PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael De Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raphael De Young will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Briggs
vs
De Young

172 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trevor Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael De Young!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Young throws a shot from downtown. Briggs moves away and avoids it.
Briggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Young.
Briggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Briggs tries to clinch up but De Young circles away and keeps his distance.
De Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raphael De Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Young throws a front kick aimed at Briggs's knee but Briggs avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Young. Briggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Young scores with a one two! Briggs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Briggs moves in looking to clinch but De Young pushes him off.
De Young takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Briggs moves out of range of the body kick from De Young.
Briggs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Briggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Briggs walks into a straight right hand from De 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!
Briggs avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Briggs.
Briggs misses with a body shot.
De Young throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Young misses the shot to the body.
De Young shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Briggs eats them both and turns towards De Young to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
De Young moves out of range of the strikes.
De Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Young looks to land a left hand but Briggs moved out of range nicely.
De Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Briggs.
Briggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Briggs moves to clinch but De Young breaks away
and De Young counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Young connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Briggs momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Briggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Young.
A left lands for De Young.
Briggs misses with a double jab.

Briggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Briggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Young's elbow.
De Young tries to work over Briggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Young leaning against his opponent.
De Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Young makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Briggs swings wildly with an uppercut but De Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Briggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Young lands with a light punch inside.
De Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Young taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Briggs fails to land.
Briggs looking to slow down the pace here.
De Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Briggs.
De Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Briggs.
Briggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from De Young.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Briggs.
Briggs blocks a body shot from De Young.
Briggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Young backwards.
Briggs tries to work over De Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Briggs lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
Briggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Briggs misses with the head strike.
De Young tries to throw a body punch but Briggs avoids it by throwing De Young back against the cage.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Briggs or not.
Briggs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Briggs misses with a knee to the head.
Briggs taking a breather.
Briggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Briggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Briggs gets an underhook and turns De Young into the cage.
De Young blocking some punches.
Briggs landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael De Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

De Young misses with a double jab
and Briggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Young looks to land a combination but Briggs avoids it well.
Raphael De Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Briggs tries to clinch but De Young is having none of it.
Briggs moves in looking to clinch but De Young pushes him off.
De Young explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Briggs.

Briggs pushes De Young up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from De Young.
Briggs lands with a right to the head.
De Young takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Briggs controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Briggs as De Young tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Briggs.
De Young pressing his opponent against the cage.
Briggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Young has a couple of punches blocked by Briggs.
De Young letting Briggs take a breather here.
Trevor Briggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Young.
De Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Briggss head.
Briggs pressing his opponent against the cage.
Briggs lands a hook that snaps the head of De Young backwards.
De Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Briggs can't find room to land a body shot as De Young controls the action.
De Young lands with a light punch inside.
De Young taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Briggs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Briggs.
Briggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Briggs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Briggs misses with a knee to the head.
De Young stalling in the clinch but Briggs improves position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Briggs.
De Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Briggs has double underhooks.
De Young taking a breather.
De Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Briggs struggles to land a body shot inside as De Young controls his hands.
De Young is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs tries to stall but De Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Young lands a shot to the body.
De Young is trying to break the clinch but Briggs is controlling him.
De Young wants to break free but Briggs has control.
Briggs wants to stall.
De Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Briggs gets an underhook and turns De Young into the cage.
Briggs misses with a punch to the body.

De Young breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Young.

Briggs instigates a clinch.
Briggs blocks a body shot from De Young.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Young is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Young.
De Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Briggs has a couple of punches blocked by De Young.
De Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs prevents a body shot from De Young.
Briggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Young misses with a punch on the inside.
De Young misses with the head strike.
Briggs swings wildly with an uppercut but De Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from De Young.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Briggs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Briggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Briggs lands with a short shot to the head.
De Young is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael De Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

De Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Young lands a head shot.
De Young lands a head shot.
Briggs throws a body punch but De Young moves out of range.
Briggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Young throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Briggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Briggs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Young doesn't seem bothered though.
Briggs tries to clinch there but De Young circles away.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Briggs moves in looking to clinch but De Young pushes him off.
De Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Briggs misses with a two punch combination.
De Young swings for the body but Briggs moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for De Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from De Young misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
De Young taking a breather.
Briggs gets through De Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Young has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Young tries to stall but Briggs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Briggs.
Briggs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

De Young breaks from the clinch.
De Young throws a leg kick

and Briggs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Briggs.
Briggs taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from De Young.
De Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Young looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs tries to land a knee to the head but De Young blocks with his arms.
De Young stalling the fight.
Briggs misses with a knee strike.
Briggs slows down the pace here.
De Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Briggs holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Trevor Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Briggs.
De Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Briggs backwards.
De Young working hard to break the clinch.
De Young blocks an uppercut.
De Young stalling in the clinch but Briggs improves position.
De Young gets through Briggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Briggs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Briggs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Briggs with a knee to the head.
Briggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Young avoiding damage.
De Young presses Briggs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Raphael De Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Young will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Briggs up against the cage.
De Young lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Briggs wants to stall.
De Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Young as Briggs tries to tie him up.
Briggs tries a body shot but De Young blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael De Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael De Young!
After the big win, Raphael De Young made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (95% Laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.