PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Carlito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Carlito
vs
Young

188 cm
31
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
219 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Carlito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Young!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlito throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carlito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlito.
Carlito is looking to clinch.

Young moves into the clinch.
Young lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Young takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carlito blocks the elbow strike.
Young tries a body shot but Carlito blocks it.
Young is stalling here.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Carlito in his tracks for a moment.
Carlito lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlito misses with a body punch.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carlito is defending well for now.
Carlito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlito tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Carlito back against the cage.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carlito avoids it.
Carlito misses with a punch to the body.
Young throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlito throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young blocks a body shot from Carlito.
Carlito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Carlito throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young prevents a body shot from Carlito.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young blocks a body shot from Carlito.
Carlito lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carlito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Youngs head.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
Carlito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carlito struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young tries a knee to the head but Carlito blocks it.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlito can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Carlito misses with a punch on the inside.
Carlito tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carlito throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carlito swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carlito.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carlito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Young digs a right hand underneath Carlito's ribcage. Carlito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carlito avoids the elbow strike from Young, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carlito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carlito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Young lands an elbow just above Carlito 's eye.
Carlito can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Carlito works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlito misses with a punch on the inside.
Carlito tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carlito working aggressively here.
Carlito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Carlito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young lands a nice elbow.
Carlito misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Carlito fails to land.
Carlito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Carlito in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Carlito looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Carlito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Carlito lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Young or not.
Carlito misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young prevents a body shot from Carlito.
Carlito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Carlito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlito digs a right hand underneath Young's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carlito has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carlito is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Young looks gassed!
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carlito or not.
Carlito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlito is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carlito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlito avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Carlito.
Carlito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Carlito on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carlito takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Carlito swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carlito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carlito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carlito takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carlito taking a breather.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Carlito in his tracks for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Carlito.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlito holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Young lands an elbow inside that Carlito shrugs off.
Young lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Young blocks a body shot from Carlito.
Carlito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carlito tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Carlito back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Carlito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carlito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carlito blocks an elbow strike.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Young to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Carlito.
Carlito misses with a body punch.
Carlito content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carlito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlito avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Carlito fails to land.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Carlito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carlito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young lands an elbow just above Carlito 's eye.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
Carlito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Carlito in his tracks for a moment.
Young creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a body punch.
Carlito swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlito misses with a punch on the inside.
Young lands a damaging elbow.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Carlito tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Carlito looking to stall.
Young throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carlito can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Young throws an elbow but misses.
Young is pushing Carlito up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carlito.
Young is working Carlito over against the cage.
Carlito tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carlito tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Carlito throws a head punch that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Tommy Carlito has been cut.
Carlito can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Young prevents a body shot from Carlito.
Young throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlito misses with a knee to the head.
Carlito misses with a punch on the inside.
Young gets through Carlito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Carlito.
Carlito can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Carlito stalling in the clinch but Young improves position.
Carlito lands a body punch.
Carlito stalling the fight.
Young stalling.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Carlito.
Young creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carlito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Carlito throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
A body shot lands from Carlito.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carlito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carlito lands with a right to the head.
Carlito stalling in the clinch but Young improves position.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlito avoids the damage to the body.
Carlito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Carlito fails to land.
Carlito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Young trying to stall but Carlito improves his position.
Carlito lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Carlito working aggressively here.
Carlito scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Carlito.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlito lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carlito.
Carlito pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carlito avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlito avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Carlito.
Carlito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Carlito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Carlito's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Carlito doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Carlito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carlito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Young as Carlito tries to tie him up.
Carlito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carlito digs a right hand into Young's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young's gas tank.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Carlito blocks an uppercut.
Carlito struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Carlito blocks with his arms.
Carlito misses with the head strike.
Young is breathing heavily.
Carlito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carlito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Carlito swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tommy Carlito has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Young throws an elbow but misses.
Carlito pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carlito avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
Carlito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carlito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Carlito as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carlito.
Young lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Young blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlito lands a right hand.
Carlito misses with a punch to the body.
Carlito lands an uppercut.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young trying to control the position but instead, Carlito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlito tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Carlito back against the cage.
Carlito lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Carlito fails to land.
Carlito is trying to stall.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Carlito in his tracks for a moment.
Young lands a nice elbow.
Young looking to throw knees to the head but Carlito is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carlito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Carlito lands with a short shot to the head.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carlito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young lands a right hand.
Carlito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carlito working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlito lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carlito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Carlito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carlito.
A short right from Carlito on the inside.
Carlito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carlito gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlito cracks Young with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carlito.
Carlito lands with a light punch inside.
Carlito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carlito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Carlito trying to stall but Young improves his position.
Carlito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Young is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
A body shot lands from Carlito.
Carlito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carlito.
Carlito tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Carlito back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carlito presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlito avoids the damage to the body.
Carlito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carlito misses with some punches.
Carlito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Carlito tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Carlito back against the cage.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carlito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carlito tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlito avoids the damage to the body.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carlito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlito has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlito's defenses.
Carlito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlito gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carlito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carlito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Young.
Young lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carlito throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carlito backwards.
Carlito misses with the head strike.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young looking to throw knees to the head but Carlito is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Carlito.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlito tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Carlito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carlito.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carlito avoids it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Young pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlito leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Young misses with an elbow over the top.
Young scores with a knee to the head.
Carlito tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carlito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carlito tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carlito swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlito taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carlito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carlito swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlito working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Young.
Dan Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Carlito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Young as the two fighters clinch.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Young lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carlito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young lands an elbow inside that Carlito shrugs off.
Carlito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Nice elbow from Young.
Carlito is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carlito has his back to the cage.
Carlito misses with a punch on the inside.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Young as the two fighters clinch.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlito's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Young.
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carlito letting Young take a breather here.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carlito avoids the elbow strike from Young, against the cage.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carlito.
Carlito taking a breather.
Carlito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carlito blocks an elbow strike from Young.
Young prevents a body shot from Carlito.
Young blocking some punches.
Carlito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carlito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Carlito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.
Carlito dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Carlito working aggressively here.
Carlito struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Carlito tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carlito misses with a punch on the inside.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Carlito.
Carlito struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Carlito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carlito has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Tommy Carlito!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Tommy Carlito!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Tommy Carlito!

Tommy Carlito wins by unanimous decision!
Tommy Carlito made sure to mention his sponsor, OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more! in his post fight interview.