PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Youmg (ranked 6899 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Randall (ranked 25532 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall has chosen Jasmine as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Youmg
vs
Randall

190 cm
18
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Atlas Youmg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Randall!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youmg scores with a jab.

It looks like Joshua Randall has been cut.
Randall looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Youmg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Randall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Youmg backs off Randall throws a huge counter combo but Youmg manages to avoid it all.
Youmg misses with a double jab.
Randall throws a nice looking combination but Youmg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Randall fails to land with a series of punches.
Randall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Youmg moves into the clinch.
Youmg scores with a shoulder strike.
Youmg controlling the action here for a moment.
Youmg avoids a wild elbow strike from Randall.
Youmg tries to circle away but Randall has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Youmg.
Youmg wants to break free but Randall has control.
Youmg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Randalls head.
Youmg has had enough of the clinch but Randall keeps him there for the moment.
Youmg lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Youmg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Youmg has been working on his elbows in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Youmg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Randall takes a shot to the head.
Youmg is trying to break the clinch but Randall is controlling him.
Youmg presses Randall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Youmg effectively controlling the action here.
Youmg is trying to break the clinch but Randall has him pressed against the cage.
Youmg lands an uppercut.
Randall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Youmg's efforts to push away.
Youmg lands a nice shot to the body.
Youmg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Youmg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Youmg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Youmg wants to get back to striking at distance but Randall won't allow it.
Youmg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Youmg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Randall backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youmg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Randall has him pressed against the cage.
Youmg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Randall up against the cage.
Youmg working hard to break the clinch.
Randall misses with an elbow over the top.
Youmg tries to circle away but Randall has him pinned against the cage.
Youmg wants to get back to striking at distance but Randall won't allow it.
Youmg dodges an elbow strike from Randall.
Youmg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Youmg wants to get back to striking at distance but Randall won't allow it.
Youmg dodges an elbow strike from Randall.
Youmg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Youmg has Randall pressed against the cage.
Youmg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youmg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Youmg dodges an elbow strike from Randall.
Youmg is stalling here.
Randall throws an elbow but it misses.
Randall takes a shot to the head.
Youmg lands a shoulder strike.

Randall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Randall throws a right and a left that Youmg avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Youmg misses the target.
and Youmg counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Randall! He's just covering up as Youmg starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atlas Youmg!
Atlas Youmg bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.