PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Mcgraugh (ranked 22284 p4p, 516 weight class) and Rick Young Young (ranked 5787 p4p, 463 weight class). Rick Young Young is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mcgraugh
vs
Young Young

185 cm
30
185 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

184 cm
25
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Mcgraugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Young Young !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Mcgraugh as Young shoots in.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young wants to counter with a clinch but Mcgraugh pushes him away.
Mcgraugh swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mcgraugh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mcgraugh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcgraugh connects with a jab.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgraugh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcgraugh keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgraugh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mcgraugh scores with a decent looking hook.
Mcgraugh scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Mcgraugh misses its intended target.
Mcgraugh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young tries to pull guard but Mcgraugh won't allow it.
Young is working for takedown but Mcgraugh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Corey Mcgraugh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Young Young .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgraugh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young takes an elbow to the temple.
Young tries to break the clinch but Mcgraugh is controlling the position.
Mcgraugh lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands a nice uppercut.
Mcgraugh presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Young looks winded!
Mcgraugh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Young up against the cage.
Mcgraugh lands with a left to the head.
Mcgraugh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young .
Mcgraugh lands a right hand.
Mcgraugh works on Young 's body with a couple of short punches.
Mcgraugh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgraugh digs a right hand underneath Young 's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mcgraugh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mcgraugh lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcgraugh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Young s head.
Mcgraugh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mcgraugh scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mcgraugh.
A body shot lands from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Mcgraugh as the two fighters clinch.
Mcgraugh lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands an elbow just above Young 's eye.
Mcgraugh slowing the pace effectively.
Mcgraugh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mcgraugh gets through Young 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mcgraugh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcgraugh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcgraugh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mcgraugh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcgraugh thuds a left hand into Young 's body.
Mcgraugh digs a good body shot into Young 's ribs.
Mcgraugh throws out a powerful jab.
Corey Mcgraugh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Mcgraugh has managed to clinch.
Mcgraugh lands a shot to the body.
Mcgraugh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgraugh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mcgraugh lands an elbow that stopped Young in his tracks for a moment.

Young is rocked!
Mcgraugh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcgraugh finish him?

It looks like Rick Young Young has been cut.
Mcgraugh lands a big right hand that drops Young ! The killer instinct kicks in and Mcgraugh finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mcgraugh!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Mcgraugh!