PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingston Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bronson
vs
Young

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kingston Young!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Young is defended easily by Bronson.
Bronson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bronson circles away.
Bronson misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bronson has his takedown stuffed
and Young counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bronson throws a leg kick

and Young holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bronson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.

Young pulls guard effortlessly.

Bronson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Young has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bronson has managed to get both his arms back between Young's legs - danger averted.
Bronson throws a big elbow that misses.
Bronson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson stands and throws Young's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bronson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bronson working the ground and pound.
Bronson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bronson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Young is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Young really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bronson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Young is trying to improve his position.
Bronson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is being controlled here.
Bronson moves into full mount!
Bronson looking to control but Young is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Young is trying desperately to improve position.
Bronson content just to control the position here.
Bronson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bronson working for a guillotine from mount but Young is in no mood to give up.
Bronson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bronson throwing strikes here but Young is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bronson raining down shots from the mount!

Bronson has control of Young's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Young regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bronson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to hold on but Bronson pushes him away.
Bronson looking to control but Young is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Young is desperately trying to improve his position but Bronson has a good base and remains in mount.
Bronson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Young because Bronson loaded up on that one.
Bronson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bronson dominated that round.
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.

Bronson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Young sprawls well initially but Bronson 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.
Young tries to roll over but Bronson keeps him under control.
Bronson is trying to control. Young wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Young is defending against the submission attempts here by Bronson.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bronson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to maintain the position but Bronson is very close to passing his half guard.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
Bronson throwing shots but Young is blocking nicely.
Young wants to get back to full guard but Bronson has passed into side control.
Bronson lands a few punches from side control.
Bronson tries to score with some ground and pound. Young controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bronson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Young will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Young tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bronson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson controlling the position easily from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Bronson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bronson controlling from the full mount.
Bronson tries to control but Young wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bronson looking to control but Young is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bronson thowing shots but they're missing.
Bronson trying to control but Young is having none of it.

That's four 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.
Bronson controlling the position easily from mount.

Bronson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Bronson tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A jab from Young misses.
Bronson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Young enables Bronson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Young manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bronson won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bronson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bronson shoots in for a double leg but Young sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Bronson shoots in looking for a takedown. Young tries to sprawl out of it but Bronson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Young manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bronson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bronson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young prevents Bronson from moving into mount.
Young is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson taking a breather here.
Bronson moves into full mount!

Bronson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bronson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Young takes the fight into the clinch.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bronson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Bronson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bronson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bronson goes for a takedown attempt but Young pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bronson tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young throws a big counter head kick but Bronson avoids it with no problem.

Bronson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bronson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Young to get to his feet.
Bronson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Bronson stuffs the takedown.
Young scoring well with a low kick there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bronson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson fails with a takedown attempt.
Bronson darts in looking for a takedown but Young gets double underhooks and turns Bronson into the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Bronson. No joy for Young on that attempt.
Bronson appears to be looking for a big counter.

Bronson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Young manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bronson prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Bronson wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Bronson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Young is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Johnny Bronson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is fighting to break Young's control of his arms but Young is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bronson passes into half guard.
Bronson trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bronson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bronson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bronson!