PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Ibraham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Ibraham has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ibraham
vs
Youngblood

186 cm
27
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
184 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Ibraham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thor Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibraham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Youngblood rushes Ibraham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Youngblood lands a body shot.
Youngblood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ibraham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ibraham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibraham.
Ibraham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ibraham misses with a knee to the head.
Ibraham misses with a knee strike.
Ibraham is trying to maintain a safe position but Youngblood gets an underhook and turns Ibraham into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibraham connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Youngblood.
A short uppercut from Ibraham.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Youngblood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Youngblood.
Ibraham tries to land a knee to the head but Youngblood blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Youngblood lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like George Ibraham has been cut.
Ibraham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ibraham looking to throw knees to the head but Youngblood is blocking nicely.
Youngblood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ibraham is defending well for now.
Ibraham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ibraham struggles to land a body shot inside as Youngblood controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Youngblood.
Ibraham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Youngblood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Youngblood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ibraham backwards.
Ibraham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ibraham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ibraham looking to throw knees to the head but Youngblood is blocking nicely.
Ibraham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Youngblood lands a body punch.
Youngblood lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Youngblood.
Ibraham is breathing heavily.
Ibraham scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibraham tries to throw a body punch but Youngblood avoids it by throwing Ibraham back against the cage.
Youngblood tries to land knees in the clinch but Ibraham avoids the damage to the body.
Ibraham looking to slow down the pace here.
Youngblood slows down the pace here.
A short left from Youngblood.
Youngblood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ibraham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ibraham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ibraham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Youngblood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Youngblood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ibraham.
Ibraham tries to land knees in the clinch but Youngblood avoids the damage to the body.
Youngblood taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibraham tries a knee to the head but Youngblood blocks it.
Youngblood trying to land knees to the body.
Ibraham tries to land a knee to the head but Youngblood blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Youngblood is pushing Ibraham up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ibraham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Youngblood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibraham looking to throw knees to the head but Youngblood is blocking nicely.
Ibraham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ibraham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Youngblood or not.
Youngblood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ibraham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Youngblood lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood lands with a light punch inside.
Youngblood slows down the pace here.
Youngblood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ibraham with a knee to the head.

It looks like Thor Youngblood has been cut.
Ibraham wants to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Ibraham.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibraham tries to land a knee to the head but Youngblood blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ibraham has had enough of the clinch but Youngblood keeps him there for the moment.
Ibraham landing knees to the head.
Ibraham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibraham is trying to push Youngblood away but Youngblood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Youngblood stalling in the clinch.
Youngblood lands a hook that snaps the head of Ibraham backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thor Youngblood will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ibraham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ibraham lands a head kick. Youngblood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Youngblood misses with an uppercut
and Ibraham counters with a nice body kick.
Youngblood connects with a single shot there.
Ibraham misses with a body shot.
Youngblood lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Youngblood scores with a shot to the body.
Ibraham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ibraham lands a leg kick that knocks Youngblood off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ibraham.
Ibraham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Youngblood cracks Ibraham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Youngblood gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Ibraham.
A right hand to the body from Youngblood.
Youngblood tries to land knees in the clinch but Ibraham avoids the damage to the body.
Ibraham tries to land a knee to the head but Youngblood blocks with his arms.
Youngblood trying to land knees to the body.
Ibraham missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibraham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ibraham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Youngblood lands a hook that snaps the head of Ibraham backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Youngblood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ibraham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ibraham throws a punch but it's blocked by Youngblood.
A nice right hand lands inside from Youngblood.
Ibraham looking to throw knees to the head but Youngblood is blocking nicely.
Youngblood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Youngblood.
Ibraham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Youngblood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Youngblood.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Youngblood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ibraham obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblood lands an uppercut.
Ibraham looking to throw knees to the head but Youngblood is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Youngblood takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Youngblood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Youngblood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ibraham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Youngblood is defending well for now.
Ibraham is trying to stall.
Youngblood lands a right hand.
Youngblood blocking some punches.
Ibraham letting Youngblood take a breather here.
Ibraham can't find room to land a body shot as Youngblood controls the action.
Ibraham throws a punch but it's blocked by Youngblood.
Ibraham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ibraham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Youngblood blocks it with crossed arms.
Ibraham scores with a knee to the head.
Thor Youngblood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Ibraham.
Ibraham with a knee to the head.
Youngblood gets through Ibraham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ibraham is looking to break free of the clinch but Youngblood has double underhooks.
Ibraham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibraham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibraham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Youngblood's face.
Youngblood taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Youngblood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ibraham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Youngblood's face.
Ibraham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Youngblood is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ibraham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Youngblood blocks it with crossed arms.
Youngblood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Youngblood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Youngblood.
Youngblood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ibraham tries to land knees in the clinch but Youngblood avoids the damage to the body.
Ibraham misses with a knee to the head.
Ibraham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Youngblood blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Youngblood.
Ibraham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Youngblood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ibrahams head.

Ibraham is rocked!
Youngblood pushes Ibraham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Youngblood trying to land knees to the body.
Ibraham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Youngblood lands with a short shot to the head.
Ibraham misses with a body punch.
Youngblood scores with a shot to the side of Ibraham's head.
Oh Ibraham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Youngblood holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Youngblood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Youngblood moves into the clinch successfully.
Ibraham seems to have got his legs back now.
Youngblood blocking some punches.
Ibraham scores a nice knee to the body.
Ibraham landing knees to the head.
Ibraham being controlled against the cage.
Youngblood lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Youngblood.
Ibraham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibraham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ibraham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Youngblood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Youngblood.
Youngblood avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibraham misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibraham scores a nice knee to the body.
Ibraham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ibraham tries a knee to the head but Youngblood blocks it.
Youngblood slowing the pace effectively.
Youngblood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Ibraham.
Youngblood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ibraham backwards.
Youngblood has Ibraham pressed against the cage, preventing Ibraham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ibraham tries a knee to the head but Youngblood blocks it.
Youngblood holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ibraham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Youngblood's face.
Youngblood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ibraham is defending well for now.
Thor Youngblood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood lands an uppercut.
Youngblood gets through Ibraham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Youngblood as the two fighters clinch.
Ibraham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Youngblood.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ibraham tries to land a knee to the head but Youngblood blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Youngblood.
Youngblood lands with a right to the head.
Youngblood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Youngblood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ibraham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ibraham can't break the clinch.
Ibraham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Youngblood blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Youngblood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibraham.

Ibraham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibraham avoids the body shot from Youngblood.
Nice straight punches there by Youngblood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Youngblood.
Ibraham shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Youngblood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George Ibraham is winning the standup battle so far.
Ibraham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Youngblood's calf.
Ibraham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ibraham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Youngblood takes a step back to recover.
Youngblood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ibraham is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Youngblood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibraham manages to avoid it.

Youngblood moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ibraham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ibraham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
George Ibraham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibraham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Ibraham.
Ibraham is looking to control Youngblood's arms but Youngblood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ibraham has his back to the cage.
Ibraham wants to break free but Youngblood has control.
Youngblood is working Ibraham over against the cage.
Ibraham avoiding damage as Youngblood throws knees to the body.
Ibraham is trying to push Youngblood away but Youngblood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Youngblood pushes Ibraham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Youngblood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ibraham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Youngblood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ibraham trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thor Youngblood.
I've got Youngblood 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Youngblood!
After winning the bout, Thor Youngblood thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.