PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruiz Edinhio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Youngblood will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Edinhio
vs
Youngblood

180 cm
21
175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
184 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruiz Edinhio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thor Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Youngblood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Youngblood misses with a wild body shot.
Edinhio shoots in looking for a takedown but Youngblood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Edinhio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Edinhio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Youngblood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruiz Edinhio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Youngblood throws a body punch but Edinhio moves out of range.
Youngblood moves in looking to clinch but Edinhio pushes him off.
Youngblood jabs at Edinhio's body.
Youngblood takes a swing at Edinhio's ribcage but misses.
Edinhio tries to counter with a takedown but Youngblood is quick to defend against it.
Youngblood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Youngblood wants it to stay on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Youngblood! But no joy.
Youngblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edinhio.

Edinhio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Edinhio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Edinhio has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edinhio wants to control from the top but Youngblood keeps moving.
Edinhio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Youngblood wants to get back to his feet but Edinhio passes into half guard.
Edinhio wants to pass to mount but Youngblood is defending the position.
Edinhio passes to full mount!
Youngblood wants to hold on but Edinhio pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Edinhio is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Youngblood can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Edinhio wants to finish this one by submission but Youngblood is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Edinhio.
Edinhio controlling the position easily from mount.
Youngblood is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Edinhio controlling the position easily from mount.
Edinhio looking to control but Youngblood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood can't escape the position.

Edinhio with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Edinhio is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Youngblood is surviving well by controlling Edinhio's body position as best he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Edinhio content just to control the position here.
Edinhio seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Youngblood for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Edinhio is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Youngblood is surviving well by controlling Edinhio's body position as best he can.
Edinhio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Edinhio has control of Youngblood's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Youngblood regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Edinhio looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Edinhio working for a submission but Youngblood is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruiz Edinhio 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.

Edinhio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Edinhio fails with the takedown
and Youngblood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edinhio shoots in looking for a takedown. Youngblood tries to sprawl out of it but Edinhio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Youngblood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruiz Edinhio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edinhio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Youngblood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edinhio rather than just go for the knockout.

Edinhio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Edinhio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Youngblood throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Edinhio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Youngblood defends well and Edinhio ends up having to push Youngblood into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Youngblood gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Edinhio to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Youngblood scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Edinhio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Youngblood misses the shot to the body.
Youngblood tries to clinch but Edinhio is having none of it.
Edinhio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood sizes up Edinhio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Youngblood throws a hook but Edinhio avoids it easily.
Edinhio shoots for a double leg takedown but Youngblood sprawls well. He's pushed Edinhio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Youngblood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Youngblood looks to land a right hand but Edinhio moved out of range.
Youngblood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Edinhio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Youngblood sprawls well. Youngblood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Edinhio gets slowly back to his feet.
Edinhio looks for a takedown but Youngblood sprawls well.

Youngblood pushes Edinhio up against the cage in a clinch.
Edinhio is looking for a takedown.
Edinhio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Youngblood smiles and moves away.
Edinhio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Youngblood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edinhio with a poor takedown
and Youngblood counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edinhio goes for a double leg but Youngblood avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Youngblood continues to drive forward.
Youngblood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Youngblood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Youngblood. Edinhio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edinhio changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Edinhio shoots in but Youngblood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ruiz Edinhio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Youngblood misses with an uppercut.
Edinhio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Youngblood's waist but Youngblood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edinhio off to one side.
Edinhio misses with a takedown
and Youngblood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Edinhio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Youngblood is trying to defend but Edinhio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Youngblood wants to improve his position but Edinhio is controlling well.
Youngblood is trying to stand up here but Edinhio is controlling him well.
Youngblood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edinhio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edinhio is pressing down on Youngblood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Youngblood is holding on for now.

Youngblood makes his way to full guard, as Edinhio worked for a kimura.
Edinhio controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Youngblood pushes Edinhio off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nice body punch from Youngblood.
Youngblood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Youngblood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Edinhio under the eye.
Youngblood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edinhio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Edinhio fails with the takedown
enabling Youngblood to counter with a crisp jab.
Youngblood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Youngblood clinches with his opponent.
Youngblood stops a takedown attempt from Edinhio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Youngblood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Youngblood stalling in the clinch.
Youngblood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edinhio is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Youngblood scores with a nice short uppercut.

Edinhio gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Youngblood tries to get to full guard but Edinhio has control of the leg.

Edinhio seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Youngblood pushes Edinhio off looking to stand but Edinhio dives back in and keeps control.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No joy there for Youngblood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Youngblood misses with an uppercut.
Youngblood moves in looking to clinch but Edinhio pushes him off.
Youngblood shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Edinhio eats them both and turns towards Youngblood to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Youngblood lands a nice hook to Edinhio's body. Edinhio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Edinhio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Edinhio drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Youngblood manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Edinhio has Youngblood in his guard.

Edinhio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Edinhio has a closed guard, preventing Youngblood from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood postures up.
Youngblood is looking to stand up but Edinhio won't let him.

Edinhio looking for a guillotine here but Youngblood defends easily.
Ruiz Edinhio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Youngblood is looking to stand up but Edinhio won't let him.

Youngblood is sitting in close to Edinhio's body. Edinhio has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Youngblood is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Youngblood is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Edinhio.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ruiz Edinhio!