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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Whiteford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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181 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Whiteford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Young!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiteford tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whiteford throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from Whiteford. Whiteford gets slowly back to his feet.
Whiteford gets tackled into the cage by Young. Young maintains the clinch.
Young pressing his opponent against the cage.
Whiteford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Young walks away with a smile on his face. Whiteford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Whiteford fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Whiteford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteford gets caught flat footed, as Young shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Young sitting in guard here, content to control.
Whiteford working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteford had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Young defends it easily.
Young controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whiteford wants to stand but Young is controlling the position.
Whiteford trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Young darts in and clinches Whiteford up against the cage.
Whiteford tries to pull guard but Young forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Young lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Young shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Whiteford manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Whiteford throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Young is stalling in the full guard.
Young postures up and lands a big shot to Whiteford's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whiteford wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Whiteford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Young is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Young dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Young closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Whiteford quickly recovers to half guard.
Whiteford is trying to escape back to his feet but Young uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Young controls the position from side control.
Whiteford takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee asks Young politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Young prefers to stall for the moment though.
Whiteford is looking for a sweep.
Young cracks Whiteford with a big right hand but Whiteford just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young controlling from side mount.
Young working away.
Young is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Whiteford will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Whiteford takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young cracks Whiteford with a big elbow.
Young taking a breather here.
Whiteford is looking to regain half guard here but Young keeps moving and retains side control.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whiteford struggling a bit here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Whiteford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Young closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Whiteford's guard.
Young is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young landing with the ground and pound.
Young stops Whiteford from standing up.
Young seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Young stands up over Whiteford, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Whiteford not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young controlling from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Young pushes Whiteford up against the cage in a clinch.
Whiteford working hard to break the clinch.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whiteford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Young lands an elbow just above Whiteford 's eye.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Whiteford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whiteford shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young clinches up with Whiteford and pushes him back against the cage.
Young lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whiteford is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Whiteford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Young manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteford is trying to buck Young off.
Young happy to just control the position for now.
Whiteford takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Whiteford takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Whiteford is looking to regain half guard here but Young keeps moving and retains side control.
Whiteford trying to remain calm as Young controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Young grinds an elbow into Whiteford's temple.
Young controls the position from side control.
Young in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Young creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Whiteford trying to remain calm as Young controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Whiteford's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Young cracks Whiteford with a big right hand but Whiteford just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A lull in the action here as Young stalls from top position.
Whiteford is trying to control Young's posture but Young avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Whiteford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Young but Young pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Whiteford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four 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 dips to his left and cracks Whiteford with an uppercut!
Young throws a leg kick which misses Whiteford's front leg but catches the back leg as Whiteford tries to avoid it.
Young rushes Whiteford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Whiteford is trying to pull guard but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Young looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Whiteford taking some punishment here, with Young in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young tries to pass to full mount but Whiteford defends it.
Young slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Young!
After the fight, Jake Young was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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