PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carson West (ranked 16405 p4p, 761 weight class) and Ernst Young (ranked 2413 p4p, 335 weight class). Young is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye Of The Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

West
vs
Young

186 cm
36
208 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

195 cm
39
215 lbs
29 - 9 - 1

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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernst Young!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Young shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West takes one to the side of the head.
West misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
West's jab looks to have found its range, popping Young under the eye.
West tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West swinging wildly here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
West misses with a body shot.
Young takes a jab right on the kisser.
West connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a left hand
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young ducks under a wild hook from West.
West catches Young with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and West has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards.
Young has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West chopping away at his opponent's legs.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young looks like he wants to counter punch here.
West avoids the body shot from Young.
Young throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young throws a jab when West was well out of range.
West swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carson West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to move into range but West moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
West uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young slips a jab and a cross from West.
Young moves away from the strike by West.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young throws out a counter right but West avoids it with no problem.
West slips a straight right by Young.
Young slips under a jab.
West connects with a body shot that sends Young's belly button to the back.
Young throws a solid leg kick but West takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Young.
West tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by West.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
West takes a shot right to the bread basket.
West cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Young scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West connects with a jab.
Young throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
Young staying out of range there.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Young misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson West dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Young loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
Carson West is winning the standup battle so far.
West throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
West paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Young misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - West throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young misses the jab.
West jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.
West throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West connects with a single shot there.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West takes one to the side of the head.
Young staying out of range there.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young on the side of the head.
Young connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
West feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Youngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
West feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young lands a glancing blow to the side of West's head.
West misses with a looping left.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from West misses its target.
West works the jab nicely.
Young swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. West doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
West throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
West misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
West takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young connects with a crisp jab.
West closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
West uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
Nice jab there from West.
Young is looking to score with low kicks.
West is looking to chop away at Young's legs.
West listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
West connects with a body shot that sends Young's belly button to the back.
Young blocks a leg kick.
West has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
West connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
West throws a big shot that misses.
West takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carson West will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

West thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ernst Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
An inside leg kick from West misses.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Young defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
West blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from West.
Young throws a jab when West was well out of range.
West throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Young wants to slow West down by chopping away at his legs.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
A shot to the liver by Young. Beautiful body shot.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
Young misses with a looping right.
West looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
West blocks a jab.
Young tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young slips under a jab.
Young is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
West misses with a low kick.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
Young takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
West throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
West lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
West misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
West walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
West ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young connects with a body shot that sends West's belly button to the back.
Young moves out of range as West strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for West.
Young throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
As Young tries to get set, West tries to push him back and clinch up but Young manages to avoid the attempt.
Young takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Young moves away from the strike by West.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West misses with an uppercut
and Young counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps West thinking.
West throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Young misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Young swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by West.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donk. West catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Jab, jab by West - just one landing.
A head kick misses from West.
West takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Young throws a jab when West was well out of range.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
West loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wests jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
West ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
West lands an overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ernst Young.
Well West has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson West!