PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn has chosen The Blood of Cu Chulainn as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Young
vs
Chulainn

185 cm
23
202 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reggie Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young slips under a jab.
Chulainn fails with a takedown attempt.
Chulainn ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Chulainn moves out of range of the strikes.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young swings for the body but Chulainn moves out of range.
Chulainn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chulainn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chulainn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reggie Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cu Chulainn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chulainn throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Young clinches.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
Young tries a body shot but Chulainn blocks it.
Chulainn blocking some punches.
Chulainn blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chulainn.
Young effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Young tries to work over Chulainn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young is working Chulainn over against the cage.
Chulainn wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with some punches.
Young misses with some punches.
Chulainn blocks a body shot from Young.
Young is pressed up against the cage. Chulainn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Young down to the mat. Young avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chulainn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Young defends well and Chulainn ends up having to push Young into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Young half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chulainn with a jab.
Young throws a hook but Chulainn blocks it.

Young drops Chulainn with a beautiful combination! Chulainn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Young is looking for the KO!

Chulainn is rocked!

It looks like Cu Chulainn has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Chulainn flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Chulainn is out cold! Young holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reggie Young!