PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Gusmao (ranked 231 p4p, 31 weight class) and Jedidiah Young (ranked 23499 p4p, 474 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gusmao
vs
Young

179 cm
22
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henrique Gusmao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jedidiah Young!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young ducks under a wild hook from Gusmao.
Gusmao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.

Gusmao clinches with his opponent.
Gusmao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Gusmao throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
A nice left hand lands by Gusmao.
Young is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gusmao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Young or not.
I was talking to Gusmao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gusmao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusmao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've been informed that Young has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Young looking for a takedown.
Young is working for takedown but Gusmao is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henrique Gusmao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jedidiah Young.
Young blocks a body shot from Gusmao.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Young is looking to control Gusmao's arms but Gusmao gets an underhook and turns him. Now Young has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
A short uppercut from Gusmao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gusmao.

Young gets control of Gusmao's arms and successfully pulls guard. Young will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gusmao wanted to stand there but Young had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gusmao closes the distance and pushes Young back into the cage.
Gusmao lands a nice shot to the body.
Young tries to work over Gusmao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gusmao has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Gusmao throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gusmao as Young tries to tie him up.
Young is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Gusmao tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gusmao scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Nice body punch from Gusmao - that landed with a thud.
Young pushes off an throws an elbow but Gusmao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gusmao.
Gusmao lands a nice uppercut.
Gusmao throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Gusmao.
Young tries for a takedown but Gusmao manages to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gusmao as Young tries to tie him up.
Gusmao has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young blocks a body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao misses with the head strike.
Gusmao tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young is trying to drag Gusmao to the mat but Gusmao just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short body shot lands from Gusmao as the two fighters clinch.
Young looks winded!
Gusmao presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gusmao can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Gusmao prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao working aggressively here.
Gusmao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gusmao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gusmao digs a right hand into Young's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gusmao.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gusmao lands a left hand.
Gusmao lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gusmao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Gusmao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao misses with the head strike.
Gusmao misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Gusmao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Gusmao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Young's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gusmao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Young scrambles back to his feet.

Gusmao darts in and clinches Young up against the cage.
Gusmao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gusmao tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Gusmao back against the cage.
Gusmao struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Gusmao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gusmao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gusmao.
Young tries to pull guard but Gusmao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Young drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young wants to break free but Gusmao has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Gusmao - that landed with a thud.
Young pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Young is trying to pull guard but Gusmao turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Henrique Gusmao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jedidiah Young.
Gusmao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gusmao has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Youngs head.
Gusmao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Young is breathing heavily.
Gusmao lands with a left to the head.
Gusmao struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young blocking some punches.
Gusmao lands a nice uppercut.
Gusmao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Gusmao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gusmao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gusmao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gusmao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gusmao as Young tries to tie him up.
Gusmao scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gusmao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gusmao is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gusmao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Henrique Gusmao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gusmao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gusmao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gusmao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gusmao lands a nice shot to the body.
Gusmao lands a nice uppercut.
Gusmao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Young is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gusmao to keep the fight standing.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gusmao smiles and moves away.

Gusmao instigates a clinch.
Gusmao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gusmao lands a body punch.
Gusmao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gusmao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gusmao pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gusmao.
Gusmao working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Young manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gusmao trying to stand up but can't free himself from Young's guard.
Young striking off his back but it's not causing Gusmao any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusmao wanted to stand there but Young had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gusmao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gusmao tries to avoid it but Young manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gusmao to the ground. Gusmao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Gusmao has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gusmao.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young tries to pull guard but Gusmao won't allow it.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gusmao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Young tries to pull guard but Gusmao won't allow it.
Gusmao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Gusmao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gusmao pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Gusmao dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gusmao rushes Young and presses him up against the cage.
Gusmao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gusmao works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
Gusmao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but Gusmao pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gusmao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Young is rocked!
Gusmao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.

Young has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gusmao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Gusmao works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusmao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gusmao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Gusmao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Gusmao finish him?
Gusmao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gusmao - that landed with a thud.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusmao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gusmao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gusmao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gusmao lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Young to his knees! Gusmao keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Gusmao!
A less than humble Henrique Gusmao misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.