PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lane Tate (ranked 5083 p4p, 447 weight class) and Rick Young Young (ranked 5085 p4p, 448 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tate
vs
Young Young

180 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Brawler
KO power

Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lane Tate!
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, Rick Young Young !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate throws a lazy head kick

and Young moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Young .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Young continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rick Young Young .
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Young throws a counter combo.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Young moves into range and clinches up with Tate.

Young breaks the clinch.

Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Young manages to break the clinch.
Tate avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Tate.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Tate throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate.
Tate misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate thuds a left hand into Young 's body.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tate.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate blocks a head kick by Young .
Tate throws a low kick but Young moves out of range easily.
Young wants to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Young misses.

Young clinches.

Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.

Young clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Young stalls.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate taking a breather.
Young is pushing Tate up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
As Tate backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Tate manages to avoid it all.
Tate blocks a head kick by Young .

Young closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Young breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Young clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Young instigates a clinch.
Young avoiding damage as Tate throws knees to the body.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Young has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Young manages to break the clinch.
Tate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Young pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tate wants to break free but Young has control.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate.
Young lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate wants to break free but Young has control.
Tate tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the ropes.
Young misses with an elbow strike.
Young keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.

Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Tate tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Tate tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.

Young has taken the fight to the clinch.

Young manages to break the clinch.
Young misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Young gets a clinch.
Tate tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rick Young Young seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.

Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Rick Young Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Young .

Young closes the distance and clinches.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Young lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
Young looking to stall.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young avoiding damage as Tate throws knees to the body.
Tate wants to stall.
Young tries a body shot but Tate blocks it.

Young 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Young moves into the clinch.

Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.

Tate clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.

Young manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Tate.
Tate letting Young take a breather here.
Tate tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Young Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Young moves into range and clinches up with Tate.

Young breaks from the clinch.
Tate throws a head kick that misses.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tate manages to avoid it.

Tate clinches up against the ropes.

Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Tate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tate tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Young makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Young moves out of range as Tate throws a body kick.

Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate is trying to break free.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.

Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Young tries to get set, Tate tries to push him back and clinch up but Young manages to avoid the attempt.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Young .
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate throws a jab when Young was well out of range.

Young clinches up against the ropes.

Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young misses with a body kick.
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young tries to counter by closing the distance.

Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate is looking to control Young 's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the ropes.

Young 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Young moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Young clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate.
Tate tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the ropes.
Young prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.

Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Young drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.

Young manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young tries to land a front kick but Tate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young .
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tate misses with the combination.
Young is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Young drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.
Tate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tate misses with a knee to the head.
Lane Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick Young Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young .

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Young Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Young Young !