PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ndama Cansui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, EMINEM - lose yourself (uncencored). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ndama Cansui enters the cage!

Young
vs
Cansui

190 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

200 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q159 Rec/Stamina

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrence Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ndama Cansui!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cansui fakes the leg kick and cracks Young in the body.
Young dives in and grabs Cansui's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cansui pushes down on Young's head and hops out.
Cansui throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Cansui lands a head kick. Young smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cansui lands a high kick!
Young shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cansui as he jumps to the side.
Cansui throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.

Young has managed to clinch.

Young manages to break the clinch.
Cansui tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cansui as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cansui moves into the clinch successfully.
Cansui working hard to break the clinch.
Cansui blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cansui tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cansui just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cansui wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Young goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cansui prevents it.
Young dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Young tries to pull guard but Cansui holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
Young is breathing heavily.
Cansui tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Cansui wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cansui walks away with a smile on his face. Young gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

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 moves into the clinch.
Cansui has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cansui just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cansui working hard to break the clinch.
Cansui is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cansui just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cansui is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Young is working for takedown but Cansui is calmly controlling the position for now.
Young looking for a takedown.
Cansui wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young keeps control of Cansui as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cansui smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cansui throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Cansui lands a head kick. Young smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Young blocks a head kick by Cansui.
Cansui throws a head kick that half lands.
Cansui goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Young blocks a head kick by Cansui.
Cansui throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Cansui has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Cansui wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young prevents Cansui from breaking the clinch.
Cansui is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cansui has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cansui is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.

Cansui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cansui throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Young looks to clinch
and Cansui counters with a head kick. That will keep Young thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Young sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cansui scoring well with a low kick there.
Young takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cansui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cansui turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Young fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cansui goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ndama Cansui dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Young misses with a takedown attempt

and Cansui holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cansui has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cansui walks away with a smile on his face. Young gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cansui feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down.
Cansui throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Cansui lands a head kick!
Cansui misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Young moves into the clinch.
Cansui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cansui is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maybe Young would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.

Cansui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cansui lands a leg kick that knocks Young off balance momentarily.
Young blocks a head kick by Cansui.
Cansui connects with a high kick.
Cansui tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Young gets a clinch.
Cansui is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Young stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Young.

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.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cansui tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
Cansui has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cansui is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Young wants to break free but Cansui has control.
Cansui has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Young jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cansui walks away with a smile on his face. Young gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Young takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ndama Cansui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young avoids the head kick by Cansui.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Cansui is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cansui smiles and moves away.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cansui tries a head kick but it misses.
Cansui lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cansui misses with a head kick.
Cansui scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Young shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cansui pinned against the cage. Cansui gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four 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.
Cansui tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cansui misses with a head kick.
Cansui thuds his shin into the meat of Young's side.
Young looks for a takedown but Cansui sprawls well.
Cansui throws a nice head kick!
Cansui misses with a head kick.
Cansui lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cansui tries a head kick but it misses.
Cansui tries a head kick but it misses.
Cansui throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Young looks to throw a body kick
and Cansui counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Horrible takedown by Young or perhaps it was just good defense by Cansui which made him look bad.
Terrence Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cansui throws a head kick that misses

and Young counters by moving into the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Young. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Young tries to pull guard but Cansui holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
Young tries to pull guard but Cansui holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young prevents Cansui from breaking the clinch.
Cansui wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cansui tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Cansui wants to break free but Young has control.
Young stalling in the clinch but Cansui improves position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cansui wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young has Cansui pressed against the cage, preventing Cansui from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cansui smiles and moves away.
Cansui looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cansui throws a head kick that Young semi-blocks.
Cansui scores with a spinning back kick!
Cansui throws a head kick that half lands.
Cansui throws a head kick that half lands.

Cansui tries to keep at a distance but Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cansui wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cansui tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
Cansui wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Cansui's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cansui wants to break free but Young has control.
Cansui is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cansui walks away with a smile on his face. Young gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cansui throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cansui throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Young.
Cansui misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cansui throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Young is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Cansui misses

and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
Young keeps control of Cansui as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cansui up against the cage.
Young jumps guard but Cansui stands there with Young around his waist. Young gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cansui wants to break free but Young has control.
Cansui prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cansui wants to break free but Young has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Young taking a breather.
Cansui is trying to break free.
Young jumps guard but Cansui stands there with Young around his waist. Young gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but Cansui pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Terrence Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cansui throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cansui connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cansui throws a nice head kick!
Ndama Cansui is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Cansui goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ndama Cansui comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cansui has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ndama Cansui!