PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Zol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Young could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jay Zol's chin.

Young
vs
Zol

178 cm
32
165 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

170 cm
24
160 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Zol!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Young as Zol shoots in.
Young looks to land a combination but Zol avoids it well.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.

Zol darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zol thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Young is looking for a sweep. Zol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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. Zol connects with a nice short shot to Young's temple.
Zol trying to advance position but Young counters by regaining guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zol lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zol throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Zol lands a couple of elbows.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zol.
Zol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zol working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Zol trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zol is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zol trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zol throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zol's guard. Nice move by Young!
Young wants to control from the top but Zol keeps moving.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zol is keeping the position for now.
Young prevents Zol from getting back to his feet.
Young showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young swings for the body but Zol moves out of range.
Young with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zol dodges the punch combination from Young.
Young takes a jab right on the kisser.
Young throws a leg kick but Zol checks it.
Young shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zol sprawls well. Zol wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Zol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Zol digs a good hook to Young's body.
Zol stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zol wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zol shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
Zol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Zol closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zol takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zol is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
Zol looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Zol 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.

Zol tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zol somewhat.
Zol looks for a takedown but Young sprawls well.

Zol looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Young!
Young defending against the ground and pound.
Zol tries to move into full mount but can't pass Young's legs.
Zol looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Young is avoiding damage well.
Zol prevents Young from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zol.
Zol postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Young taking a bit of punishment here - Zol scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zol tries to move into full mount but can't pass Young's legs.
Zol working the ground and pound.
Zol lands some shots froms side control.
Young is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zol creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Young sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zol is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Zol seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Zol crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zol grinds an elbow into Young's temple.
Sloppy strikes there by Zol.
Zol tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zol lands an elbow.
Zol misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Zol throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Young works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Young's head.
Zol missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Young avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zol.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zol is trying to control. Young wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zol thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Zol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zol working Young over with strikes.
Zol thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Zol with the ground and pound but Young uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zol.
Zol throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zol wants to stand up but Young is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zol avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Young won't allow Zol to get back to his feet.
Young forces his way into half guard.
Young is trying to control. Zol wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Young trying to pass the guard but Zol defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Zol pushes Young off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zol.
Jason Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Zol.

Young shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zol is trying to defend but Young finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zol pushes Young off looking to stand but Young dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Zol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Zol checks a leg kick nicely.
Zol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Young enables Zol to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Young manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zol working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Young manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
You get the feeling that Zol really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Young looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zol is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young raining down shots from the mount!
Zol squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zol avoids a series of strikes thrown by Young.
Zol is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Young throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
You get the feeling that Zol really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Zol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zol looks a forlorn figure.
Zol tries to buck Young off but he can't manage it.
Young trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zol wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zol is squirming around, avoiding Young's attempts to control the action.
Young with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Jay Zol has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Zol is rocked!
Zol is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Zol is still in real trouble! Can Young finish him?
Young landing strikes from the mount.
Zol is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
A big strike lands for Young! That's really hurt Zol and he's turned his back - Young keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Young jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Young!
Jason Young very nearly forgot to thank Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.