PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akio Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Youngblood is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mori
vs
Youngblood

184 cm
21
174 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
184 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Urban Fighter

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akio Mori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thor Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Youngblood. Those never looked like landing.
Youngblood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mori back to the cage. Youngblood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Youngblood misses with a hook
letting Mori counter with a right hand.
Mori throws a body shot but no joy.
Mori staying out of range there.
Thor Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mori lands a body shot.
Youngblood throws out a loose jab but Mori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Youngblood.
Youngblood misses with a few strikes there.
Mori scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Mori scores with a hook to the body. Youngblood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left lands for Mori.
A lazy left from Mori finds it's target.
Mori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Youngblood on the side of the head.
Youngblood throws a body punch but Mori moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mori circles away quickly and effectively.
Mori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Youngblood throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Mori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Youngblood misses the body punch
and Mori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mori looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mori digs a good body shot into Youngblood's ribs.
Donk. Mori catches Youngblood right on the button with a cross.
Youngblood clobbers Mori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Mori.
Youngblood walks into a left hand.
Youngblood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Youngblood on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Youngblood. Those never looked like landing.
Youngblood fails to land with a series of punches.
Mori lands with a hook. Youngblood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donk. Mori catches Youngblood right on the button with a cross.
Mori jabs at Youngblood's body.
Mori keeps the fight on the outside.
A quick step to the side and Mori tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood misses with a lunging right hand
and Mori counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good standup being displayed there by Mori as he connects with a hook.

Mori lands a left and a right that send Youngblood crashing to the mat, dazed. Mori thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Youngblood is rocked!

It looks like Thor Youngblood has been cut.
Youngblood doesn't manage to clinch there - Mori circles away.
Youngblood is still on wobbly legs! Can Mori finish him?
Mori bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Youngblood's head.
Youngblood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Youngblood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Youngblood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Youngblood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Youngblood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mori misses the jab.
Youngblood seems to have recovered his senses.
Mori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Youngblood on the side of the head.
Youngblood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mori connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Youngblood momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mori cracks Youngblood with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Youngblood looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mori finish him?
Mori misses with a double jab
enabling Youngblood to counter with a crisp jab.
Youngblood throws a hook to the side of Mori's head but Mori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mori keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch combination from Mori misses.
Mori looks to throw the jab but Youngblood is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Youngblood misses with an uppercut
and Mori counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Mori does it's job there.
Mori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Youngblood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mori throws a big shot that misses.
Youngblood connects with a looping right hand.
Youngblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mori.
Youngblood misses with an uppercut
and Mori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Youngblood takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mori lands with an overhand left.
Youngblood needs to keep his hands up - Mori had a free shot at his head there.
Youngblood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Youngblood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Mori.
Youngblood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mori lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mori throws a body punch but Youngblood moves out of range.
Mori misses with an uppercut
and Mori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Youngblood walks into a straight right hand from Mori.
Mori digs a good hook to Youngblood's body.
Youngblood wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
Youngblood needs to keep his hands up - Mori had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Mori dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Youngblood's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Youngblood misses with a wild body shot.
Youngblood misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Mori counter with a right hand.
Youngblood misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mori to counter with a crisp jab.
Youngblood throws a series of punches but Mori moves out of range.
Mori throws a good cross that connects.
Mori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Youngblood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mori connects with a body shot that sends Youngblood's belly button to the back.
Youngblood throws a lazy uppercut
and Mori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mori slips under a jab from Youngblood.
An attempted straight right counter from Mori misses the target.
Youngblood tries to clinch but Mori moves out of range.
Youngblood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mori loads up on a big right hand but Youngblood slips the punch.
Youngblood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Youngblood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori scores with a jab to the head.
Mori connects with a nice looking jab.
Mori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Youngblood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mori connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Youngblood misses
and Mori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Youngblood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Youngblood can do to turn this around?
Youngblood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mori moves away.

Mori drops Youngblood with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Youngblood looks back up at him and smiles so Mori waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mori scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mori cracks Youngblood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Youngblood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Youngblood misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mori cracks Youngblood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mori lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Youngblood falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mori dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akio Mori!