PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colby Blanchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blanchard
vs
Young

217 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Blanchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Young!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Young drives through and clinches with Blanchard against the cage.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Blanchard.
Blanchard pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Young has hold of one of Blanchard's legs. Blanchard is fighting the takedown attempt but Young gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Young's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blanchard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blanchard keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young distracts Blanchard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Young trying to control but Blanchard is working from the bottom.
Young is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Young content to stall in guard here.
Young postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanchard wants to sweep here but Young controlling him for the moment.
Young passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Young scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Blanchard to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Young working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Young scoring with punches from side control.

Blanchard is rocked!
Young moves into full mount!
Oh Blanchard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Young! Blanchard is hurt baaadly! Young is firing away with more strikes - Blanchard 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 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Young!