PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Dawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dawn
vs
Young

190 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dusty Dawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawn throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dawn doesn't seem phased though.
Dawn tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Young blocks a head kick by Dawn.
Nice sprawl there from Young as Dawn shoots in.
Dawn tries for a takedown but Young circles away easily
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dawn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dusty Dawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawn misses with a kick to the body.
Dawn misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dawn.
A good leg kick by Young.
Dawn misses with a straight right.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dawn doesn't seem bothered though.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands a jab to Dawn's midsection.
Young's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dawn under the eye.
Dawn throws a body kick that misses.
Dawn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dawn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dawn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters with a low kick, right behind Dawn 's knee.
Dawn misses with a takedown
and Young counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dusty Dawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawn is breathing heavily.
Dawn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawn looks to land a body kick but Young moved away.
Dawn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dawn looks to land a body kick but Young moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with a nice body shot.
Dawn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Young scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawn misses with a combination
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Dawn.
Dawn shoots and misses
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Dawn tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from Young.
Dawn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
Dawn throws the kick towards the body but Young avoids it.
Dawn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dawn pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn throws a body kick that misses.
Young avoids the head kick by Dawn.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dawn fails to land with a series of punches.

Young closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dawn to the mat! Dawn manages to get full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Young's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Dawn is rocked!
Young is looking to work some ground and pound but Dawn has wrist control.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
Young slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Young must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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. Dawn is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Young's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Dawn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dawn has momentary wrist control but Young slips an elbow through the middle.
Young stays in close to Dawn's body and controls the position.
Young lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Young gets to his feet and stands over Dawn, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Dawn felt that one! Young unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Dawn from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ha Young!