PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernst Young (ranked 4259 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Beast (ranked 21120 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Ernst Young has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Young
vs
Beast

195 cm
44
215 lbs
37 - 15 - 3

189 cm
23
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Ernst Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Beast!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Young misses.
Beast wants to counter with a clinch but Young pushes him away.
Beast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beast closes the distance looking to clinch
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beast's sensitive parts.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Beast bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beast wants to counter the offense by Young and move into the clinch position.
Young looks to land a combination but Beast avoids it well.
Beast walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast dodges the punch combination from Young.
Beast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
As Young backs off Beast throws a huge counter combo but Young manages to avoid it all.
Young looks to land a left hand but Beast moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Ernst Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beast swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beast shoots for a takedown but Young saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Beast looks to move away, Young throws a big counter combo but Beast just gets out of the way.
Young wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beast slips under a jab.
Beast steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Young.
Beast on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
Young throws out a loose jab but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Beast bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Beast on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a looping right.
And Beast tries to counter it with a takedown but Young pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Beast takes one to the chin there.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Beast slips the punch.
Beast shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beast.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Young finds it's way through Beast's defenses.
Young scores with a nice strike.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beast tries to counter with a clinch but Young shakes him off and moves away.
Young misses with a hook. Beast ducked under it nicely.
Young misses with a double jab
and Beast counters with a three punch combo that has Young backing up. Young nods at Beast to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young looks to throw the jab but Beast is out of range.
Young feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beasts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Young throws a hook but Beast blocks it.
Beast doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Beast.
Ernst Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Beast.
Young lands a jab to the nose.
Beast goes for a double leg but Young avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Young continues to drive forward.
Beast slips under a jab from Young.
Beast walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Beast with the counter takedown but Young avoids it easily.
Young throws the left hand but Beast avoids the punch easily.
Beast with the counter takedown but Young avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast dodges the punch combination from Young.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beast doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beast is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Beast ducks down to avoid it.
Beast checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Young lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Young looks to land a combination but Beast avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Beast unleashes a big counter combination but Young bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Young pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernst Young dominated that round.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Young misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Beast.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.

Beast gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beast blocks an uppercut.
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Beast breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Young.
Beast darts in looking for a takedown but Young gets double underhooks and turns Beast into the cage.
Beast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Ernst Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a hook but Beast avoids it easily.
Young sizes up Beast with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Young scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beast in his tracks.
Young misses the jab.
Beast misses with a few strikes there.
Young slaps away a takedown attempt from Beast, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beast slips under a jab.
A big left from Young misses.
Beast wants to counter the offense by Young and move into the clinch position.
Young misses with a looping left.
Ernst Young is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a series of punches but Beast moves out of range.
Beast wants to counter with a clinch but Young pushes him away.
Young pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Beast back to the cage. Young follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A cross from Young lands.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young missing with a left hand there. Beast was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beast changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beast checks a leg kick.
And Beast tries to counter it with a takedown but Young pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young sets himself, and Beast steps forward looking for the clinch! Young avoids it this time.
An inside leg kick from Young misses.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beast tries to counter with a clinch but Young shakes him off and moves away.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young misses with an uppercut

and Beast counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Young!

Young throws Beast to one side and escapes!
Young misses with an uppercut. Beast saw that one coming.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beast tries to counter with a clinch but Young shakes him off and moves away.
Young misses with a straight right.
Beast is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Young.

Beast clinches up against the cage.
Beast content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Beast.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast blocks an uppercut.
Beast stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Young makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Beast.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young misses with the head strike.
Beast blocks an uppercut.
Young misses with some punches.
Beast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beast jumps guard but Young stands there with Beast around his waist. Beast gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ernst Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Beast.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernst Young dominated that second round.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Beast moves out of range of the strikes.
Beast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beast is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beast can do to turn this around?
Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Young.
Young attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Beast.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from Beast. Beast gets slowly back to his feet.
Beast slips a jab from Young.
A left lands for Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young feints and then cracks Beast's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beast down.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Beast both land. Nice combination.
Young with a nice cross.
Young wants to slow Beast down by chopping away at his legs.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beast.
Beast tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beast somewhat.
Beast blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Young misses.
Young throws a jab when Beast was well out of range.
Young misses with a wild combination.
Beast moves out of range of the body kick.
Beast is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for Young.
Ernst Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young misses with an uppercut. Beast saw that one coming.
Young sets himself, and Beast steps forward looking for the clinch! Young avoids it this time.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast misses with a double jab.
Beast takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bruno Beast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young missing with a left hand there. Beast was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beast ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Beast is looking for the big counter here.
Beast on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beast dives in for a single leg takedown but Young sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ernst Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Beast.
Beast shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
Young throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beast on the side of the head.
Beast slips under a jab.
Young connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beast. Beast circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Beast moves away from the strike by Young.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Young throws a series of punches but Beast moves out of range.
And Beast tries to counter it with a takedown but Young pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Beast sizes up Young with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Beast has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Beast blocking some punches.
Beast blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Young misses with some punches.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Beast.
Beast throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernst Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Young 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernst Young!
In his post fight interview, Ernst Young started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.