PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Bambang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shut 'Em Down. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bambang
vs
Young

177 cm
21
212 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

198 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arto Bambang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Young!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambang misses with a looping left.
Bambang shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bambang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bambang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but Bambang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
Bambang misses with a body shot.
Arto Bambang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bambang tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bambang takes one on the button.
Bambang closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Bambang pushes Young against the ropes but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arto Bambang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bambang shoots in for a double leg but Young sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bambang shoots in looking for a takedown. Young tries to sprawl out of it but Bambang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Young manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donk. Young catches Bambang right on the button with a cross.
Bambang fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bambang misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Bambang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but Bambang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Young ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bambang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bambang somewhat.
Bambang is breathing heavily.
Young stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Young lands a two punch combo.
Bambang throws the kick towards the body but Young avoids it.
Young scores with a decent looking hook.
Young moves out of range as Bambang strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bambang at a distance.
Young digs a good hook to Bambang's body.
Bambang tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Young is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bambang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bambang.
Bambang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bambang rather than just go for the knockout.
Bambang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Young but Young pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bambang throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Bambang throws an off balance right hand
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Bambang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bambang tries for a takedown but Young sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young thuds his right hand into Bambang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young throws a series of punches but Bambang moves out of range.
Young connects with a looping right hand.
Bambang misses with a takedown attempt
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
Bambang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Young jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young.
A swing and a miss from Bambang.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bambang.
Young is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bambang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a series of punches but Bambang moves out of range.
Young has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Young cracks a nice hook into Bambang's ribs.
Bambang shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Bambang lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bambang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bambang is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Young lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bambang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bambang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bambang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bambang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Young dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Young's corner calls for a 1-2. Young obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bambang tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bambang dives in and grabs Young's left leg, looking for a takedown. Young pushes down on Bambang's head and hops out.
Charles Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young slips a straight right by Bambang.
Bambang fails with a takedown attempt.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bambang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Bambang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Young sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arto Bambang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bambang throws a lazy uppercut
and Young counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bambang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young at a distance.
Young jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bambang doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Bambang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bambang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Young lands with a cross.
Young jabs at Bambang's body.
Charles Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Bambang or perhaps it was just good defense by Young which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Charles Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bambang shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Young finds it's target.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bambang. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bambang shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bambang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Young shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bambang eats them both and turns towards Young to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Young cracks Bambang with an open hand slap.
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!
Bambang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
Bambang walks into a left hand.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bambang.
Bambang tries for a takedown but Young sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bambang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bambang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Young to score with a decent uppercut.
Bambang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young is fending him off so far but Bambang persists. Nope, Young circles away and we're back to standing.
Young slips under a jab.
Bambang looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bambang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bambang misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
Young slips under a jab.
Young scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Young changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bambang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Good shot there by Young.
Bambang misses with a takedown attempt - Young sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Young throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bambang on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambang throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Bambang misses with a body kick.
Young changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young connects with a right hand. Bambang shakes it off.
Bambang missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bambang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bambang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
A punch lands to the side of Bambang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bambang misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Bambang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bambang throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles 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!

Bambang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bambang misses with a straight left.
Bambang misses the shot to the body.
Young scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bambang fails with the takedown
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bambang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bambang fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arto Bambang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bambang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bambang misses with a combination
and Young counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Young thuds his right hand into Bambang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Bambang.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young tests Bambang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bambang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bambang somewhat.
Bambang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Bambang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Young gets caught napping as Bambang dives in and scores a takedown. Young manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Young working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bambang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young controlling Bambang's posture.

Charles Young has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bambang scores with a jab. Young acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bambang needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Bambang on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young thuds a left hand into Bambang's body.
Bambang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bambang missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young with a hook.

Bambang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bambang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
Young wants to control but Bambang is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambang is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bambang prevents Young from improving his position.

Bambang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Young sees it coming and defends easily.
Young has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bambang is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bambang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arto Bambang.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 for Charles Young!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Charles Young!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Charles Young!

Charles Young wins by unanimous decision!