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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Venum Tree Knee Dad (ranked 124 p4p, 18 weight class) and Daft Young (ranked 450 p4p, 58 weight class). Tree Knee Dad kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Not Falling by Mudvayne. Young has chosen Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger as his entrance music. Venum Tree Knee Dad is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 cm
42
152 lbs
48 - 17 - 0 |
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166 cm
36
160 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
48 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Venum Tree Knee Dad! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Daft Young! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tree Knee Dad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young. Young has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tree Knee Dad finds it's way round the side to connect with Young's head. Tree Knee Dad misses the shot to the body. Tree Knee Dad scores with a jab to the jaw. Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tree Knee Dad moves away. Young closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Young lands with a cross. Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Tree Knee Dad with a nice cross. Tree Knee Dad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young. Tree Knee Dad takes a body punch but keeps moving. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tree Knee Dad. A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Donk. Tree Knee Dad catches Young right on the button with a cross. Young takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Young misses the shot to the body. Young tries to clinch there but Tree Knee Dad circles away.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tree Knee Dad jabs Young right on the nose. Young blinks but takes it well. Daft Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tree Knee Dad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Young avoids the body shot from Tree Knee Dad.
Young slips a straight right by Tree Knee Dad. Young appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Tree Knee Dad throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it. Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook but Young avoids it easily. Tree Knee Dad thuds a left hand into Young's body. Tree Knee Dad misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely. A big right from Tree Knee Dad misses. Tree Knee Dad scores with a jab to the jaw. Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young scores with a nice right hand.
Tree Knee Dad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Young throws an off balance right hand
letting Tree Knee Dad counter with a right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tree Knee Dad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Tree Knee Dad does it's job there. Young throws a head kick but Tree Knee Dad moves out of range.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Tree Knee Dad's shoulder, as Tree Knee Dad tries to avoid the shot. Tree Knee Dad avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Young lands a nice hook to Tree Knee Dad's body. Tree Knee Dad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Young moves out of range as Tree Knee Dad strikes. A countering left hand to the body from Young misses. Tree Knee Dad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Tree Knee Dad misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy. Tree Knee Dad is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Tree Knee Dad loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch. Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Young instigates a clinch. Young avoiding damage as Tree Knee Dad throws knees to the body.
Tree Knee Dad blocks a body shot from Young. Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tree Knee Dad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Tree Knee Dad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tree Knee Dad backwards. Tree Knee Dad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Young misses with a hook from the clinch. Tree Knee Dad lands with a left to the head. Tree Knee Dad misses with a hook from the clinch. Tree Knee Dad scores with an uppercut up the middle. Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tree Knee Dad backwards. Tree Knee Dad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Tree Knee Dad scores with a nice hook to the head. A shot in the inside from Young. Tree Knee Dad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tree Knee Dad. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tree Knee Dad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow. A short right hand to the side of the head by Tree Knee Dad.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Young misses with a short punch on the inside. A short left from Young. Tree Knee Dad working some nice short punches in the clinch. Tree Knee Dad gets control of Young's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tree Knee Dad will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Tree Knee Dad wants to improve his position but instead Young has moved into half guard.
Tree Knee Dad is trying to get back to full guard. Tree Knee Dad gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tree Knee Dad working for a triangle but Young defends it easily.
Tree Knee Dad wants to sweep but no luck. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook but Young avoids it easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Tree Knee Dad. Young does a little dance to reset his feet. Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tree Knee Dad moves away. Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tree Knee Dad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Young ducks right into an uppercut from Tree Knee Dad. Tree Knee Dad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around? Nice cross by Tree Knee Dad. Tree Knee Dad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Tree Knee Dad. Tree Knee Dad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tree Knee Dad. Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Young throws the left hand but Tree Knee Dad avoids the punch easily. Tree Knee Dad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tree Knee Dad. Tree Knee Dad sizes up Young with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tree Knee Dad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tree Knee Dad misses the jab. Young misses with a few strikes there.
Tree Knee Dad throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it. Young blocks a jab. Young lands a right hook to the body.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young takes one to the chin there. Tree Knee Dad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tree Knee Dad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Young throws out a loose jab but Tree Knee Dad uses good head movement to avoid it. Venum Tree Knee Dad is winning the standup battle so far. Tree Knee Dad closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tree Knee Dad lands in his opponent's guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Tree Knee Dad postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tree Knee Dad wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving. Tree Knee Dad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Tree Knee Dad looking to sit in guard and control but Young gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Tree Knee Dad working a defensive guard here.
Young content to stall in guard here. Tree Knee Dad looking to control but Young passes into half guard.
Tree Knee Dad is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at MMA Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tree Knee Dad is looking for a sweep. Young is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Tree Knee Dad tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Young has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Tree Knee Dad is looking to get to half guard. Tree Knee Dad is working hard here to advance position. Young controlling from the full mount. Tree Knee Dad working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Young takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Tree Knee Dad bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Tree Knee Dad trying to control but Young is working from the bottom. Tree Knee Dad tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard. 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 Venum Tree Knee Dad will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Young moves out of range as Tree Knee Dad strikes. Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Tree Knee Dad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young. Young ducks under a wild hook from Tree Knee Dad. Young moves into the clinch. Tree Knee Dad breaks from the clinch.
Young misses with a body shot.
Tree Knee Dad throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Tree Knee Dad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Young 's head but he takes it in his stride. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A slow jab from Young misses its intended target. Tree Knee Dad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Tree Knee Dad throws a hook but Young blocks it. Young now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Tree Knee Dad connects with a body shot. Tree Knee Dad misses with a left hand and Young counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tree Knee Dad missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A swing and a miss from Young. Young throws a right and a left that Tree Knee Dad avoids nicely. Tree Knee Dad tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot. Young slips a straight right by Tree Knee Dad. Tree Knee Dad scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Young felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Venum Tree Knee Dad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Young regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tree Knee Dad's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. Tree Knee Dad is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Tree Knee Dad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tree Knee Dad wants to pass the guard but Young is defending well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tree Knee Dad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working. Young regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tree Knee Dad. Tree Knee Dad is fighting to break Young's control of his arms but Young is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Tree Knee Dad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now. Tree Knee Dad trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tree Knee Dad passes Young's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Tree Knee Dad not landing any meaningful shots this time. Tree Knee Dad is looking to pass Young's guard but actually Young recovers to full guard. Tree Knee Dad slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Tree Knee Dad is trying to get an arm triangle but Young is defending well. Young parries the strikes from Tree Knee Dad easily there. Tree Knee Dad is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Young to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tree Knee Dad trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom. The strikes coming from Tree Knee Dad are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Tree Knee Dad goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Young rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tree Knee Dad's guard! Nice work there by Young! Tree Knee Dad tries to land a sweep but no joy. Tree Knee Dad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Young defends it easily. Young must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Tree Knee Dad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Venum Tree Knee Dad. Well Tree Knee Dad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27 Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Venum Tree Knee Dad! Venum Tree Knee Dad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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