PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Misawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvatore Misawa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Misawa
vs
Young

188 cm
23
173 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

160 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Salvatore Misawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonny Young!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Misawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Misawa preventing the sweep.
Young throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Misawa preventing the sweep.
Misawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Young not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Misawa looking to sit in guard and control but Young gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Young 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 stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Misawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Misawa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Young is trying to maintain the position but Misawa is very close to passing his half guard.
Misawa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Misawa is keen to just control but Young is a slippery customer.
Misawa controlling the pace.

Young looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa trying to control the pace.

Misawa gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Misawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Young wants to break the clinch but can't.

Young pulls Misawa into guard.

Young throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Young is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Young looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Young is working an open guard so Misawa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Young has Misawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Misawa is pressed up against the cage. Young has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Misawa down to the mat. Misawa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Young displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Misawa.

Misawa has taken the fight to the clinch.

Misawa gets control of Young's arms and successfully pulls guard. Misawa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Misawa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Young has eaten all the pies!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws and elbow that misses. Misawa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young's guard. Nice move by Misawa!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Misawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Misawa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Misawa postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Misawa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Young wants to clinch but Misawa slips to the side

and Misawa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Misawa.

Misawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young throws a sloppy head kick

and Misawa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Misawa looking to pass the guard.
Young looking to control.
Young is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Young being controlled here, momentarily.
Misawa pushing down on Young's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Young is trying to control but can't.
Young is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Misawa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Young gets back to full guard.
Misawa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Misawa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Misawa preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Misawa wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Misawa wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Misawa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Misawa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Young looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Misawa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Young has momentary wrist control but Misawa slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa content to stall in guard here.
Young looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Misawa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Misawa controlling the action here.
Young taking some punishment here, with Misawa in his half guard.

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.

Misawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Misawa prevents Young from improving his position.
Misawa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Young tries to get to full guard but Misawa has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Misawa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Misawa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Misawa is stalling in the full guard.
Misawa slips nicely into half guard.
Misawa sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Misawa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Young sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young trying to get back to full guard but Misawa takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Young is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Young regains half guard.
Young wants to get back to full guard but Misawa has mounted him!
Young is working to get back to half guard.
Misawa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to reverse the position but Misawa maintains control.
Misawa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Young wants to control but Misawa is having none of it.
Young can't escape the position.
Misawa controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa 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.
Misawa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Misawa content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Young is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Misawa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Young to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Young shrugs it off.
Young is just holding on here. Misawa manages to take his back.
Misawa lands a shot to the head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Misawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Misawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Misawa!