PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wilson
vs
Young

194 cm
29
250 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

198 cm
24
261 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Young!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Young as he connects with a hook.
Young lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Young jabs at Wilson's body.
Wilson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Young shoots for a double leg takedown but Wilson sprawls well. He's pushed Young's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Young looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard but Young has mounted him!

Young goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wilson is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson looking to sit in guard and control but Young gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Wilson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson advances position into side control!
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilson lands some shots froms side control.
Wilson controlling from side mount.
Wilson trying to control the position but Young is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Wilson crashes against the mat.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wilson trying to control the position but Young is working away.
Wilson tries to advance position but instead Young slips a leg back in to half guard.
Young slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Young has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Wilson advances position into side control!
Wilson wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
Wilson working the head with strikes.

It looks like Jason Young has been cut.
Young regains half guard.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wilson trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
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 Slade Wilson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Young's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Young there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wilson misses the body punch

and Young counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wilson is looking to control Young's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilson avoid being mounted?
Young drops an elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Young lands strikes from half guard.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wilson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jason Young has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young chips away with some ground and pound.
Young wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Young throwing strikes but missing.

Wilson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Young gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Wilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Young distracts Wilson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young looking to pass the guard.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wilson is looking for a triangle but Young pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Wilson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Young gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wilson is trying to control the position but Young postures up.
Young throws a strike but Wilson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Young escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Young managing to control the position.

Young has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Young's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilson doesn't seem phased though.
Young throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilson on the side of the head.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Young.
Young scores with a nice right hand.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson throws a combination that misses
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Young misses with a looping left.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Wilson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
Young shoots and misses
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

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 lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilson at a distance.
Wilson misses with a telegraphed body shot

so Young counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Young wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.

Young throws a sloppy strike and Wilson has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Young is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Wilson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Slade Wilson!