PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen Shut 'Em Down as his entrance music. Charles Young will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Beefheart
vs
Young

182 cm
21
223 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

198 cm
23
205 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Young!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young dodges the punch combination from Beefheart.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young swings for the body but Beefheart moves out of range.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Beefheart moves away and avoids it.
Beefheart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beefheart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beefheart avoids the body shot from Young.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Beefheart moves away and avoids it.
Beefheart lands a nice shot to the body.
Beefheart blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Beefheart misses its intended target.

Beefheart clinches up against the cage.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.

It looks like Charles Young has been cut.
Young is trying to pull guard but Beefheart turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to break free.
Beefheart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young blocking some punches.
Beefheart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Beefheart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beefheart throws a push kick but Young slaps the foot to one side.
Young throws a body punch but Beefheart moves out of range.
Beefheart throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Young misses.
A big left from Young misses.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beefheart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young blocks a jab.
Beefheart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Young doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Beefheart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beefheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Beefheart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beefheart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beefheart moves away from the strike by Young.
Beefheart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beefheart staying out of range there.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Captain Beefheart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws out a loose jab but Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beefheart avoids the body shot from Young.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Beefheart ducks down to avoid it.
Beefheart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beefheart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beefheart defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Young throws a body punch but Beefheart moves out of range.
Beefheart works Young's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters with a left to the body.
Beefheart is looking to wear down Young with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Beefheart instigates a clinch.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Beefheart, against the cage.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Beefheart has the dominant position.
Beefheart misses with a punch on the inside.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Beefheart.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beefheart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Beefheart is controlling him.
Beefheart prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Captain Beefheart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Young's cut.
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 takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beefheart throws out a leg kick but Young moves out of range and Beefheart only half commits.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beefheart. That's going to slow Young down.
Beefheart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beefheart misses with the combination.
Beefheart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beefheart throws a poor cross that misses
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Young.

Beefheart moves into the clinch successfully.
Beefheart stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Young's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beefheart swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Beefheart back against the cage.
Beefheart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beefheart misses with a body punch.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Beefheart has him pressed against the cage.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Beefheart throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.

Beefheart jumps guard and drags Young to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Young gets to his feet - Beefheart follows without any prompting.
Nice jab there from Young.
Beefheart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Young.
Beefheart is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Young's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Young misses with a hook. Beefheart ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Beefheart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Beefheart throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young checks a leg kick.
Young is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Young jabs Beefheart right on the nose. Beefheart blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young misses with a straight left.
Beefheart misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Beefheart lands a jab to the nose.
Beefheart misses with a hook
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beefheart lands a nice shot to the body.
Young throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Young misses.
A jab from Beefheart finds it's way through Young's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Beefheart moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Beefheart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beefheart misses with a two punch combination.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Beefheart is just out of range.
Beefheart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beefheart moves out of range of the strikes.
Beefheart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Young misses with an uppercut. Beefheart saw that one coming.
Beefheart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
Beefheart needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beefheart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Young moves away from the strike by Beefheart.
A swing and a miss from Beefheart.
Young lands with a hook. Beefheart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beefheart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beefheart moves away.
Young throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beefheart on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beefheart slips under a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Young crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beefheart - the referee stops the clock and Young gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beefheart. Young manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Young lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Charles Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Charles Young's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Young throws the left hand but Beefheart avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Young.
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Beefheart counters with a nice kick to the body.
Beefheart just misses with a punch to the body.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Beefheart instigates a clinch.
Beefheart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young is trying to pull guard but Beefheart turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Beefheart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Beefheart putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow.
Beefheart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beefheart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Beefheart tries to pull guard but Young forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Young avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beefheart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beefheart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Captain Beefheart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beefheart scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to break the clinch but Beefheart is controlling the position.
Young takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beefheart.
Beefheart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Beefheart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beefheart lands an elbow just above Young 's eye.
Beefheart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beefheart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Beefheart is controlling him.
Young blocks an elbow strike.
Beefheart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to push Beefheart away but Beefheart has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Beefheart.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Beefheart tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Beefheart is controlling him.
Beefheart taking a breather.
Beefheart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
Beefheart throws a head punch that misses.
Young tries to pull guard but Beefheart holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Beefheart.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Beefheart is controlling him.
Beefheart can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Beefheart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beefheart prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Beefheart keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Beefheart lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Beefheart - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Beefheart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beefheart 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Beefheart!