PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Crostly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor Young looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Crostly
vs
Young

185 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Crostly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connor Young!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Crostly as Young shoots in.
Crostly slips under a jab from Young.
Crostly closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Crostly pushes Young against the cage but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Young.
Jab by Young.
Crostly staying out of range there.
Crostly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crostly somewhat.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Crostly has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
Crostly fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Crostly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young tries to break the clinch but Crostly is controlling the position.
Crostly prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Young has had enough of the clinch but Crostly keeps him there for the moment.

Crostly gets control of Young's arms and successfully pulls guard. Crostly will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Young prevents Crostly from getting back to his feet.

Crostly looking for a guillotine here but Young defends easily.
Crostly looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crostly wants to get back to his feet but Young is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Young is looking to work some ground and pound but Crostly has wrist control.

Young is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Crostly is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Crostly has escaped and now he's on top!
Young looks gassed!
Crostly wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crostly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crostly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crostly wants to stand but Young has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Crostly scoring with some ground and pound.

Crostly stands and steps away. Young gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crostly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crostly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young slaps away a takedown attempt from Crostly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crostly's sensitive parts.
Connor Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young digs a good body shot into Crostly's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crostly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crostly blocks a head kick by Young.
Young is looking to slow Crostly down with leg kicks.
Nice body punch from Young.
Young tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crostly swivels and escapes.
Young shoots in but no luck this time.
Crostly misses with a two punch combination.
Crostly moves forwards but Young connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.

Crostly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Young's half guard.
Young taking some punishment here, with Crostly in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crostly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Crostly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Young lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crostly backs up against the cage.
Young lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crostly at a distance.
Crostly moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Young misses with a head kick.

Crostly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Young to the mat! Young manages to get full guard.
Crostly wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Crostly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Young has a closed guard, preventing Crostly from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to keep Crostly in close.
Young looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crostly is one step ahead there.
Crostly trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Young looking for a triangle here. Crostly is fighting it but it looks tight! Young pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Crostly is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Connor Young!