PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kylian Jeremiah Young (ranked 25277 p4p, 4303 weight class) and Drake Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kylian Jeremiah Young has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Young
vs
Lancaster

178 cm
19
155
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
163
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylian Jeremiah Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lancaster clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.

Lancaster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lancaster dives in and scores a takedown into Young's guard.

Lancaster is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Young throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lancaster on the ground.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lancaster.
Young wants to stand but Lancaster is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lancaster drops back looking for a leg! Young is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Young manages to kick Lancaster off! Lancaster jumps back into Young's guard.
Lancaster is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lancaster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster postures up.
Young wants to stand and escape but Lancaster is having none of it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lancaster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lancaster closes the distance and pushes Young back into the cage.

Lancaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young tries to clinch up.
Lancaster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young is fending him off so far but Lancaster persists. Nope, Young circles away and we're back to standing.
Young tries to counter with a takedown but Lancaster is quick to defend against it.

Lancaster dives in and scores a takedown into Young's guard.
Lancaster controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Lancaster drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lancaster jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lancaster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lancaster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Young being controlled here, momentarily.
Lancaster sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Young's guard.

Lancaster is looking for a kimura but Young is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lancaster to get the leverage.
Lancaster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Young has hold of Lancaster's hands but Lancaster slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Lancaster seems content to control.
Lancaster works his way into full mount!

Lancaster is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Young is surviving well by controlling Lancaster's body position as best he can.
Lancaster controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Lancaster 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.

Lancaster closes the distance and clinches.
Lancaster tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lancaster just leaning against Young, taking a breather.

Lancaster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young tries to land a front kick but Lancaster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kylian Jeremiah Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young throws a push kick but Lancaster slaps the foot to one side.
Lancaster goes for a double leg but Young avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Young continues to drive forward.
Young seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lancaster manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Young on his heels. He'll look to pass Young's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Young taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster controlling the position.
Young is pushing Lancaster's head away, looking to escape. Lancaster manages to hold on to the position though.
Young on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lancaster working away.

Lancaster decides to stand up, so the ref orders Young to his feet.
Young dives in and grabs Lancaster's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lancaster pushes down on Young's head and hops out.

Lancaster shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Young is trying to defend but Lancaster finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Young is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lancaster in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Young tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lancaster!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Drake Lancaster!