PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angus Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Nose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC - Live Wire. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Young
vs
Nose

175 cm
29
153 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

174 cm
26
156 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angus Young!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronnie Nose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nose ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young misses with a leg kick.
Young swings for the body but Nose moves out of range.
Young throws a body kick that misses.
Young tries to clinch but Nose is having none of it.
Nose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nose.
Young throws the kick towards the body but Nose avoids it.
Young misses with a low kick.
Nose lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nose takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Young throws a leg kick but Nose sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nose lands a jab-cross combination.
Young looks for the body kick but Nose saw that one coming.
Nose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Young clinches with his opponent.
Nose tries for a takedown but Young manages to get underhooks.
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nose avoids it.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young lands an uppercut.
Young misses with a knee strike.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nose blocks a body shot from Young.
Nose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nose looking to stall.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nose blocks it with crossed arms.
Nose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young lands an uppercut.
Nose tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.
Nose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nose misses with some punches.
Nose fails to pull guard.
Angus Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Nose.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nose blocks it with crossed arms.

Nose gets control of Young's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nose will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Young trying to control but Nose is working from the bottom.
Young is really struggling to control Nose but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Young tries to free his leg and advance position but Nose is retaining full guard.
Nose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Angus Young wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Young throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good work by Nose as he checks the leg kick.
Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Young lands a leg kick that knocks Nose off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Nose blocks the low kick.
Nose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Young counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nose has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Young.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nose.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Young.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Young lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Young with a hook.
Nose checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nose tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Young misses with a hook. Nose ducked under it nicely.
Nose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Good leg kick by Young there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Nose gets tackled into the cage by Young. Young maintains the clinch.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noses head.
Nose lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Young.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Young.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nose.
A short body shot lands from Young as the two fighters clinch.
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 lands a shot to the body.
Nose is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Young.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Young tries a body shot but Nose blocks it.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Nose swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young landing knees to the head.
Young digs a right hand underneath Nose's ribcage. Nose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nose prevents a body shot from Young.
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 lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nose or not.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Young tries a body shot but Nose blocks it.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nose or not.
Nose takes a knee to the side of the body.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nose or not.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nose takes a knee right on the jaw!
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nose takes a shot to the head.
Young scores with a knee to the head.

Nose is rocked!
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nose is still on wobbly legs! Can Young finish him?
Young with a knee to the head.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
Young presses Nose against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
Young gets through Nose's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Young as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Young.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Young.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Young landing knees to the head.
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nose backwards.
A short right from Nose.
Young is leaning against Nose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
Nose seems to have recovered his senses.
Young landing knees to the head.
Nose trying to stall but Young improves his position.
Young looking to throw knees to the head but Nose is blocking nicely.
Nose jumps guard but Young stands there with Nose around his waist. Nose gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nose goes for a takedown in the clinch but Young prevents it.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. Nose won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Young.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
Young digs a right hand underneath Nose's ribcage. Nose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nose takes a knee to the side of the body.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nose avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nose's elbow.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nose can do to turn this around?
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Nose backwards.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nose is keeping busy.
Nose fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Angus Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Nose.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nose.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noses head.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Young lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Young as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young scores with a hook to the body.
Young digs a right hand underneath Nose's ribcage. Nose let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Young stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nose blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nose is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Young misses with a body punch.
Young crunches a lovely knee into Nose's ribcage.
Nose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nose takes a knee to the side of the body.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nose backwards.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angus Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Young is leaning against Nose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young stalling in the clinch.
Young is working Nose over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Young.
Young slows down the pace here.
Nose looking to stall.
Young stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Nose has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Young clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Young has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Young dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nose takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nose takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Young is looking to chop away at Nose's legs.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nose's sensitive parts.
Young tried to score with a low kick but Nose checks it.
Nose just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
Nose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nose takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Young connects with a solid leg kick.
Nose misses with a leg kick
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Young.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Young!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronnie Nose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nose throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Young.
Young with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Young is predictable there
and Nose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nose moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a decent looking hook.
Nose shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.
Young paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Young throws the kick towards the body but Nose avoids it.
Nose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Young scores with a four punch combination!
Young moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Young connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Young misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Young. Nose shrugs it off though.
Nose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young tries to score with a low kick but Nose moves his leg out of the way.
Nose moves out of range as Young throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young tried to score with a low kick but Nose checks it.
Nose checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Young clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nose checks a low kick from Young.
Nose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Young thumps Nose with a low kick.
Young wants to clinch.
Young scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Young, right into the meat.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Young throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nose shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Young but Young pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nose circles away quickly and effectively.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nose circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to land a leg kick but Nose is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young is looking to score with low kicks.
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Young scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Nose coming out on top.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Angus Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Nose misses with a looping left.
Young throws a body kick that misses.
Nose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nose.
Nose takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Nose takes one to the side of the head.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nose.
Angus Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Young tries to clinch there but Nose circles away.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice straight punches there by Young. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Young.
Nose throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Young had his way with Ronnie Nose in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Young misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nose.
Nose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Young tries to clinch

and Nose counters with a nice double leg into side control. Young won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from Nose are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Young is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nose working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nose is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Young tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nose wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nose landing strikes.
Nose tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Young gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Nose is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nose is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nose prevents Young from improving his position.
Ronnie Nose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nose lands strikes from half guard.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
Young is refusing to be controlled, as Nose sits in half guard.
Nose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Young trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Nose there.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nose lands with a punch from half guard.
Ronnie Nose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young trying to hold on to Nose's head to control him but Nose postures up.
Nose lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Young is looking to escape.
Nose lands strikes from half guard.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
Young moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Angus Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nose pushing down on Young's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nose uses his free foot to push down on Young's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Young.
Nose with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young is trying desperately to improve position.
Nose pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nose with a couple of short strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Nose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Young has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus Young!
Angus Young retains his featherweight title!