PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saunders is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Jimmy Young has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Young
vs
Saunders

175 cm
24
158 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
165 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering)

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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saunders doesn't seem bothered though.
Saunders moves out of range of the strikes.
Saunders looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Young changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Young misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Saunders.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saunders moves away.
A left lands for Saunders.
Saunders cracks the inside of Young's front leg.
Young misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saunders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saunders shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Saunders misses the shot to the body.
Young scores with a jab.
Saunders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Saunders is just out of range.
Young keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Saunders.
Young works Saunders's body with a nice hook.
Young tries to work over Saunders's front leg with a kick but Saunders checks it.
No joy there for Saunders, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saunders looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saunders as he avoids it easily.
Saunders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jimmy Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Saunders takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saunders throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Saunders misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Saunders misses its intended target.
Saunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young thuds a left hand into Saunders's body.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young shoots for a takedown but Saunders saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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!
Saunders misses with a wild body shot.
Young tries to move into range but Saunders moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Young drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young throws an elbow that misses. Saunders uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young's guard. Nice move by Saunders!
Saunders wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Saunders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young trying to control the position.
Young manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saunders manages to get himself to full guard.
Saunders wants to sweep here but Young controlling him for the moment.
Saunders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Young has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saunders has Young pulled in close to control his posture.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Saunders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saunders is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Saunders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saunders wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Young takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Young shoots for a takedown but Saunders saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saunders tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Saunders shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Young looks to land a right hand but Saunders moved out of range.
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saunders circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a hook
letting Saunders counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young fails to land the takedown.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Young misses with a low kick.
Saunders scores with a spinning back kick!
Young is breathing heavily.
Saunders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saunders.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Young.
Young misses with a right hand
and Saunders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Saunders coming out on top.
Young on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Saunders there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Saunders drives through with a takedown into guard.
Young is trying to control the position but Saunders postures up.
Young keeping full guard, as Saunders tries to pass.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Saunders dominated that 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.

Young connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saunders momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Saunders as he connects with a hook.
Saunders connects with an inside leg kick.

Saunders looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Saunders working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Young wants to improve his position but Saunders is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Saunders connects with a nice short shot to Young's temple.
Saunders thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saunders looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Young.

Saunders got a little sloppy there for a moment and Young has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saunders has managed to get both his arms back between Young's legs - danger averted.
Young wants to control but Saunders passes easily into half guard.
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.
Saunders is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Young gets full guard.
Saunders advances position into side control!
The strikes coming from Saunders are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Saunders lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Young down.
Young is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Saunders lands a nice forearm strike.
Saunders is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Young struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young manages to work his way to half guard, despite Saunders's best efforts.
Saunders wants to pass to mount but Young is defending the position.
Young gets full guard.
Saunders is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Saunders throws a big right hand that misses.
Young trying to keep a closed guard but Saunders is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Young working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saunders doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saunders manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Young managing to control the position.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Saunders looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Young defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saunders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders connects with an inside leg kick.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saunders lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back.
Saunders avoids the body shot from Young.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saunders is defended easily by Young.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saunders as he avoids it easily.
Saunders defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saunders throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saunders tries to score with a low kick but Young moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saunders swinging wildly here.
Saunders lands a nice looking body shot.
Joe Saunders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saunders takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Saunders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Young shoots in and gets a takedown into Saunders's guard.
Young stopping the sweep attempt from Saunders.
Saunders lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Young!
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joe Saunders has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saunders landing shots from mount.
Saunders prevents Young from getting the reversal.
Saunders scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Saunders landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young regains half guard.

Young is defending against the submission attempts here by Saunders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to roll over but Saunders keeps him under control.

Young is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saunders pulls his head out easily.
Saunders trying to mount his opponent but Young defends it.
Saunders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saunders works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Young is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saunders cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Saunders connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Saunders landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders landing strikes from the mount.
Young tries to lock up and control but Saunders gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Young takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Young is rocked!
Saunders unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Young wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Saunders celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Saunders!
Joe Saunders thanked the fans post fight for their support.