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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Young (ranked 4867 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cho Ba (ranked 6359 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 cm
22
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Young! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cho Ba! The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Young fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Ba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Young motions for Ba to come forward. Young throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Young is looking to clinch. Ba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Young shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Young was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Ba tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Young wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ba is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Young is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Ba is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ba keeps trying to improve his position. Ba is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Young connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Young sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Ba is in all sorts of trouble here.
Young with the ground and pound from mount. Ba tries to reverse the position but Young maintains control. Ba gets back to half guard. Young scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Young 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. Ba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Young pulls his head out easily. Ba looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Ba is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Ba actively working from the bottom here. Ba is defending against the submission attempts here by Young.
Young wants to free his trapped foot but Ba is holding on for dear life with his legs. Young stalling. Ba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Young pulls his head out easily. Ba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Young pulls his head out easily. Ba looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Ba actively working from the bottom here. Ba looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Young not doing much here.
Ba regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four 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. Ba is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Young has his hands clasped together but Ba extends and breaks Young's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ba.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cho Ba!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
31% |
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