PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Youngblud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Youngblud
vs
Vanderbeet

175 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
142 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Brute
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Apollo Youngblud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Horacio Vanderbeet!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Youngblud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vanderbeet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vanderbeet connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vanderbeet. Youngblud shrugs it off though.
Youngblud shoots in but no luck this time.
Vanderbeet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Youngblud has Vanderbeet up against the cage in a clinch.
Vanderbeet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Youngblud lands with a left to the head.
Vanderbeet looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Youngblud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Youngblud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A good leg kick by Vanderbeet.
Youngblud shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vanderbeet sprawls well. Vanderbeet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Youngblud gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Youngblud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vanderbeet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vanderbeet thuds his shin into the meat of Youngblud's side.
Youngblud takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Vanderbeet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Youngblud to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vanderbeet managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Vanderbeet has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Vanderbeet bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Youngblud's guard.
Vanderbeet passes Youngblud's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vanderbeet working the head and body with strikes.

Vanderbeet is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Youngblud is just riding it out for now. Vanderbeet eventually gives up the hold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Youngblud is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblud avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Vanderbeet is trying to work for a kimura but Youngblud is defending well.
Youngblud keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Vanderbeet is working for a kimura but Youngblud is defending it quite comfortably.
Youngblud keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is trying to control the action in half guard but Youngblud is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Youngblud blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Vanderbeet is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Youngblud sees it coming and defends easily.
Youngblud blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vanderbeet lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vanderbeet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Vanderbeet seems to be working for a kimura but Youngblud defends the submission attempt.
Vanderbeet wants to control but Youngblud is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet winds up and cracks Youngblud with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Youngblud is trying to stand.
Youngblud on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Youngblud tries to get out of the position.
Vanderbeet landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vanderbeet uses his free foot to push down on Youngblud's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Youngblud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanderbeet lands a big elbow.
Vanderbeet working Youngblud over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Youngblud is in a horrible position here. Vanderbeet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Youngblud is breathing heavily.
Youngblud is looking to improve his position but Vanderbeet isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horacio Vanderbeet dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Youngblud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Youngblud shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vanderbeet but Vanderbeet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vanderbeet scores with a kick to the midsection.

Vanderbeet closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Youngblud did well to prevent Vanderbeet getting side control.
Youngblud trying to control but Vanderbeet postures up.
Vanderbeet passes to full mount!
Horacio Vanderbeet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Vanderbeet there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Vanderbeet lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Youngblud hang on?

Vanderbeet has hold of Youngblud's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Youngblud manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Vanderbeet looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Youngblud hang on?
Vanderbeet fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Youngblud tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Vanderbeet is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Youngblud can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vanderbeet with the ground and pound from mount.
Youngblud takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vanderbeet throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vanderbeet misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Youngblud is squirming around, avoiding Vanderbeet's attempts to control the action.
Youngblud can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanderbeet misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Youngblud is bucking up trying to escape but Vanderbeet cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vanderbeet raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vanderbeet can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Youngblud is looking to escape.

Vanderbeet looking for a guillotine from mount but Youngblud is having none of it.
Vanderbeet thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Vanderbeet looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vanderbeet jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Youngblud is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Youngblud and Vanderbeet has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Vanderbeet working the ground and pound.
Vanderbeet taking a breather here.
Vanderbeet trying to control the action but Youngblud is working from the bottom.
Vanderbeet cracks Youngblud with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblud is not content to let Vanderbeet control the position.
Vanderbeet advances nicely into full mount.

Vanderbeet is working for a guillotine from mount but Youngblud frees his head quite easily.
BOOM! Vanderbeet connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Youngblud is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanderbeet thowing shots but they're missing.
Youngblud knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vanderbeet on the ground.

Vanderbeet is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Youngblud to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Youngblud shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horacio Vanderbeet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vanderbeet gets a takedown into half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vanderbeet. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Vanderbeet works his way into side control.
Vanderbeet fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vanderbeet with the ground and pound but Youngblud regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Vanderbeet is working for a submission of some sort.
Vanderbeet works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet throws some wild stikes that Youngblud manages to avoid easily.
Youngblud is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Vanderbeet with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Youngblud holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vanderbeet tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vanderbeet controlling the pace for now.
Vanderbeet pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Horacio Vanderbeet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet trying to control but Youngblud is having none of it.
Vanderbeet controlling his opponent.
Vanderbeet raining down hammerfists from mount.
Youngblud is squirming around, avoiding Vanderbeet's attempts to control the action.

Vanderbeet is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Youngblud can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanderbeet landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Youngblud is looking to escape.
Vanderbeet lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Vanderbeet is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Youngblud to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Youngblud shrugs it off.
Vanderbeet tries to control but Youngblud wriggling away.

Vanderbeet jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Youngblud is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Youngblud and Vanderbeet has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Vanderbeet is staying tight to Youngblud's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vanderbeet is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Youngblud has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vanderbeet is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Youngblud will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Apollo Youngblud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanderbeet scoring with punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Youngblud stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Vanderbeet trying to control the action but Youngblud is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horacio Vanderbeet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vanderbeet 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horacio Vanderbeet!
Horacio Vanderbeet tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.