PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fig Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fig Newton looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Newton
vs
Young

183 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fig Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Young!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Young has taken the fight to the clinch.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton can't break the clinch.
Young jumps guard but Newton stands there with Young around his waist. Young gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Newton managing to block the knees to the body from Young.

Young has clasped his hands together around Newton's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Newton is being controlled here.
Newton is trying to get back to his feet.
Young scores with punches from side control.
Young taking a breather here.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Young working the ground and pound but Newton is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young trying to control the action but Newton is working from the bottom.
Young scoring with punches and elbows.
Newton is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Young is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Newton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Newton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Young tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Newton stops Young from passing to mount.

Young is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Newton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Young looks gassed!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Newton looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Newton looks to land a combination. Young sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Young takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Young throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Newton.
Newton throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young takes one to the chin there.
Young on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Newton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Newton.

Young shoots in and bounces Newton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Newton has his foot on Young's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Young works his way back into a safe position though.

Young gets to his feet. Newton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Young dodges the punch combination from Newton.
Newton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Newton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Young clinches.
Young stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Young manages to break the clinch.
Newton throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.

Young has taken the fight to the clinch.

Young pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Young is on top in guard.

Newton looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Young is defending well. Newton quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Young has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Newton celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fig Newton!