PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Peterwhacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterwhacker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood. 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.

Young
vs
Peterwhacker

198 cm
24
258 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

190 cm
29
259 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Peterwhacker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterwhacker tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from Peterwhacker. Peterwhacker gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Peterwhacker.

It looks like Jason Young has been cut.
Young throws a series of punches but Peterwhacker moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Peterwhacker misses

and Young counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Peterwhacker looking to control.
Peterwhacker wants to hit a switch here but Young passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Peterwhacker there!
Peterwhacker tries to reverse the position but Young maintains control.
Peterwhacker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Young with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterwhacker tries to hold on but Young postures up.
Young looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Young breaks from Peterwhacker's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterwhacker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Young.
Young raining down hammerfists from mount.
Peterwhacker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Young with good strikes from the mount here!
Young working Peterwhacker over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterwhacker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Peterwhacker working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Young connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young looking to finish Peterwhacker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Peterwhacker!
Young cracks Peterwhacker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Young connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Peterwhacker is rocked!

Young looking for a guillotine from mount but Peterwhacker is having none of it.
Peterwhacker is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Peterwhacker?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterwhacker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Young lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Young lands with some strikes.
Young pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Young working Peterwhacker over with strikes here.
Young landing strikes from the mount.
Peterwhacker is trying to escape the mount.
Young can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Peterwhacker is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterwhacker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Peterwhacker tries to hold on but Young postures up.
Peterwhacker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Young scoring with strikes but Peterwhacker is staying in there.
Young postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Peterwhacker looks a forlorn figure.
Young tries to control but Peterwhacker wriggling away.
Peterwhacker is looking to improve his position but Young isn't that keen on the idea.
Peterwhacker is squirming around, avoiding Young's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterwhacker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Young jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Peterwhacker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Peterwhacker can't do much from the bottom here.
Young scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Young looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Young in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterwhacker is trying to work for a sweep but Young has mounted him!
Peterwhacker is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Young's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Michael Peterwhacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterwhacker misses with a body shot.
Peterwhacker shoots and misses
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Peterwhacker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Peterwhacker throws a head kick that misses
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterwhacker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Young lands a jab to the head.
A head kick by Peterwhacker misses

and Young counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Peterwhacker's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterwhacker wants to sweep but no luck.
Young postures up.
Young trying to control but Peterwhacker is working from the bottom.
Peterwhacker looking for a sweep. Not yet Peterwhacker, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young trying to control but Peterwhacker is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Peterwhacker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Young manages to get himself to full guard.
Peterwhacker throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.

Young throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Young is trying to control the position but Peterwhacker postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterwhacker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peterwhacker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Peterwhacker with a flurry of punches that miss.

Peterwhacker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Young has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peterwhacker has managed to get both his arms back between Young's legs - danger averted.
Young lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Peterwhacker!
Peterwhacker is trying to escape the mount.
Young with good strikes from the mount here!
Peterwhacker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Young cracks Peterwhacker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Young trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Peterwhacker's face.
Peterwhacker is looking to improve his position but Young isn't that keen on the idea.
Young avoids the attempt from Peterwhacker to control.
Young landing shots from mount.
Young lands a big elbow.
Peterwhacker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Peterwhacker trying to get back to full guard but Young takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Young raining down shots from the mount!
Young postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Peterwhacker looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young breaks from Peterwhacker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterwhacker wants to control but Young is having none of it.
Peterwhacker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Young lands a big shot there that rocks Peterwhacker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Young cracks Peterwhacker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Peterwhacker is breathing heavily.
Young is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Peterwhacker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Peterwhacker is still in real trouble! Can Young finish him?
Young breaks from Peterwhacker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Young dominating with strikes here.
Peterwhacker seems to have recovered his senses.
Young connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Peterwhacker is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young landing strikes from the mount and Peterwhacker is in trouble!
Young looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Peterwhacker covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Young!