PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finley Nielsen (ranked 2567 p4p, 2454 weight class) and Malcolm Young (ranked 214 p4p, 204 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Finley Nielsen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Finley Nielsen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nielsen
vs
Young

169 cm
27
150
5 - 7 - 0

175 cm
27
149
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Finley Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malcolm Young!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
Young lands with an uppercut that bounces Nielsen off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Finley Nielsen has been cut.
Nielsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finley Nielsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nielsen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nielsen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nielsen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nielsen trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
Nielsen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Young is being controlled here.
Nielsen lands a nice forearm strike.
Young is being controlled here.
Nielsen throws an elbow but Young slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nielsen trying to control the position but Young is working away.
Young tries to improve position but can't.
Nielsen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nielsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
Young is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nielsen wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
Young really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nielsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
What's Young going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Nielsen landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nielsen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nielsen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Young is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Young can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nielsen trying to control the position but Young is working away.
Young takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Nielsen.
Nielsen throws an elbow but Young slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nielsen scoring with punches and elbows.
Nielsen scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nielsen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nielsen landing a few strikes.
Nielsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
Young tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nielsen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nielsen is putting a hurting on Young here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nielsen scoring with punches and elbows.

Nielsen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nielsen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Young!
Nielsen is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen looking to finish Young with some ground and pound. This is bad for Young!
Nielsen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nielsen punching from mount but Young doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nielsen controlling from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young is desperately trying to improve his position but Nielsen has a good base and remains in mount.
Nielsen is landing with some decent strikes but Young is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nielsen trying to control but Young is having none of it.
Nielsen working Young over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nielsen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Finley Nielsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Finley Nielsen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Young throws a head kick but Nielsen moves out of range.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nielsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Nielsen darts in and clinches Young up against the cage.
Young has had enough of the clinch but Nielsen keeps him there for the moment.
Young wants to break free but Nielsen has control.
Young prevents a body shot from Nielsen.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

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

Nielsen gets a clinch.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Young manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nielsen drives through with a takedown into Young's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nielsen throws a big elbow that misses.
Nielsen trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Nielsen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nielsen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Nielsen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nielsen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nielsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nielsen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Young is looking for a sweep.
Young is not content to let Nielsen control the position.
Nielsen misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen working the ground and pound from side control.
Nielsen working the body and head with strikes.
Young looks to move to half guard but instead Nielsen has passed into mount! Damn!
Nielsen with a couple of short strikes.
Nielsen trying to control but Young is having none of it.
Finley Nielsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nielsen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nielsen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nielsen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielsen avoids the attempt from Young to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen tries to control but Young wriggling away.

Nielsen has hold of Young's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Young manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nielsen unloads with some shots from mount but Young bucks and avoids them well.
Nielsen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Young tries to reverse the position but Nielsen maintains control.
Nielsen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Young's face.
Young is trying desperately to improve position.
Nielsen landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Young tries to hold on but Nielsen pushes him away.
Nielsen landing strikes from the mount and Young is in trouble!
Nielsen wants to control the pace but Young is squirming around nicely.
Nielsen working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielsen punishing his opponent with strikes.

Young is rocked!
Nielsen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Young is still in real trouble! Can Nielsen finish him?
Nielsen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nielsen connects with a bit shot that sees Young covering up! More strikes from Nielsen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nielsen is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finley Nielsen!