PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Backlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Backlund has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake York's chin.

York
vs
Backlund

200 cm
22
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Backlund!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Backlund has closed the distance and engaged York in a clinch.
York looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Backlund receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
York is working for takedown but Backlund is calmly controlling the position for now.
Backlund crunches a lovely knee into York's ribcage.
Backlund lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Backlund breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Backlund has closed the distance and engaged York in a clinch.
Backlund lands a shot to the body.

Backlund breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Backlund moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right handed body shot lands from Backlund.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Backlund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yorks head.

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

Backlund moves into the clinch.
Backlund scores with a hook to the body.
Backlund pushes York back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Backlund crunches a lovely knee into York's ribcage.

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

Backlund moves into the clinch successfully.
Backlund softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Backlund lands a body punch.
Backlund digs a right hand into York's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on York's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Backlund as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Backlund.

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

Backlund gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Backlund breaks from the clinch.
York has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from York there as he acknowledges the shot.

Backlund sends York crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Backlund is motioning to the referee to let York up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

York is rocked!

It looks like Jake York has been cut.

Backlund closes the distance and pushes York back into the cage.
Oh York is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

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

York tries to keep at a distance but Backlund has taken the fight into the clinch.
York seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Backlund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Backlund breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backlund keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Backlund gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Backlund breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
York really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Backlund clinches with his opponent.
Backlund scores with a hook to the body.

Backlund breaks from the clinch.
Backlund scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Backlund works York's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Backlund takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Backlund - that landed with a thud.
Backlund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Backlund.

Backlund has managed to clinch.
Backlund is leaning against York and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Backlund breaks from the clinch.

Backlund moves into the clinch.
Backlund lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Backlund.
A short right from Backlund.
Backlund throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Backlund presses York against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Backlund presses York against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Backlund.
Backlund lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down York.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Backlund dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake York's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Backlund connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between York's hands.
Backlund walks forward and throws a big overhand right! York drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Backlund swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from York's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Backlund!