|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
|
175 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh White!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young dodges the punch combination from White.
Young misses with a right hand
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Young backing up. Young nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexander Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Young backing up. Young nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
White tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White dodges the punch combination from Young.
Young wants to clinch
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Young.
Young throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
White throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
White throws a combination that misses
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Young back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White dodges the punch combination from Young.
White throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Young dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Young moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Young goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Josh White has been cut.
Young throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White avoids the head kick by Young.
Young scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White lands a two punch combo.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Young throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by White!
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Young.
Young is looking to clinch.
White slips a jab and a cross from Young.
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young misses with a combination
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Young backing up. Young nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a two punch combo.
White is working the combinations to good effect here.
White dodges the punch combination from Young.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from White does no damage.
A head kick misses from Young.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Young backing up. Young nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
Young tries to clinch up.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Alexander Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Young dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh White's cut.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young scores with a punch to the head.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Young throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Young throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces White back to the cage. Young follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
White throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young misses with a double jab.
White tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Alexander Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Young misses with a body kick.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
A punch combination from Young misses.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Young looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Young is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Young throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Josh White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Young has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Young!
After the big win, Alexander Young made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
28% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
