PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster comes into the arena with Go To Sleep blaring out of the sound system. Sean Foster has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Foster
vs
Young

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

186 cm
23
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Young!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Young closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Foster to the mat! Foster manages to get full guard.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Foster working for a triangle but Young defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Young with a nice head shot there.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Foster is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Young cracks Foster with a solid left hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foster keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Foster looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Young working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Young passes Foster's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Young trying to mount his opponent but Foster defends it.
Young passes to side control.
Young lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster is being controlled here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Foster taking punishment in the form of punches.
Young lands a few punches from side control.
Foster is trying to get back to half guard.
Young works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Young scoring with punches and elbows.
Foster takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Young scoring with punches and elbows.
Young creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Young landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Young controlling the position.
Young in side control lands a decent elbow.
Young cracks Foster with a big elbow.
Young working the ground and pound from side control.
Young working the head with strikes.
Foster taking a bit of punishment here - Young scoring with strikes.
Young working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Young lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young working the head with strikes.
Foster takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster is working to avoid the ground and pound but Young connects with a decent elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Young scoring with punches and elbows.
Young lands a decent elbow from side control.
Young is working Foster over with some ground and pound from side control.
Young lands a nice forearm strike.
Young is looking to take a break and control but Foster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Young working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young lands an elbow.
Foster takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jab, jab by Young - just one landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Young shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Foster is trying to defend but Young finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Young takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Young landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Young lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Young scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Foster is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Young scores with a couple of nice shots.
Foster is looking to improve his position.
Young lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Young lands a nice short elbow.
Young landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Young is looking to take a break and control but Foster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rick Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young lands strikes from half guard.
Young is trying to control. Foster wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Young uses his free foot to push down on Foster's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Foster.
Young with good strikes from the mount here!
Young punishing his opponent with strikes.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foster is wriggling around trying to escape.
Young with the ground and pound from mount.
Young working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Young working Foster over with strikes here.

Foster is rocked!
Young scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Foster?
Oh Foster is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young raining down shots from the mount!
Young raining down shots from the mount!
Young lands a heavy elbow.
Young content just to control the position here.
Foster seems to have got his legs back now.
Young lands a nice shot to the head.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young with the ground and pound from mount.
Young cracks Foster with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Young lands a nice shot to the head.
Young raining down hammerfists from mount.
Young takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Young lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Young.
Young tries to control but Foster wriggling away.
Young with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Foster that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Young.
Young takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Young unloading with bombs!
Young landing strikes from the mount and Foster is in trouble!
Young lands a heavy elbow.
Young raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
BOOM! Young connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Young has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Foster's face.
Young cracks Foster with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young controlling the pace for now.
Young working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Sean Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foster shoots for a takedown but Young saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Foster gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Young to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Foster looking for a guillotine here but Young defends easily.
Young pushing down on Foster's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Young lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Foster wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Young is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Young moves into full mount! Foster won't be happy about that!
Young landing strikes from the mount and Foster is in trouble!
Young sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Young working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Foster is in a horrible position here. Young smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster is in a horrible position here. Young smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Foster is in all sorts of trouble here.
Foster in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Young raining down hammerfists from mount.
Young postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Foster looks a forlorn figure.

Young working for a guillotine from mount but Foster is in no mood to give up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young lands a heavy elbow.

Young looking for a guillotine from mount but Foster is having none of it.
Rick Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Young is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Foster can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Young landing strikes from the mount.
Young lands a big shot there that rocks Foster but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Foster is in all sorts of trouble here.
Young controlling the pace for now.
Young unloading with bombs!
Young scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Young looking to finish Foster with some ground and pound. This is bad for Foster!
Foster is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Young looking for a guillotine from mount but Foster is having none of it.
Foster wants to control but Young is having none of it.
Young sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young scores with a couple of good head shots there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 24:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 24:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Young!