PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Denny Young (ranked 22633 p4p, 330 weight class) and Stanislav Chistov (ranked 4798 p4p, 225 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Young
vs
Chistov

170 cm
21
120 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

178 cm
21
140 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Juggernaut And Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Denny Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanislav Chistov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chistov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Young somewhat.
Chistov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Young doesn't seem bothered though.
Chistov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chistov scores with a jab. Young acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chistov. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Chistov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chistov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chistov works Young's body with a nice hook.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spar Bros in the buildup to the fight.
Young shoots in and drives through. Chistov sprawls well.
Chistov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stanislav Chistov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good exchange - Chistov coming out on top.

Young is rocked!
Chistov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young attempts a counter takedown but Chistov avoids it well and moves away.
Oh Young is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Young throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chistov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Young is in Chistov's guard.
Young seems to have got his legs back now.
Chistov controlling Young's posture.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Chistov blocks nicely.
Chistov is controlling Young's posture.
Chistov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Young working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Young working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chistov has his foot on Young's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Young works his way back into a safe position though.
Young missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chistov controlling Young's posture.
Young postures up in Chistov's guard and throws a big left but Chistov blocks it.
Young is fighting to break Chistov's control of his arms but Chistov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young is looking to work some ground and pound but Chistov has wrist control.
Chistov seems keen to control Young's posture.

Young got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chistov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Young has managed to get both his arms back between Chistov's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chistov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Young doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Young manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chistov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
More stalling from Chistov.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Chistov blocks nicely.

Chistov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Young defends it easily.
Young distracts Chistov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throwing strikes but missing.

Chistov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Young gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chistov has momentary wrist control but Young slips an elbow through the middle.
Chistov pulls Young in close to his closed guard and prevents Young from doing any damage or advancing position.
Young really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chistov with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanislav Chistov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chistov takes the fight into the clinch.
Young is trying to break free.
Chistov presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chistov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chistov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Still in the clinch, Chistov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Chistov.
Chistov lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chistov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young is trying to drag Chistov to the mat but Chistov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chistov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Chistov.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but Chistov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Denny Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chistov misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chistov cracks Young with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stanislav Chistov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chistov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denny Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young ducks into an uppercut from Chistov and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stanislav Chistov!
Stanislav Chistov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.