PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Guseinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes into the arena with Scorpions - The Zoo blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the ring it seems that Jake Young has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jake Young seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Young
vs
Guseinov

182 cm
33
180 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

225 cm
27
178 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Guseinov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guseinov scores with a hook.
Guseinov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Guseinov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Guseinov scores with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Guseinov.
Young moves away from the strike by Guseinov.
A head kick misses from Guseinov.
Young misses with a hook. Guseinov ducked under it nicely.
Young feints and then cracks Guseinov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guseinov down.
Guseinov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guseinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guseinov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Guseinov moves away and avoids it.
Guseinov punishes Young's body with a nice straight punch.
Guseinov scores with a jab to the body.
Young fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Guseinov is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guseinov throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Young moves away from the strike by Guseinov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guseinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Guseinov throws a low kick but Young moves out of range easily.
Guseinov looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Guseinov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Young.
Guseinov misses with a head kick.
Guseinov throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Guseinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Guseinov.
Guseinov lands with a right hand.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Guseinov.
Guseinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Guseinov lands with a cross.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guseinov lands a nice looking body shot.
Young fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guseinov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Young throws a poor cross that misses
and Guseinov counters with a big head kick but Young shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young avoids the body shot from Guseinov.
Mustafa Guseinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guseinov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Young's head.
Guseinov slips under a jab from Young.
Guseinov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Guseinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Guseinov throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Guseinov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guseinov scores with a head kick.
Young misses with a straight right.
Guseinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustafa Guseinov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Guseinov misses with a straight left.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guseinov checks a leg kick nicely.
Guseinov takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Guseinov.
Young misses with a hook. Guseinov ducked under it nicely.
Guseinov tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Guseinov ducks down to avoid it.
Young tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guseinov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Young checks the leg kick.
Guseinov scores with a nice head shot.
Guseinov misses with an uppercut.
Guseinov misses with a straight right.
Guseinov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Guseinov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guseinov swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young throws a right and a left that Guseinov avoids nicely.
Guseinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Guseinov misses with a straight left.
Guseinov lands with a hook. Young tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guseinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guseinov lands with a right hand.
Guseinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Guseinov.
Guseinov slips a jab from Young.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guseinov.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young.
Guseinov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Guseinov.
Young misses with a head kick.
Guseinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Guseinov throws a head kick that misses.
Guseinov staying out of range there.
Young scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guseinov in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Guseinov.
Guseinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Young scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Guseinov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Guseinov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Young's head.
Guseinov lands with a good body shot.
Young throws a hook but Guseinov avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustafa Guseinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 misses with a hook
and Guseinov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Guseinov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Guseinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guseinov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Young thows a leg kick but Guseinov checks it
and Guseinov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guseinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Young throws a chopping leg kick but Guseinov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Guseinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Guseinov cracks Young with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Young throws a sloppy head kick
and Guseinov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Young takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guseinov takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Young on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Guseinov!
Guseinov lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back.
Guseinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Guseinov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Guseinov swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Guseinov ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Guseinov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Guseinov misses.
Guseinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guseinov.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guseinov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Young misses.
The fighters circling - Guseinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young lands a jab to the head.
Guseinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guseinov swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch lands to the side of Guseinov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Young throws out a loose jab but Guseinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guseinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guseinov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young scores with a leg kick.
Mustafa Guseinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Guseinov is rocked!
Guseinov misses with a shot to the body

and Young counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Guseinov on his ass! Guseinov wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Young takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Young misses with a hook to the body
and Guseinov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Young really felt that one!
Guseinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Young finish him?
Guseinov lands a jab to Young's midsection.
Guseinov seems to have recovered his senses.
Young slips under a jab from Guseinov.
Guseinov lands a high kick!
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Young slips a jab from Guseinov.
A head kick from Guseinov lands but Young takes it in his stride.
Guseinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guseinov.
Young misses with a hook to the body
and Guseinov counters with a straight right hand.
Guseinov defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Guseinov.
Guseinov misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guseinov. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donk. Guseinov catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Young wants to slow Guseinov down by chopping away at his legs.
Guseinov scores with a decent looking hook.
Guseinov missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Guseinov.
Guseinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young swings widly with a right hand
and Guseinov counters with a nice body shot.
Guseinov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Guseinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guseinov throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guseinov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Young scrambles back to his feet.
Guseinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Guseinov misses the shot to the body.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Young fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guseinov throws a head kick that misses.
Guseinov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guseinov throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Guseinov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guseinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Guseinov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mustafa Guseinov dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Guseinov misses with an uppercut.
Guseinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Guseinov throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Young takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guseinov takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Guseinov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Young can pounce on him.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guseinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Young misses with an uppercut. Guseinov saw that one coming.
Jake Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Young dodges the punch combination from Guseinov.
Guseinov blocks a jab.
Guseinov punishes Young's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guseinov is able to avoid easily.
Young misses with a straight left.
Guseinov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Young counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Young lands with a good body shot.
Guseinov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guseinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Guseinov slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Donk. Guseinov catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Young throws out a loose jab but Guseinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guseinov throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guseinov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Guseinov's shoulder, as Guseinov tries to avoid the shot.
Guseinov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guseinov throws a head kick that half lands.
Guseinov scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guseinov doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guseinov slips under a jab.
Young fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guseinov connects with a looping right hand.
Young attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Young connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young throws a solid leg kick but Guseinov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Young.
Guseinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Mustafa Guseinov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guseinov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Young.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mustafa Guseinov.
Well Guseinov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustafa Guseinov!
A relieved looking Mustafa Guseinov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.