PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Perko Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Late comes to the cage accompanied by Fabolous - My Time ft. Jeremih . Young has chosen "Rev it Up" by Jesse James Dupree as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Late
vs
Young

178 cm
25
183 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

182 cm
20
177 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Perko Late!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Young!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late checks a leg kick nicely.
Young throws a body punch but Late moves out of range.
Late dodges the punch combination from Young.
Late tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Young swivels and escapes.
Late avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Late.
Late takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young throws a low kick, looking for Late's leg but Late calmly moves out of range.
Young throws a jab when Late was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Late closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Young to the mat! Young manages to get full guard.
Young trying to keep a closed guard but Late is proving a slippery customer.
Late thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Late throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Young gets to his feet - Late follows without any prompting.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Late tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Late somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perko Late. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Perko Late has been cut.
Late tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Young misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Late slips the punch.
Late shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Late stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Late dodges the punch combination from Young.
Nice shot lands for Young.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jake Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young clobbers Late with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice combination there by Young.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a head kick.
Late dodges the punch combination from Young.
Late tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Late shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Young manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Late working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Young pulls Late in to control the position.
Late throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to control the position.
Young is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Late is controlling him.
Young looking to hit a scissor sweep but Late is one step ahead there.
Young has momentary wrist control but Late slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Late loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Young throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perko Late's cut.
That's time! Late's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Young misses with a head kick.
Young scoring well with a low kick there.
Late blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Late does a little dance to reset his feet.
Late slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Young misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Late uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Jake Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Young.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Late.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Late manages to avoid it.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Late clinches.
Late lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Young breaks from the clinch.
Late dodges the punch combination from Young.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Late tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two 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.
Young slaps away a takedown attempt from Late, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Late moves into the clinch.

Young breaks from the clinch.
Late misses with a takedown attempt - Young sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Late tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Late.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Late misses with a takedown attempt - Young sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perko Late. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Late.
Young misses with the combination.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Late's sensitive parts.
Late misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Late fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jake Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Late tries to clinch up.
Late misses with a shot to the body
and Young counters with an inside leg kick.
Late shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Young counters with a big head kick but Late shrugs it off.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Late throws a predictable looking body shot
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Late.
Late misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Perko Late's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A big left from Young misses.
Late wants to clinch

and Young counters with a nice right hand that sends Late toppling to the canvas! Late scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Young finish him?!

Late is rocked!
Young connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Late to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Young!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Young!