PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barlon Mrando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sage Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen Lost in Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sage Young is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mrando
vs
Young

200 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barlon Mrando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sage Young!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mrando tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young is looking to clinch but Mrando is avoiding it.
A head kick from Mrando lands but Young takes it in his stride.
Mrando moves out of range of the body kick from Young.
Sage Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mrando tries to clinch but Young moves away

and Young decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mrando's guard.
Mrando wants to control the position but Young says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Young not doing much here.
Young passes to full mount!
Young fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Young looking to secure an arm triangle but Mrando defends it well.
Mrando is desperately trying to improve his position but Young has a good base and remains in mount.
Young tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Young scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mrando?
Mrando tries to hold on but Young postures up.
Young is trying to control here but Mrando has managed to regain half guard.
Young is trying to control the action in half guard but Mrando is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrando is pressing down on Young's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mrando not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young pushes down on Mrando's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mrando keeping control of the position.
Mrando is looking for a sweep. Young is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Young decides to stand up.
Mrando displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Young.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrando showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mrando 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 Young has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Young and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barlon Mrando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young fails to land the takedown.
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mrando.
Mrando scores with a head kick. Young tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mrando is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, Mrando circles away and we're back to standing.
Barlon Mrando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sage Young.
Young looks gassed!
Mrando throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mrando throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mrando lands a leg kick that knocks Young off balance momentarily.
Mrando throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mrando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mrando lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mrando lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mrando throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Mrando.
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 Barlon Mrando will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Young takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That kick from Mrando tenderised Young's leg. Young is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mrando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Mrando fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mrando. That's going to slow Young down.
Young takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mrando throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Mrando lands a head kick!
Mrando bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mrando lands a high kick!
Young is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Mrando tenderised Young's leg. Young is trying to keep his angry face on.
Young tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mrando lets loose with a powerful body kick. Young will feel that in the morning.
Mrando lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mrando throws a head kick that half lands.
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mrando.
Young on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mrando lands a nice looking kick to the body. Young takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mrando lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrando throws a head kick that misses

and Young counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mrando's guard now.
Mrando seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mrando wants to sweep but no luck.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Young won't allow Mrando to sweep him here.
Mrando is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mrando wants to get back to his feet but Young is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mrando has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Young can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mrando is keeping the position for now.
Young trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mrando's guard.
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mrando swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mrando has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mrando knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.

That's four 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.
Mrando's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Barlon Mrando.
Mrando throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crunch! Mrando slams his shin into Young's torso.
Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Mrando tenderised Young's leg. Young is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mrando throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mrando lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barlon Mrando dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Young wants to clinch.
Young checks a leg kick nicely.
Mrando throws a head kick that Young semi-blocks.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mrando misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mrando wants to clinch.
Young wants to clinch up but Mrando keeps it at a distance.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrando lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mrando throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mrando lands a head kick!
Mrando fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mrando. Mrando obviously looking to wear him down.
Mrando pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mrando cracks the inside of Young's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrando throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mrando fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mrando throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Sage Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mrando throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mrando scores with a leg kick.
Mrando throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Mrando throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Young's head.
Young takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mrando throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Mrando moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrando explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mrando lands a head kick. Young smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mrando tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young lands a head kick!
Young takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Young avoids the head kick by Mrando.
Sage Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Mrando.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a kick to the side of the head.
Young on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Young takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mrando connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Mrando lands but Young takes it in his stride.
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mrando.
Both fighters circling a little - Mrando finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mrando lands a nice looking body kick.
Barlon Mrando is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mrando lands a leg kick that knocks Young off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barlon Mrando showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mrando, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barlon Mrando!