PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Young
vs
Fields

175 cm
35
185 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

192 cm
28
197 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Layne Fields!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young lands a high kick!
Young closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fields works the jab nicely.
Young tries to land a front kick but Fields steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young tries to clinch up but Fields circles away and keeps his distance.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Fields pushes him off.
Fields pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fields avoids a kick to the body.

Fields drives through and clinches with Young against the cage.
Fields misses with an elbow strike.
Fields lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Fields blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fields unloads a knee to the mid-section. Young lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fields throws an elbow but misses.

Fields manages to break the clinch.
Young is looking to clinch.
Fields throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fields tries to keep at a distance but Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fields throws an elbow but misses.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Fields blocks with his arms.
Fields lands an elbow that stopped Young in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Alan Young has been cut.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Fields controls the action.
Fields blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fields letting Young take a breather here.
Fields tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young tries to stall but Fields uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fields throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fields lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young looking to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fields keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fields is trying to stall.
Fields prevents a body shot from Young.
Fields is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Young breaks from the clinch.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Fields circles away.
Young tries to clinch there but Fields circles away.
Fields avoids the head kick by Young.
Young tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fields is able to avoid easily.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Young. That's going to slow Fields down.
Fields avoids the head kick by Young.
Fields doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Fields wants to clinch.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Fields clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fields avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Fields lands a damaging elbow.
Fields pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fields using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Young is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fields with a knee to the head.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fields lands a nice knee to the body.
Fields tries a knee to the head but Young blocks it.
Fields gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fields throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fields just leaning against Young, taking a breather.
Young tries a body shot but Fields blocks it.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Layne Fields dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Young's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Young fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fields checks it well.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Fields circles away.
Young tries to clinch but Fields is having none of it.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fields moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Fields clinches.
Fields using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Young has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fields.

Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fields moves away.

Fields has managed to clinch.
Fields blocking some punches.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fields - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fields lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Fields lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fields landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fields has Young pressed against the cage.
Fields looking to throw knees to the head but Young is blocking nicely.
Fields is struggling to control the position.
Fields continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Fields lands a nice elbow.
Young takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fields connects with a knee to the head.

Alan Young's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields stalling against the cage.

Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fields cracks Young with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alan Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Look low, kick high! Fields uses the oldest trick in the book to send Young tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Fields is absolutely delighted - when Young wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Layne Fields!
Layne Fields took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25) for their support in the buildup to the fight.