood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
WK misses with a takedown attempt
and Youngblood counters with a one-two to the body.
WK looks to land a right hand but Youngblood moved out of range.
Youngblood slips a straight right by WK.
WK swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Youngblood counters with a three punch combo that has WK backing up. WK nods at Youngblood to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood ducks under a wild hook from WK.
Youngblood misses with a combination
and WK counters with a lovely shot to the body.
WK with a lazy takedown attempt
and Youngblood counters with a two punch combo.
WK wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
WK swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
WK has his takedown stuffed
and Youngblood counters with a series of strikes. WK will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jordan Youngblood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
WK throws a nice looking combination but Youngblood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
WK finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andrew WK is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circling - WK throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
WK throws an overhand right that lands on Youngblood's shoulder, as Youngblood tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Youngblood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think WK has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andrew WK!