PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Young has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Young
vs
Blunts

175 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

182 cm
19
189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

O'Brannigan's Fightwear

SCP Fight Gear
Demonic Drugs

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, J Blunts!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blunts.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blunts manages to avoid it.
Young connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Young.
Blunts looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blunts blocks the body kick.
Young looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blunts blocks a leg kick.
Blunts moves out of range of the body kick.
Young lands a high kick to the side of Blunts's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Young dives into guard, looking to finish.

Blunts is rocked!

It looks like J Blunts has been cut.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blunts on the ground.
Young wants to get up but he can't break Blunts's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blunts is still in real trouble! Can Young finish him?
Young makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Young gets to his feet. Blunts looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Blunts seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body kick there by Young.

Young forces Blunts back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts taking a breather.

Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Young lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blunts has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blunts and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young misses with a body kick.
Young bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
Nice body kick from Young.
Blunts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young lands a head kick!

Young drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blunts is keeping the position for now.
Blunts wants to sweep but no luck.
Young working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blunts's head.
Young preventing the sweep.
Blunts tries to strike from the bottom.
Young preventing the sweep.
Young trying to control but Blunts is working from the bottom.
Young missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blunts misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young throws a head kick that misses.

Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Blunts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Young can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blunts doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young wanted to stand there but Blunts had control of the position.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blunts tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Blunts seems to be looking for submissions.
Blunts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blunts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Young tries to roll over but Blunts keeps him under control.
Blunts is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on J Blunts'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 cracks Blunts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blunts manages to avoid it.
Young looks for the body kick but Blunts saw that one coming.
Alan Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blunts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Blunts coming out on top.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Blunts drops his hands momentarily and Young takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Young lands a really nice looking cross but Blunts seems unphased.
Young misses with a body kick.
Alan Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Young throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Young, right into the meat.
Blunts staying out of range there.
Young moves away from the strike by Blunts.
Young slips a straight right by Blunts.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Young.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Blunts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Blunts shoots in and bounces Young off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blunts working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blunts trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blunts stopping the sweep attempt from Young.
Young keeping moving, preventing Blunts from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.
Blunts throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Blunts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blunts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blunts throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Young wants to stand and escape but Blunts is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Young has momentary wrist control but Blunts slips an elbow through the middle.
Blunts distracts Young with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blunts won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Blunts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blunts advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Blunts.
Blunts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blunts is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Blunts lands a big shot there that rocks Young but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but J Blunts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on J Blunts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Young misses with a body kick.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Blunts's shoulder, as Blunts tries to avoid the shot.
Blunts looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Blunts checks the leg kick.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Young.
Young avoids the body shot from Blunts.
Young thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blunts if he has to take too many more of those.

Young closes the distance and clinches.
Blunts has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Young breaks the clinch.
Young throws a push kick but Blunts slaps the foot to one side.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands with a thumping leg kick.
Young scores with a push kick.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Young misses.
Young looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.

Blunts bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blunts working the ground and pound.
Young is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blunts is controlling him well.
Blunts passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Young!
Blunts lands a heavy elbow.
Blunts landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blunts scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Young?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Blunts.
Blunts lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
J Blunts has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blunts landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blunts scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Young?
Young wants to try and get back to his feet.
Young is desperately trying to improve his position but Blunts has a good base and remains in mount.
Blunts landing strikes from the mount.
Young really wants to buck Blunts off and get back to his feet.
Blunts landing strikes from the mount and Young is in trouble!
Blunts scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Young?
Blunts is landing with some decent strikes but Young is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Blunts is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Young is surviving well by controlling Blunts's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts lands a big elbow.
Blunts thowing shots but they're missing.
Blunts thowing shots but they're missing.
Young trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blunts with a couple of short strikes.
Blunts lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
J Blunts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blunts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!