PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy bragg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

bragg
vs
Young

195 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
166 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy bragg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Young!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bragg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young is fending him off so far but bragg persists. Nope, Young circles away and we're back to standing.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young throws a hook to the side of bragg's head but bragg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
bragg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
Young tries to score with a low kick but bragg moves his leg out of the way.
Young looks to land a combination but bragg avoids it well.
Young scores with the left hand. bragg knows he should have avoided that one.
Young throws a one two combo.
Young connects with a single shot there.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from bragg is defended easily by Young.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy bragg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bragg 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 one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from bragg.
Young misses with a double jab.
bragg dives in and grabs Young's left leg, looking for a takedown. Young pushes down on bragg's head and hops out.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricky Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
bragg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
bragg slips a jab and a cross from Young.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Young lands a slapping body shot.
bragg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
bragg shoots in but Young avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young lands a right hook to the body.
Young leaves bragg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big right from Young misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young looks to land a left hand but bragg moved out of range nicely.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. bragg doesn't seem bothered though.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young misses with a double jab.
bragg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
bragg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by bragg.
Young lands a nice shot that snaps bragg's head back.
bragg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
bragg is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
bragg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Young as bragg shoots in.
bragg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young misses with a wild combination.
bragg shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed bragg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Young dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Young swinging wilding here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Young misses the jab.
Ricky Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a looping overhand right but bragg ducks down to avoid it.
bragg looks for a takedown but Young sprawls well.
Young fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches bragg on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bragg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. bragg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young throws a series of punches but bragg moves out of range.
Billy bragg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
bragg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy bragg. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bragg moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice combination there by Young.
bragg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
bragg shoots in for a double leg but Young sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Young.
bragg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
Young throws a series of punches but bragg avoids them all with ease.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Young thuds his right hand into bragg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
bragg tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
bragg dodges the punch combination from Young.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from bragg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young lands with a cross.
bragg drops his hands momentarily and Young takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bragg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young with a nice cross.
Ricky Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young throws a series of punches but bragg avoids them all with ease.
Young connects with a good right hand that stumbles bragg. bragg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
bragg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Young but Young pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
bragg shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses the jab.
Young throws a one two combo.
Young throws a right and a left that bragg avoids nicely.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Young throws a right hand that bragg ducks under and follows up with a left that bragg also avoids with ease.
Young throws a right hand that bragg ducks under and follows up with a left that bragg also avoids with ease.
bragg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Young looks to land a combination. bragg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Young 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

bragg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
bragg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Young misses with the combination.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but bragg was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
bragg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Young finds it's way round the side to connect with bragg's head.
bragg dodges the punch combination from Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bragg moves out of range of the body kick.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
bragg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
A jab from Young misses.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but bragg circles away quickly and effectively.
bragg shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
bragg slips a straight right by Young.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but bragg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young scores with a three punch combo!
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from bragg. bragg gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy bragg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young swings for the body but bragg moves out of range.
Nice cross by Young.
bragg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for bragg. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
bragg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Young.
bragg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
bragg fails with an attempt to clinch.
bragg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
bragg shoots in for a double leg but Young sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young throws a right hand that bragg ducks under and follows up with a left that bragg also avoids with ease.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether bragg might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Young connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a nice looking combination but bragg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young loads up on a big right hand but bragg slips the punch.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by bragg.
Young closes the distance and lands a one-two.
bragg shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
bragg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young throws a right hand that bragg ducks under and follows up with a left that bragg also avoids with ease.
bragg shoots in but no luck this time.
Young lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Young connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from bragg.
bragg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Young tries to bum rush bragg with a series of wild strikes but bragg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Billy bragg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
bragg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
bragg tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ricky Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Young!