PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maxxy Baby (ranked 953 p4p, 1929 weight class) and Ricky Youngblood (ranked 126 p4p, 250 weight class). Youngblood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wake Up Hate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baby
vs
Youngblood

180 cm
43
163
28 - 14 - 1

172 cm
23
167
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxxy Baby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood looks to score with a jab to the body but Baby is just out of range.
Baby slips under a jab from Youngblood.

Youngblood tries to keep at a distance but Baby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baby jumps guard but Youngblood stands there with Baby around his waist. Baby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Baby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Youngblood misses with some punches.
Baby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Youngblood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Youngblood tries to keep at a distance but Baby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby lands a left hand.
Youngblood blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby gets through Youngblood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Baby has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Baby working aggressively here.
Youngblood blocks an uppercut.
Baby misses with some punches.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Youngblood told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Youngblood breaks from the clinch.
Youngblood throws a leg kick but Baby sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baby wants to clinch up but Youngblood keeps it at a distance.
Youngblood throws a counter combo.
Baby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Youngblood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Youngblood misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Youngblood misses the target.
Youngblood scores with a jab to the jaw.

Baby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baby scores with a shot to the side of Youngblood's head.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Youngblood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Youngblood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Baby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maxxy Baby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Baby closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Baby.

Youngblood is rocked!
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Youngblood is still on wobbly legs! Can Baby finish him?
Baby is trying to pull guard but Youngblood turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Youngblood seems to have recovered his senses.
Youngblood working hard to break the clinch.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Youngblood lands a left hand.
Youngblood trying to stall but Baby improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baby.
Youngblood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Baby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baby lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Youngblood.
Baby lands a hook that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood takes a shot to the head.
Youngblood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Youngblood blocks an uppercut.

Youngblood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Baby closes the distance and clinches.
Youngblood looking to slow down the pace here.
Baby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Baby keeps control of Youngblood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Youngblood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baby tries to close the distance and clinch but Youngblood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baby tries to clinch but Youngblood moves out of range.
Baby doesn't manage to clinch there - Youngblood circles away.

Baby moves into the clinch.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Baby lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Youngblood.
Youngblood misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby has Youngblood pressed against the cage, preventing Youngblood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baby lands a hook that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Youngblood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Youngblood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Youngblood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baby has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Youngblood.

Youngblood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Youngblood clobbers Baby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Youngblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Baby closes the distance and clinches up with Youngblood, looking for a takedown. Baby pushes Youngblood against the cage but Youngblood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxxy Baby. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Baby rushes Youngblood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Youngblood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Youngblood fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Baby moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baby.
Youngblood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maxxy Baby dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Youngblood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baby is looking to clinch.
Baby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Youngblood can do to turn this around?
Youngblood keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Youngblood motions for Baby to come forward. Youngblood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Youngblood thows a left - swing and a miss!

Baby has managed to clinch.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baby.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baby dips a shoulder and cracks Youngblood with a mighty uppercut! Youngblood falls back against the cage and Baby unloads with a barrage of strikes! Youngblood is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Baby screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxxy Baby!