PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitchael Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchael Young has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Young
vs
Gibson

195 cm
18
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitchael Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Gibson drives through with a takedown into Young's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gibson 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 throws a big elbow that misses.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Young distracts Gibson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Young preventing the sweep.
Young lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gibson is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young stands up over Gibson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Young lands a couple of elbows.
Young working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gibson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Young defends well.
Young cracks Gibson with a solid left hand.
Young distracts Gibson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Young is looking to work some ground and pound but Gibson has wrist control.
Young 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 postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Gibson is rocked!
Young works over Gibson with some ground and pound from guard.
Gibson is still in real trouble! Can Young finish him?
Young lands a couple of digs.
Young arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Gibson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mitchael Young!
After winning the bout, Mitchael Young thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.