PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Young
vs
Wayne

185 cm
21
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne misses with the combination.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Young.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Wayne scores with a body shot.

Young closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Young.
Wayne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Wayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Wayne. Those never looked like landing.
Wayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wayne works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Young gets a clinch.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Young digs a right hand underneath Wayne's ribcage. Wayne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Wayne fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wayne has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wayne avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young gets underhooks to prevent Wayne's takedown attempt.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Young lands a nice elbow.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Bruce Wayne has been cut.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.

Young breaks from the clinch.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Young.
Wayne fails to land with a series of punches.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Wayne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wayne looks gassed!
Wayne lands a right hook to the body.
Wayne connects with a looping right hand.
Wayne stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Wayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Young throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a head kick.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruce Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne misses with a wild combination.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Youngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wayne throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.

Young clinches up against the ropes.

Young breaks the clinch.
Wayne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wayne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Young rather than just go for the knockout.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wayne.
A head kick misses from Young.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wayne circles away quickly and effectively.
Young misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne works Young's body with a nice hook.
Young dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Young lands a high kick!
Donk. Wayne catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Wayne feints a jab promting Young to slip. Wayne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Young slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wayne.

Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Wayne takes a shot to the head.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne is trying to stall.
Young lands a left hand.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Wayne jumps guard but Young stands there with Wayne around his waist. Wayne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Wayne.
Young works on Wayne's body with a couple of short punches.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wayne or not.
Wayne cracks Young with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young lands an elbow inside that Wayne shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Wayne tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.

Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Young moves into the clinch.
Young gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wayne.
Wayne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Young is stalling here.
Wayne has Young pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young works on Wayne's body with a couple of short punches.

Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Young rushes Wayne and presses him up against the ropes.
Wayne struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Young is leaning against Wayne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wayne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Young.
Young takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Young pushes Wayne up against the ropes in a clinch.
Young pushes Wayne back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
Young lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Young.
Nice elbow from Young.
Young stops a takedown attempt from Wayne.
Young stalling the fight.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wayne up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Young for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
Young lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young stalling the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Wayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wayne wants to break free but Young has control.
Wayne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.

Young rushes Wayne and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Young.
Wayne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Wayne.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
Young lands with a left to the head.
Dan Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
Young taking a breather.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wayne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Young smiles and moves away.
Young is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wayne.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Wayne staying out of range there.
Wayne displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Young misses with a body shot.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
A left and a right from Wayne both land. Nice combination.
Wayne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Young doesn't seem bothered though.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Wayne lands a slapping body shot.
Young throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wayne lands a jab-cross combination.

Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wayne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Wayne fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dan Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne is trying to drag Young to the mat but Young just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Young lands an elbow inside that Wayne shrugs off.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wayne's efforts to push away.
Wayne can't break the clinch.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls for Young to work.
Young lands a nice elbow.
Wayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Young tries to bum rush Wayne with a series of wild strikes but Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Young dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
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 jabs Wayne right on the nose. Wayne blinks but takes it well.
Wayne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Young in his tracks.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wayne.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Wayne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wayne tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Young moves into range and clinches up with Wayne.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Young lands a left hand.
Wayne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Young lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young lands an elbow just above Wayne 's eye.
Wayne can't break the clinch.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Wayne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Young.
Young lands an elbow just above Wayne 's eye.
Wayne tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wayne can't break the clinch.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Wayne wants to stall.
Wayne tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the ropes.
Wayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young leaning against his opponent.
Young lands an elbow just above Wayne 's eye.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne wants a takedown.
Bruce Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Wayne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young cracks Wayne with a nice body shot.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Young lands an elbow just above Wayne 's eye.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Wayne has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Young is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wayne tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Young with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wayne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Young is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wayne.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Wayne works Young's body with a nice hook.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Young clinches.
Wayne is trying to push Young away but Young has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne blocks with his arms.
Wayne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wayne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Young smiles and moves away.
Wayne connects with a crisp jab.
Wayne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Young's hands.
Wayne tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayne scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wayne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bruce Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Young both land. Nice combination.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Wayne lands.

Young closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.

Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Young throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
Wayne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wayne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Wayne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wayne lands with a cross.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Wayne tries a body shot but Young blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Young, 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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