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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Young (ranked 7270 p4p, 626 weight class) and Pietro De Negri (ranked 3166 p4p, 360 weight class). Trevor Young has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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150 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trevor Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pietro De Negri!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Negri is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, De Negri circles away and we're back to standing.
De Negri misses with a takedown attempt - Young sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Young lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Negri will feel that in the morning.
Horrible takedown attempt by Young or perhaps it was just good defense by De Negri, which made it look bad.
Young throws a nice looking combination but De Negri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Young.
De Negri doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Young. 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.
De Negri moves into the clinch successfully.
Young tries to circle away but De Negri has him pinned against the cage.
De Negri ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. De Negri no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
De Negri is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is working De Negri over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Negri pulls Young in close to prevent any damage.
Young wants to control from the top but De Negri keeps moving.
Young would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Young is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young wants to control from the top but De Negri keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
De Negri misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Young throws a lazy head kick
and De Negri counters with a shoot takedown. Young fights it but they end up in guard.
De Negri throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Young keeping moving, preventing De Negri from controlling successfully.
De Negri landing with the ground and pound.
Young will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Young is trying to control the position but De Negri postures up.
Young keeping full guard, as De Negri tries to pass.
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 wants to stand but De Negri is controlling the position.
Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Young controls De Negri momentarily but De Negri frees himself.
Young wants to get back to his feet but De Negri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De Negri stays in close to Young's body and controls the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Negri has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Negri wants to take the fight to the mat but Young manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
De Negri avoiding damage.
De Negri managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Young wants to take the fight to the mat but De Negri manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Negri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Young goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Negri prevents it.
Young is trying to break the clinch but De Negri is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pietro De Negri will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Negri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Young quickly recovers to half guard.
De Negri stalling.
De Negri is continuing to stall.
Young striking from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Negri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Negri keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
Young works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Negri prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Young is trying to keep De Negri in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De Negri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Young tries to land a front kick but De Negri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Negri is looking for the big counter here.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with De Negri, looking for a takedown. Young pushes De Negri against the cage but De Negri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trevor Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Negri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Young is defended easily by De Negri.
De Negri gets caught flat footed, as Young shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Negri kicks Young off and gets to his feet.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for De Negri on that attempt.
De Negri just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromYoung.
Trevor Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pietro De Negri.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Negri closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Negri stalling.
Young wants to get back to striking at distance but De Negri won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Negri breaks from the clinch.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De Negri feints and as Young raises his hands in defense, De Negri changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Negri trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Young manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
De Negri being controlled here, momentarily.
De Negri pulls Young in close to prevent any damage.
Young showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to stand but De Negri is controlling from the bottom.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but De Negri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young tries to stand but De Negri is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pietro De Negri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
De Negri stuffs the takedown attempt from Young. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Young misses with a head kick.
De Negri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Negri.
De Negri misses with a head kick.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Negri changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Young misses with a takedown attempt
and De Negri counters with a two punch combo.
Young throws a right and a left that De Negri avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Negri has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Young goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Negri prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Negri misses with a punch to the body.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Negri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young gets caught flat footed, as De Negri shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Negri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
De Negri slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pietro De Negri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Negri looking to sit in guard and control but Young gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Negri working a defensive guard but Young manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young advances nicely into full mount.
Young can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Negri is looking to escape.
De Negri takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Negri is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Negri is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Negri is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young content just to control the position here.
De Negri is trying desperately to improve position.
Young landing shots from mount.
Young moves to back control.
De Negri is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Young struggling to land strikes to the head as De Negri covers up.
De Negri is holding on to Young 's glove but Young gets free and slips his arm under De Negri 's chin. This could be big trouble! Yes, De Negri is tapping furiously and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trevor Young!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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