PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Young
vs
Walsh

192 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
24
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trey Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh misses with a series of wild punches.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young throws a sloppy head kick

and Walsh counters by moving into the clinch.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Walsh has the dominant position.
Young tries to pull guard but Walsh holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
Walsh wants a takedown.
Young is trying to pull guard but Walsh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Walsh told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Walsh has the dominant position.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Walsh pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh is adopting a defensive guard.
Young wants to get up but he can't break Walsh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Young got a little sloppy there for a moment and Walsh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Young has managed to get both his arms back between Walsh's legs - danger averted.
Young tries to free his leg and advance position but Walsh is retaining full guard.
Young has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walsh is proving hard to escape from.
Young tries to free his leg and advance position but Walsh is retaining full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walsh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Walsh closes the distance and clinches.
Young tries to score a body lock takedown but Walsh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Walsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Walsh.

Walsh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Young has escaped the position, nice work there.

Walsh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Young, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Walsh asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Walsh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Walsh passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Young!
Young is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
Walsh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Walsh looking to finish Young with some ground and pound. This is bad for Young!
Young keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Walsh is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Young is surviving well by controlling Walsh's body position as best he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Walsh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Walsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Walsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Walsh pushes him off.
Walsh tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Walsh moves into the clinch successfully.
Walsh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Young shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walsh defends it nicely.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Walsh shows good takedown defense.
Alex Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Walsh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alex Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walsh blocks a head kick by Young.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walsh but Walsh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Young swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walsh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young throws a right and a left that Walsh avoids nicely.

Walsh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Young sprawls well initially but Walsh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Walsh looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Walsh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Young sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young is staying active underneath Walsh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Walsh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Young has managed to free his arm - good work.
Walsh slows the pace down in half guard.
Walsh wants to pass to mount but Young is defending the position.
Young slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh forces his way into half guard.
Young trying to control here.
Young is refusing to be controlled, as Walsh sits in half guard.

Walsh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Walsh wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Walsh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Walsh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Young does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walsh shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Walsh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Walsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.

Walsh closes the distance and clinches.
Walsh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Young lets loose with a powerful body kick. Walsh will feel that in the morning.
Walsh is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young jabs at Walsh's body.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Walsh 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. This is the final round!

Young wants to clinch.
Young takes a swing at Walsh's ribcage but misses.
Walsh wants to counter the offense by Young and move into the clinch position.
Young is looking to score with low kicks.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walsh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss

and Walsh counters by moving into the clinch.
Walsh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh goes for a takedown attempt but Young pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Walsh counters with a takedown into side control.

Walsh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Young knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Young pushes Walsh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Walsh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walsh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Walsh remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Walsh creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Walsh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Walsh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Young is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Walsh is trying to get an arm triangle but Young is defending well.
Young avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Walsh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh cracks Young with a big elbow.

Walsh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Young knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Young is trying to buck Walsh off.
Walsh wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.

Walsh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Young, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Young is looking to reverse the position.

Walsh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Young is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Walsh trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walsh.
Young throws a shot to the body.
Walsh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walsh is defended easily by Young.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Walsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walsh 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Walsh!