PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yinger Yanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yinger Yanger will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Young
vs
Yanger

165 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yinger Yanger!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Yanger gets a double leg takedown into Young's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yanger lands a couple of digs.
Yanger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yanger connects with a couple of short punches.
Young has momentary wrist control but Yanger slips an elbow through the middle.
Young keeping full guard, as Yanger tries to pass.
Yanger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yanger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yanger is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yanger works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yanger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yanger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yanger with a nice head shot there.
Yanger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yanger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to stand up but Yanger isn't so interested in that idea.
Yanger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yanger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
Yanger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
Yanger is stalling in the full guard.
Yanger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yanger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yanger postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Yanger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yanger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yanger is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yanger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yanger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yanger pushing down on Young's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yanger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yanger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yanger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yinger Yanger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yanger misses with a looping left.
Young tries to clinch up.
Young avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ryan Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young tries to clinch there but Yanger circles away.
Yanger throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young tries to clinch up but Yanger circles away and keeps his distance.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yanger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yanger circles away from the clinch attempt

and Yanger counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yanger not doing much here.
Yanger working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young has hold of Yanger's hands but Yanger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Yanger.
Yanger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Young won't allow Yanger to pass to mount.
Yanger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yanger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Yanger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Young is just riding it out for now. Yanger eventually gives up the hold.
Yanger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Yanger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yanger is taking a breather. Young says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yanger moves nicely into side control.

Yanger goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Young has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Yanger but great work by Young.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanger manages to get back to half guard.
Yanger is controlling Young's trapped leg to prevent Young from advancing to side control.
Yanger tries to roll over but Young keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanger is doing well to control the position and prevent Young from advancing to side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryan Young just wasn't active enough.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young wants to clinch up but Yanger keeps it at a distance.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yanger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yanger throws a low kick but Young moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yinger Yanger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yanger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young closes the distance but Yanger moves to the side

and Yanger counters with a shoot takedown. Young fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yanger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yanger stops Young from standing up.
Yanger passes Young's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yanger is controlling the pace.
Yanger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yanger in particular looking to stall.
Yanger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yanger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yanger working Young over with strikes.
Yanger content to control rather than advance.
Yanger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yanger working Young over with strikes.
Yinger Yanger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanger lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yanger in particular looking to stall.

Yanger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Young defends it well.
Yanger has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yanger lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanger lands a nice shot to the head.
Yanger landing shots from mount.
Yanger lands a heavy elbow.
Yanger has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Young's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yanger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yanger controlling his opponent.
Young might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yanger breaks from Young's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanger working the ground and pound effectively.
Young squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Yanger is landing with some decent strikes but Young is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ryan Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Young is rocked!
Young in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Young is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yanger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yanger scoring with strikes but Young is staying in there.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Yanger! Young is hurt baaadly! Yanger is firing away with more strikes - Young is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yinger Yanger!