PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hasim Bakalakadakastacka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Young
vs
Bakalakadakastacka

198 cm
24
265 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

193 cm
24
212 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Gerald Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hasim Bakalakadakastacka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Bakalakadakastacka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bakalakadakastacka content to stall in guard here.
Young is looking to stand up but Bakalakadakastacka isn't so interested in that idea.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bakalakadakastacka on the ground.
Bakalakadakastacka throwing strikes but missing.
Young keeping moving, preventing Bakalakadakastacka from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakalakadakastacka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bakalakadakastacka advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bakalakadakastacka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Young looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bakalakadakastacka with the ground and pound but Young uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Bakalakadakastacka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bakalakadakastacka is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Young wants to stand but Bakalakadakastacka is controlling the position.

Bakalakadakastacka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Young kicks Bakalakadakastacka off and gets to his feet.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bakalakadakastacka.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bakalakadakastacka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bakalakadakastacka avoids the body shot from Young.
Bakalakadakastacka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bakalakadakastacka fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Young to the ground. Bakalakadakastacka is now in Young's guard.
Bakalakadakastacka stands and throws Young's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bakalakadakastacka is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bakalakadakastacka asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Bakalakadakastacka is trying to get an arm triangle but Young is defending well.
Young is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bakalakadakastacka asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Bakalakadakastacka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakalakadakastacka sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Young is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Bakalakadakastacka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bakalakadakastacka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bakalakadakastacka looks gassed!
Bakalakadakastacka creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Young sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Young is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bakalakadakastacka has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hasim Bakalakadakastacka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Young throws a head kick that misses.
Bakalakadakastacka misses with a takedown
and Young counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young thuds his right hand into Bakalakadakastacka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Hasim Bakalakadakastacka has been cut.
Young closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Bakalakadakastacka out cold! Bakalakadakastacka corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gerald Young!