PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Angus Young (ranked 74 p4p, 3426 weight class) and Bob Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 214 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Young
vs
Joe

171 cm
27
139
13 - 0 - 0

150 cm
26
130
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Angus Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Joe!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Young forces Joe back against the cage and clinches.

Joe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Young can't fight it off and eventually Joe manages to take the fight to the floor. Young looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Young is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Joe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joe scoring with some ground and pound.
Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Young has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Young will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Young working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Young is tightening it up a little... Joe has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Joe reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Joe taps out! Nice BJJ there by Young!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Angus Young!