PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Young (ranked 3896 p4p, 420 weight class) and Ross Gleeson (ranked 6093 p4p, 562 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Young
vs
Gleeson

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
29
154 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trevor Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ross Gleeson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gleeson gets caught flat footed, as Young shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Young with a nice head shot there.
Young has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gleeson is keeping the position for now.
Young is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gleeson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Young. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gleeson controls Young momentarily but Young frees himself.

Young gets to his feet - Gleeson follows without any prompting.
Gleeson cracks Young with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gleeson gets tackled into the cage by Young. Young maintains the clinch.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Gleeson controls his hands.
Gleeson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Young manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gleeson is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Young is on top in guard.

Gleeson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Young is one step ahead there.
Young stands and throws Gleeson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Young remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gleeson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Young advances to full mount.
Young sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Young in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gleeson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young working the ground and pound effectively.
Gleeson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Gleeson is rocked!
Young takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gleeson tries to lock up and control but Young gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Young has control of Gleeson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gleeson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Young controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gleeson tries to hold on but Young pushes him away.

Young quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Young but it's paid off an Gleeson is forced to tap! Nice work by Young.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trevor Young!