PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Younger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Younger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Broken Bones by Nonpoint . John Doe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Younger
vs
Doe

175 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

MMA Sanctioned Clothing

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Younger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Doe.
Younger looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nice sprawl there from Younger as Doe shoots in.
Doe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Younger is fending him off so far but Doe persists. Nope, Younger circles away and we're back to standing.
Doe is looking to clinch.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doe.
Drake Younger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doe.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Younger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doe.
Doe fails with a takedown attempt.
Doe doesn't manage to clinch there - Younger circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe cracks Younger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doe tries to clinch up.
Younger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doe.
Doe throws a series of punches but Younger moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Younger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Doe.
Doe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doe jabs Younger right on the nose. Younger blinks but takes it well.

Younger forces Doe back against the cage and clinches.
Doe tries to score a body lock takedown but Younger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Younger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Younger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Doe prevents it.

Doe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Doe pushes Younger up against the cage in a clinch.

Doe manages to break the clinch.
Doe looks to land a combination but Younger avoids it well.
Younger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe misses with a wild combination.

Younger moves into range and clinches up with Doe.

Younger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Younger throws a head kick that misses

so Doe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Younger keeping moving, preventing Doe from controlling successfully.
Younger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe won't allow Younger to get back to his feet.
Doe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Doe postures up.
Doe wants to get up but he can't break Younger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Younger trying to keep a closed guard but Doe is proving a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Younger or perhaps it was just good defense by Doe which made him look bad.

Doe gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Younger keeps control of Doe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Younger has him pressed against the cage.

Younger breaks the clinch.
Doe misses with a takedown attempt - Younger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Doe clinches up with Younger and pushes him back against the cage.
Younger gets underhooks to prevent Doe's takedown attempt.
Doe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Younger's elbow.

Doe has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Younger is trying to keep an underhook but Doe manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Doe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Younger wants to get back to his feet.
Doe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Doe dominated that round.
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.

Younger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Doe keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Younger stops Doe from getting back to his feet.
Doe is looking to control Younger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doe avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doe wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe is looking to improve his position.
Doe is trying to maintain the position but Younger is very close to passing his half guard.
Younger prevents Doe from standing back up.
Doe is looking to control Younger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doe avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Doe wants to clinch but Younger slips to the side

and Younger counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Younger gets to mount! Doe was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Younger with a couple of short strikes.

Younger is working for a guillotine from mount but Doe frees his head quite easily.
Younger cracks Doe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe wants to control but Younger is having none of it.
Younger thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Younger could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Doe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Doe prevents any damage by holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Younger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doe is looking to escape.
Younger content just to control the position here.
Doe wants to hold on but Younger pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Younger dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Doe misses with a head kick.

Younger gets a clinch.
Younger prevents Doe from breaking the clinch.

Doe breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Doe.
Younger shoots in for a takedown but Doe shows good takedown defense.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Doe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Younger is rocked!
Doe fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Younger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doe lands a body shot.
Younger seems to have got his legs back now.
Doe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Younger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Younger tries to clinch there but Doe circles away.
Doe looks to clinch
and Younger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Younger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Younger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Doe as Younger shoots in.

Doe has managed to clinch.
Doe tries to land knees in the clinch but Younger avoids the damage to the body.

Doe jumps guard and drags Younger to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Doe throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Doe controls Younger momentarily but Younger frees himself.
Doe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Younger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doe is keeping the position for now.
Doe looking for a sweep. Not yet Doe, not yet.
Doe seems keen to control Younger's posture.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Younger from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Doe wants to clinch up but Younger keeps it at a distance.
Doe shoots and misses

and Younger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Younger.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Younger from controlling successfully.
Doe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Doe has his hands on Younger's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Younger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Younger tries to free his leg and advance position but Doe is retaining full guard.
Younger wanted to stand there but Doe had control of the position.

Doe manages to escape and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Doe.
I think Doe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Doe!