PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laz Icarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icarus comes to the cage accompanied by Flying dutchman. This should be a great matchup!

Icarus
vs
Young

194 cm
25
221 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
219 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laz Icarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Young!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Young takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Icarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Icarus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dan Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Icarus tried to score with a low kick but Young checks it.
Young connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Icarus misses with a body kick.
Icarus misses the shot to the body.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Icarus.
Icarus misses with a body shot.
Icarus scores with a nice right hand.
Young swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Icarus counters with a solid body kick.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Icarus ducks down to avoid it.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Icarus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Icarus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Icarus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Icarus's calf.
Young misses with an uppercut. Icarus saw that one coming.
Young avoids the head kick by Icarus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Icarus.
Icarus defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Icarus wants to clinch.
Icarus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Icarus doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Icarus blocks a head kick by Young.
Young misses with a body shot.
Young throws the left hand but Icarus avoids the punch easily.
Icarus tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Icarus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young avoids the head kick by Icarus.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Icarus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Icarus scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Icarus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Icarus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Icarus throws out a leg kick but Young moves out of range and Icarus only half commits.
Icarus lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Icarus ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Some bone on bone action there as Young checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Icarus scores with a head kick. Young tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Dan Young has been cut.
Icarus misses with a low kick.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Icarus moves out of range easily.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Icarus moves out of range easily.
Icarus avoids the head kick by Young.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a decent looking hook.
Icarus scoring well with a low kick there.
Icarus throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Young wants to land a leg kick but Icarus is out of range.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Icarus throws a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Icarus.
Icarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Icarus tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Icarus moves out of range easily.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Icarus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Icarus misses with a low kick.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Icarus.
Icarus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Young eats them both and turns towards Icarus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Icarus lands the left hand.
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!
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Young swings for the body but Icarus moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Icarus.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Icarus.
Icarus connects with a right hand. Young shakes it off.
Icarus fails to land with a series of punches.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young.
Icarus throws a low kick, looking for Young's leg but Young calmly moves out of range.
Icarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young blocks a head kick by Icarus.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Young lands but Icarus takes it in his stride.
Icarus misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Icarus misses the jab.
Icarus throws a head kick that half lands.
Young throws a series of punches but Icarus avoids them all with ease.
Young connects with a crisp jab.
Icarus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Icarus tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laz Icarus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Young's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Icarus tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Young.
Icarus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Icarus throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Icarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Icarus.
Young blocks a head kick by Icarus.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Icarus ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Icarus cracks the inside of Young's front leg.
Icarus misses with a looping left.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Icarus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Icarus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a body kick.
Young lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A left and a right from Young both land. Nice combination.
Young checks a leg kick.
Laz Icarus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Icarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Icarus misses with a leg kick.
Icarus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Young misses with a double jab
and Icarus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Icarus misses with a straight left.
A head kick from Icarus lands but Young takes it in his stride.
Laz Icarus is winning the standup battle so far.
Young checks a leg kick.
Icarus fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young blocks a head kick by Icarus.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Icarus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Icarus misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icarus misses with a low kick.
Young lands a high kick!
Icarus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Icarus throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Icarus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Icarus blocks a head kick by Young.
Young takes a swing at Icarus's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Young as he connects with a hook.
Icarus has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Icarus slips a straight right by Young.
Young connects with a crisp jab.
Young misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot by Young.
Icarus throws a front kick that sends Young stumbling back into the cage.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young is breathing heavily.

Icarus pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Young throws an elbow but misses.
Icarus tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Icarus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young wants to break free but Icarus has control.

Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Icarus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Icarus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Icarus scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icarus looks to land a body kick but Young moved away.
Young misses with an uppercut. Icarus saw that one coming.
Young throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Icarus lands a leg kick that knocks Young off balance momentarily.
Icarus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young blocks a head kick by Icarus.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Icarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Icarus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Icarus throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Icarus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Icarus blocks a head kick by Young.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Icarus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Young misses with a straight right.
Icarus slips under a jab from Young.
Young takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Laz Icarus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Young's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Icarus lands a high kick!
Icarus misses with an uppercut.
Icarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Icarus moves out of range easily.
Young lands the left hand.
Icarus moves out of range as Young strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Icarus. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Icarus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Young throws a lazy head kick
and Icarus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Young is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Icarus throws a head kick that half lands.
Young connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Icarus throws a head kick that misses.
Icarus avoids the head kick by Young.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Icarus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Icarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Icarus does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Icarus.
Young lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Icarus throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Icarus blocks a head kick by Young.
Icarus throws a head kick that half lands.
Icarus throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young throws out a loose jab but Icarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Young finds it's way through Icarus's defenses.
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Icarus.
Icarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Icarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young checks a low kick from Icarus.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Icarus.
Icarus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dan Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus misses with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Icarus - that will leave a mark!
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young checks the leg kick nicely there.
Icarus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young throws a lazy right hand but Icarus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Icarus scores with a nice strike.
Young on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Young looks to land a left hand but Icarus moved out of range nicely.
Young blocks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Young misses.
A jab from Young misses.

Icarus moves into range and clinches up with Young.
A short left from Icarus.
Icarus with a knee to the head.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Icarus backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icarus lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Icarus.

Young is rocked!
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Icarus finish him?
Icarus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Icarus has Young pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Young is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Icarus - that's hurt Young badly! Oh, another knee lands and Young is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Young doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Laz Icarus!