PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sung Puckett (ranked 25028 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amadeus Young (ranked 5536 p4p, 0 weight class). Sung Puckett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Puckett
vs
Young

210 cm
22
177 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sung Puckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amadeus Young!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Young drives through with a takedown into guard.
Puckett pulls Young in to control the position.
Young wants to control from the top but Puckett keeps moving.
Young stays in close to Puckett's body and controls the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Puckett holds on and takes a little breather.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Puckett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Young throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Puckett preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Puckett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Puckett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Puckett postures up.
Young trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Young is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Puckett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Puckett scoring with some ground and pound.
Puckett throwing strikes but missing.

Puckett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Puckett but Puckett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Puckett attempts a counter takedown but Young avoids it well and moves away.
Puckett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Puckett wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Young.
Sung Puckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amadeus Young.
Young lands the left hand.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puckett attempts a counter takedown but Young avoids it well and moves away.
Young shoots in and drives through. Puckett sprawls well.
Young looks winded!

Puckett clinches.
Puckett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Young gets control of Puckett's arms and successfully pulls guard. Young will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Puckett landing with the ground and pound.
Puckett works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.
Puckett connects with a couple of short punches.
Puckett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Puckett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Puckett connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Puckett cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Puckett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Puckett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Puckett is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Puckett working some strikes from top position.
Young not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!
Puckett with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puckett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Puckett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sung Puckett dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Young misses with a takedown

and Puckett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Puckett blocks with his arms.

Young manages to break the clinch.
Young tries to clinch there but Puckett circles away.
Puckett throws a big counter combination but Young scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Young throws a sloppy head kick

and Puckett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Puckett with a nice head shot there.
Puckett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Puckett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puckett stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Young trying to control the position.
Puckett lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Young had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Puckett defends it easily.
Young is breathing heavily.
Puckett working some strikes from top position.
Puckett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Puckett with a nice head shot there.
Sung Puckett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Puckett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Puckett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Puckett preventing the sweep.
Puckett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Puckett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Puckett lands a couple of digs.
Puckett lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puckett lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Young controls Puckett momentarily but Puckett frees himself.
Puckett landing some decent shots from guard.
Puckett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Puckett is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Puckett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Puckett lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Puckett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Puckett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Puckett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckett scoring with some ground and pound.
Puckett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Puckett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Young controls Puckett momentarily but Puckett frees himself.
Puckett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Puckett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Puckett postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Puckett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Puckett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Puckett stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Puckett distracts Young with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Puckett with a nice head shot there.
Puckett connects with a couple of short punches.
Puckett won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Puckett cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Young thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Young has momentary wrist control but Puckett slips an elbow through the middle.
Puckett landing some decent shots from guard.
Puckett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Young has momentary wrist control but Puckett slips an elbow through the middle.
Puckett lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sung Puckett dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Young.
Young smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Puckett has managed to clinch.
Young can't get the takedown.

Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young fails with the takedown
and Puckett counters with a left and a right that stings Young.
Sung Puckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amadeus Young.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young wants to clinch up but Puckett keeps it at a distance.
Puckett checks a leg kick.
Puckett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Young manages to circle out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
Young has his takedown stuffed

and Puckett counters by clinching up.
Puckett 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. Puckett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Puckett has managed to clinch.

Puckett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Young rushes Puckett and presses him up against the cage.
Young is working for takedown but Puckett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Young misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puckett gets underhooks to prevent Young's takedown attempt.

Puckett manages to pull guard.
Young being controlled here momentarily.

Puckett is looking for a triangle but Young pushes his legs off easily.

Puckett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Puckett pulls Young in close to prevent any damage.
Young preventing the sweep.

Puckett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Young defends it easily.
Puckett pulls Young in to control the position.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Puckett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Young stopping the sweep attempt from Puckett.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Puckett 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.
Puckett won't allow Young to get back to his feet.

Young has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Puckett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Puckett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puckett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Puckett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Amadeus Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sung Puckett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puckett is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sung Puckett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puckett 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sung Puckett!