PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxer McBox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBox has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for Boxer McBox has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

McBox
vs
Young

190 cm
21
240 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boxer McBox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Young!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McBox is breathing heavily.

Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McBox, pushing him back against the cage.
Young tries to score a body lock takedown but McBox shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Young manages to break the clinch.
Young wants to clinch up but McBox keeps it at a distance.

Young closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McBox to the mat! McBox manages to get full guard.
McBox is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Young is controlling him.

Young stands up and waves to McBox to follow him.
McBox misses with a two punch combination.
Young shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McBox pinned against the cage. McBox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Young throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Young shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Young was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Young controlling the pace for now.
McBox trying desperately to get to his feet.
Young controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Young trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Young controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young dominating with strikes here.
Young can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McBox is looking to escape.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jason Young just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McBox misses with a double jab

and Young counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Young controls from within his opponent's guard.
McBox wants to stand but Young is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Young stands up and waves to McBox to follow him.
Young shoots in for a takedown but McBox shows good takedown defense.
Boxer McBox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Young.
Young shoots in for a takedown but McBox shows good takedown defense.
Boxer McBox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McBox throws a left and a right that both miss

and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McBox smiles and moves away.
McBox takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Young dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Young throws a push kick but McBox slaps the foot to one side.
Young takes one to the side of the head.

Young shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Young showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McBox is trying to stand up here but Young is controlling him well.

Young gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Young tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch there but McBox circles away.

Young scores with a takedown into McBox's guard.
Young controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but McBox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young sitting in guard here, content to control.
Young passes McBox's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to pass to mount but McBox is defending the position.
McBox wants to get back to his feet.

Young decides to stand up.
Nice defenses there by Young.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McBox swivels and escapes.
Young fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Young shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boxer McBox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Young.
McBox throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young misses with a double jab.
McBox swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
McBox throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young fails with the takedown.
McBox misses with a double jab.
McBox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but McBox circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McBox stuffs the takedown attempt from Young. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
McBox swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
McBox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McBox fails to land with a series of punches.
Young connects with a solid leg kick.
McBox ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young moves in looking to clinch but McBox pushes him off.
Young lets loose with a powerful body kick. McBox will feel that in the morning.
Young lets loose with a powerful body kick. McBox will feel that in the morning.

Young clinches.
Young tries to score a body lock takedown but McBox shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Young tries to stall but McBox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McBox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
McBox misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Young throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling McBox to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from McBox. No joy for Young on that attempt.
McBox misses with a jab, cross combination.

Young moves into range and clinches up with McBox.
Young lands with a right to the head.
McBox takes an elbow to the temple.
McBox prevents the takedown attempt.
McBox lands a nice uppercut.
McBox lands a right hand.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Young manages to pull guard.
Young bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McBox's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young passes McBox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McBox is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young trying to mount his opponent but McBox defends it.
Jason Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young thows a huge punch but McBox dodges it nicely.
McBox pushes Young off looking to stand but Young dives back in and keeps control.
McBox is trying to escape back to his feet but Young uses the scramble to pass into side control.

Young looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McBox is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Young is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Young lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McBox down.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from McBox.
McBox swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Young shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McBox's guard.
Young postures up and lands a big shot to McBox's brow.
McBox wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Young works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBox is trying to stand back up but Young is controlling him
Young seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McBox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McBox is trying to stand back up but Young is controlling him

Young stands up out of the half guard.
Boxer McBox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young walks into a straight right hand from McBox.
No luck for Young with that takedown attempt.
Boxer McBox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Young.
McBox throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McBox throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McBox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with a low kick, right behind McBox 's knee.

Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McBox tries to buck Young off but he can't manage it.
Young controlling from mount.
Boxer McBox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McBox?

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Young!