|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juelz Halala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikille Youe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
19
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
165 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juelz Halala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ikille Youe!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halala at a distance.
Youe looks to land a right hand but Halala moved out of range.
Halala looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Youe is fending him off so far but Halala persists. Nope, Youe circles away and we're back to standing.
Halala feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Halala wants to stand but Youe is controlling his posture from full guard.
Youe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Halala is controlling him.
Halala stands and throws Youe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Halala stands up and beckons Youe to his feet.
Ikille Youe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youe thumps Halala with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Youe.
Youe works over Halala's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Juelz Halala has been cut.
A punch combination from Youe misses.
Halala takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Youe's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Youe duly obliges.
Halala closes the distance and pushes Youe back into the cage.
Youe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Halala pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halala thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Halala has Youe pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halala is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youe wants to stand and escape but instead Halala has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Halala trying to control but Youe is working from the bottom.
Youe wants to stand but Halala is controlling the position.
Youe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halala. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Youe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Youe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Youe is working an open guard so Halala takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A left and a right from Youe both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halala throws a head kick that misses.
Youe lands the left hand.
Youe misses with a head kick.
Youe stuffs the takedown attempt from Halala. Halala gets slowly back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Youe as he connects with a hook.
Youe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halala stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halala checks a low kick from Youe.
Youe sizes up Halala with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Halala fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juelz Halala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halala avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Youe scores with a nice strike.
Youe throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikille Youe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juelz Halala's cut.
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.
Halala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Halala tries for a takedown but Youe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Halala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Juelz Halala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Youe throws a series of punches but Halala avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Youe as he connects with a hook.
Youe misses with a wild combination.
Halala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halala shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Halala showed some decent athleticism there.
Halala is keen to just control but Youe is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youe is looking to escape.
Halala trying to control the action but Youe is working from the bottom.
Halala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Halala works his way into side control.
Halala decides to stand back up.
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.
Youe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Youe lands a lovely overhand right.
Youe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Youe lands a head shot.
Halala takes the fight into the clinch.
Halala wants a takedown but no success here.
Halala prevents Youe from breaking the clinch.
Halala looking to stall.
Halala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Youe tries a head kick but it misses.
Halala avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youe throws a right hand that Halala ducks under and follows up with a left that Halala also avoids with ease.
Halala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Youe to score with a decent uppercut.
Halala takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Halala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Youe cracks a nice hook into Halala's ribs.
Halala clinches up against the cage.
Halala tries to pull guard but Youe won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juelz Halala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Youe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Youe can't break the clinch.
Halala taking a breather.
Youe is trying to break the clinch but Halala has him pressed against the cage.
Youe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Youe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Halala keeps control of Youe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halala drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Youe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Youe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Halala.
Youe tries to break the clinch but Halala is controlling the position.
Halala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ikille Youe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Youe.
Youe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Youe swinging wilding here.
Youe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Youe looks to land a left hand but Halala moved out of range nicely.
Halala moves in looking to clinch but Youe pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Juelz Halala will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juelz Halala's cut.
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!
Halala shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Youe but Youe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Youe lands with a hook. Halala tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Youe throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Youe.
Halala looks for a takedown but Youe sprawls well.
Youe lands a nice shot that snaps Halala's head back.
Youe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Halala pushes Youe up against the cage in a clinch.
Halala is trying to drag Youe to the mat but Youe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juelz Halala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Youe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Youe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halala tries to pull guard but Youe holds him up against the cage and eventually Halala drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youe can't break the clinch.
Youe is looking to break free of the clinch but Halala has double underhooks.
Halala prevents Youe from breaking the clinch.
Halala lands a body punch.
Halala is trying to maintain a safe position but Youe gets an underhook and turns Halala into the cage.
Halala breaks the clinch.
Halala looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Youe cracks Halala with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Youe scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheers as Youe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halala doesn't seem phased though.
Halala scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Halala is looking to take a break and control but Youe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Youe is looking to get back to his feet here but Halala is keeping cool and he's managed to take Youe's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youe staying busy and making it hard for Halala to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youe is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Youe is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Halala gets his way!
Youe looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Will Halala go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
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.
Halala punches the canvas rather than the man.
Youe breaks Halala's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Halala working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice straight punches there by Youe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Youe.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ikille Youe.
I think Youe 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ikille Youe!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
38% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
