PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Hahn (ranked 2376 p4p, 1579 weight class) and Ricky Youngblood (ranked 271 p4p, 176 weight class). Youngblood has chosen Wake Up Hate as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hahn
vs
Youngblood

182 cm
21
167
5 - 4 - 0

172 cm
20
167
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hardcore Alchemy

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Hahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hahn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Youngblood scores with a jab to the body.
Youngblood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hahn's head.
Hahn misses with a combination
and Youngblood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Roman Hahn has been cut.
Youngblood misses with a lunging right hand
and Hahn counters with a series of strikes. Youngblood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Youngblood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Youngblood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hahn.
Hahn scores with the left hand. Youngblood knows he should have avoided that one.
Youngblood connects with a right hand. Hahn shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hahn misses with a double jab
and Youngblood counters with a straight right hand.

Hahn is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Youngblood. Those never looked like landing.
Hahn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hahn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Youngblood back to the cage. Hahn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hahn ducks under a wild hook from Youngblood.
Youngblood catches Hahn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Youngblood lands a big right hand that sends Hahn crashing to the mat! Youngblood stays standing though and waves Hahn back to his feet!
Oh Hahn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Hahn throws a combination that misses
and Youngblood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Youngblood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hahn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Youngblood throws a pinpoint strike between Hahn's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Hahn crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Youngblood scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Youngblood!
Ricky Youngblood really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hardcore Alchemy logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.