PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Angus Young (ranked 286 p4p, 497 weight class) and Jorge Baroza (ranked 19 p4p, 40 weight class). Angus Young is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Young
vs
Baroza

171 cm
26
139
9 - 0 - 0

174 cm
26
132
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Angus Young!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jorge Baroza!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Baroza circles away.
Young misses with a right hand
and Baroza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Young tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baroza counters with a nice leg kick.

Young clinches up with Baroza and pushes him back against the cage.
Baroza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Young.
Young slows down the pace here.
Young gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Young - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Young just leaning against Baroza, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Baroza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angus Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baroza throws out a counter right but Young avoids it with no problem.

Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young fails to pull guard.
Young definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Young misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Young to work.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baroza's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Baroza's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Baroza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Baroza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baroza swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Baroza throws a fast counter high kick but Young manages to duck under it in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch up.
Baroza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Baroza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
Young stalling the fight.
Baroza can't break the clinch.
Young fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Baroza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young misses with a body punch.
Young is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Young wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baroza up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Angus Young.

Young forces Baroza back against the cage and clinches.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baroza just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baroza wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Baroza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young tries to clinch but Baroza moves out of range.
Baroza keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to clinch but Baroza is avoiding it.
Baroza is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Young tries to clinch up.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baroza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baroza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young tries to clinch up but Baroza circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Baroza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

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

Young drags the fight down to the ground.

Baroza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Young working for a triangle but Baroza defends it easily.
Baroza 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young keeping moving, preventing Baroza from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Young dominated that round.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Baroza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baroza only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baroza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baroza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baroza keeps the fight on the outside.
Young throws a right hand that misses
letting Baroza counter with a right hand.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young wants to clinch up but Baroza keeps it at a distance.
Baroza throws out a counter right but Young avoids it with no problem.
Young tries to clinch there but Baroza circles away.
Baroza tries a quick counter leg kick but Young is wise to it.
Young is looking to clinch.

Young moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroza tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.

Baroza manages to break the clinch.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroza swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Young has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baroza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young is looking to clinch but Baroza is avoiding it.

Young drives through and clinches with Baroza against the cage.

Baroza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young tries to clinch but Baroza moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Baroza breaks the clinch.
Young closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baroza counters with an inside leg kick.
Baroza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Young has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baroza feints a counter leg kick.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baroza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baroza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Young tries to clinch but Baroza moves out of range.

Young closes the distance and clinches.

Baroza breaks the clinch.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baroza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baroza throws out a counter right but Young avoids it with no problem.
Baroza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baroza! But no joy.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baroza flicks out a counter leg kick but Young steps away.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Baroza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Young wants to clinch
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Young misses.
A little jabbing left from Baroza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to clinch.
Baroza throws a big counter head kick but Young avoids it with no problem.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Baroza pushes him off.
Young moves to clinch but Baroza breaks away
and Baroza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Young closes the distance and pushes Baroza back into the cage.
Angus Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baroza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Baroza breaks from the clinch.
Baroza swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Baroza tries a quick counter leg kick but Young is wise to it.

Young instigates a clinch.

Baroza breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young looks to clinch
and Baroza counters with a nice body shot.
Young tries to clinch
and Baroza counters with a stiff right hand.
Young tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Baroza counters with an inside leg kick.
Young tries to clinch but Baroza moves out of range.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Baroza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young tries to clinch up but Baroza circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baroza! But no joy.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baroza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Young wants to clinch
and Baroza counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroza swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young looks to clinch
and Baroza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Young tries to clinch there but Baroza circles away.
Baroza steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Baroza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baroza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baroza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baroza tries a quick counter leg kick but Young is wise to it.
Young wants to clinch up but Baroza keeps it at a distance.
Young misses with a hook. Baroza ducked under it nicely.
Young tries to clinch up but Baroza circles away and keeps his distance.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baroza! But no joy.
Young lands with an overhand left.

Young forces Baroza back against the cage and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Young takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baroza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baroza's efforts to push away.
Baroza is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baroza breaks the clinch.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Baroza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Young moves into the clinch.
Come on Young - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baroza working hard to break the clinch.

Baroza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jorge Baroza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baroza circles away from the clinch attempt.

Young has closed the distance and engaged Baroza in a clinch.

Baroza breaks from the clinch.
Young tries to clinch but Baroza moves out of range.
Baroza looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Young has closed the distance and engaged Baroza in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young leaning against his opponent.

Baroza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baroza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baroza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baroza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Baroza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baroza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Young tries to clinch but Baroza moves away
and Baroza counters with a stiff right hand.
Baroza keeps the fight on the outside.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Baroza circles away.
A nice side step and Baroza releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Young moves to clinch but Baroza breaks away
and Baroza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Young's knee momentarily.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Baroza pushes him off.
It seemed like Baroza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Baroza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baroza keeps the fight on the outside.
Baroza let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Young has managed to clinch.
Young tries to pull guard but Baroza forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Young jumps guard but Baroza turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Baroza tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
Baroza blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Baroza fails to land.

Baroza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Baroza.
Baroza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baroza throws a fast counter high kick but Young manages to duck under it in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Baroza pushes him off.
Young tries to clinch up.
Baroza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young wants to clinch
and Baroza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Young thinking.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baroza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baroza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young tries to clinch but Baroza is having none of it.
Baroza throws a fast counter high kick but Young manages to duck under it in time.
Young is looking to clinch but Baroza is avoiding it.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baroza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baroza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Young tries to clinch up.
Baroza flicks out a counter leg kick but Young steps away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Baroza really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Young tries to clinch but Baroza is having none of it.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Baroza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Baroza releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Young darts in trying to clinch
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young tries to clinch but Baroza is having none of it.
Baroza looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Young moves into the clinch.
Baroza swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baroza walks away with a smile on his face. Young gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Young moves into the clinch.
Baroza has Young pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baroza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young darts in trying to clinch
and Baroza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Young has taken the fight to the clinch.
Young is trying to pull guard but Baroza turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Baroza is trying to break free.

Young jumps guard.
Baroza trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Young has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Baroza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Young working for a triangle but Baroza defends it easily.

Young is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baroza is aware though and is defending well.
Baroza is looking to stand up but Young won't let him.

Young has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Baroza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Young is looking to cinch up a triangle. Baroza throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Young's body to avoid the submission. Young has instead reached around Baroza's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Young arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Angus Young!
Angus Young retains his bantamweight title!