PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Talal Bo Dalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Young (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.

Bo Dalla
vs
Young

176 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
27
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Talal Bo Dalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Young!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo Dalla shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bo Dalla gets slowly back to his feet.
Bo Dalla throws a low kick but Young avoids it.
Bo Dalla fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bo Dalla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bo Dalla looks to land a combination. Young sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Young moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.

Young manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Young has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bo Dalla off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bo Dalla as Young shoots in.

Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bo Dalla can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Bo Dalla is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.

Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bo Dalla shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Talal Bo Dalla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from Bo Dalla. Bo Dalla gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo Dalla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Talal Bo Dalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Young clinches with his opponent.
Bo Dalla stalling in the clinch but Young improves position.
Bo Dalla misses with the head strike.

Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Young closes the distance and pushes Bo Dalla back into the cage.
Bo Dalla wants a takedown.
Bo Dalla avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Bo Dalla fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo Dalla drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Young gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Young manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Young is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bo Dalla presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Young is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Young blocks a body shot from Bo Dalla.
Bo Dalla looking to stall.
Bo Dalla seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Young is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Bo Dalla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the cage.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bo Dalla's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bo Dalla darts in trying to clinch

and Young counters by clinching up.
Young tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Young.
Bo Dalla jumps guard but Young turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young works on Bo Dalla's body with a couple of short punches.
Young gets underhooks to prevent Bo Dalla's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Young dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bo Dalla shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Bo Dalla looks to clinch

and Young holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.

Young manages to pull guard.

Young has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bo Dalla off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bo Dalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Bo Dalla.

Young has taken the fight to the clinch.

Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Young forces Bo Dalla back against the cage and clinches.

Young manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Young manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bo Dalla tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Young smiles and moves away.

Young instigates a clinch.
Bo Dalla avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.

Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bo Dalla changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but Bo Dalla manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Talal Bo Dalla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bo Dalla shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Bo Dalla on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo Dalla shoots in but Young avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bo Dalla fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Young moves into the clinch.

Young breaks the clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bo Dalla enables Young to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bo Dalla manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Young stands up and waves to Bo Dalla to follow him.
Talal Bo Dalla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo Dalla fails to land the takedown.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Young wants a takedown.

Young successfully pulls guard.

Young has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bo Dalla is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Young manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Young manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Young drives through and clinches with Bo Dalla against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bo Dalla fails with a takedown attempt.
Bo Dalla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bo Dalla looks to clinch

and Young counters by moving into the clinch.
Young has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bo Dalla is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Young manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Young clinches.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Young decides to pull guard.

Young pushes Bo Dalla off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bo Dalla throws a sloppy head kick

and Young holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Young is pushing Bo Dalla up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bo Dalla is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bo Dalla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young stalls.
Bo Dalla is trying to pull guard but Young turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Young has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bo Dalla after a bit of a struggle.
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young pushes Bo Dalla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bo Dalla avoids it.
Young trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo Dalla tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Young smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Talal Bo Dalla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young feints and then cracks Bo Dalla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bo Dalla down.
No luck for Bo Dalla with that takedown attempt.
Bo Dalla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt

and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
Toby Young seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Young breaks the clinch.
Bo Dalla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bo Dalla slaps away a takedown attempt from Young, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Young drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bo Dalla pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bo Dalla tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Young holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Young missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Young pulls Bo Dalla into guard.

Young is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bo Dalla presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Young successfully pulls guard.

Young has his feet on Bo Dalla's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bo Dalla shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Young takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bo Dalla throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young's waist but Young gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bo Dalla off to one side.
Talal Bo Dalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toby Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Bo Dalla with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Young winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Young!