PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taken Ya Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood has chosen Eminem - Crack A Bottle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ya Down
vs
Youngblood

190 cm
25
201 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
27
189 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Global MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taken Ya Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood slips under a jab.
Ya Down avoids the head kick by Youngblood.
Youngblood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ya Down makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ya Down wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as Ya Down blocks the low kick.
Ya Down scores with a body shot.
Ya Down fails with a takedown attempt.
Youngblood throws a head kick but Ya Down moves out of range.
Youngblood misses with a combination
and Ya Down counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ya Down tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Youngblood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood misses with a jab to the body
and Ya Down connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ya Down scores with a hook to the body. Youngblood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ya Down shoots in but no luck this time.
Youngblood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ya Down throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Youngblood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taken Ya Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Youngblood is predictable there

and Ya Down counters with a takedown into side control.
Youngblood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ya Down working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ya Down throwing strikes but Youngblood manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Ya Down is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Youngblood crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ya Down manages to get back to half guard.
Ya Down on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ya Down tries to get out of the position.
Youngblood is looking to pass Ya Down's guard but actually Ya Down recovers to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ya Down preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Youngblood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Youngblood throws and elbow that misses. Ya Down uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Youngblood's guard. Nice move by Ya Down!

Youngblood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ya Down doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ya Down manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ya Down looking to sit in guard and control but Youngblood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Youngblood.
Youngblood distracts Ya Down with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Youngblood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ya Down tries to buck Youngblood off but Youngblood is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Youngblood looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ya Down is looking to regain half guard here but Youngblood keeps moving and retains side control.
Youngblood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ya Down defending against the ground and pound.
Ya Down parries the strikes from Youngblood easily there. Youngblood is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ya Down to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood with the ground and pound but Ya Down regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Youngblood misses with a head shot. Ya Down uses the momentum to regain guard.
Youngblood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Youngblood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Youngblood throws a strike but Ya Down rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Youngblood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ya Down missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Taken Ya Down will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ya Down's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ya Down scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ya Down takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Youngblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Youngblood misses with a few strikes there.
Ya Down ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Youngblood throws a lazy head kick
and Ya Down counters with a nice leg kick.
Youngblood throws a poor cross that misses
and Ya Down counters with a two punch combo.
Youngblood thows a leg kick but Ya Down checks it
and Ya Down counters with a right hand to the body.
Youngblood looks to land a right hand but Ya Down moved out of range.
Youngblood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Youngblood misses with a left hand

and Ya Down counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Youngblood's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Down postures up.
Ya Down working some strikes from top position.
Ya Down content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Youngblood seems keen to control Ya Down's posture.

Youngblood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ya Down gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Ya Down avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Youngblood is breathing heavily.
Ya Down showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ya Down with a nice head shot there.
Youngblood working a defensive guard here.
Youngblood keeping moving, preventing Ya Down from controlling successfully.
Ya Down sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ya Down trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Youngblood manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ya Down seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Youngblood is looking to work some ground and pound but Ya Down has wrist control.
Ya Down utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Youngblood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Youngblood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ya Down bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Youngblood's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Youngblood is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ya Down defends well.
Youngblood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Youngblood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Youngblood looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ya Down has picked Youngblood up and slammed him! Youngblood can't keep hold of the triangle and Ya Down manages to pass to side control!
A lull in the action here as Ya Down stalls from top position.
Youngblood is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taken Ya Down dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Youngblood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ya Down.
Youngblood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ya Down counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ya Down lands the left hand.
Ya Down scores with a jab to the body.
Youngblood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ya Down connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Youngblood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ya Down connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ya Down misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Youngblood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood misses with a double jab
and Ya Down counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Ya Down misses.
Youngblood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Youngblood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ya Down throws a right hand that misses
and Youngblood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Youngblood throws a head kick that misses
and Ya Down counters with a nice uppercut.
Youngblood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ya Down connects with a right hand. Youngblood shakes it off.
Ya Down ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Youngblood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ya Down.
Ya Down tries to bum rush Youngblood with a series of wild strikes but Youngblood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jordan Youngblood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Ya Down with that takedown attempt.
Youngblood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jordan Youngblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Youngblood swings and misses with a shot to the body

so Ya Down counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Youngblood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ya Down trying to control but Youngblood is working from the bottom.

Youngblood is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ya Down defends well.
Ya Down preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Youngblood is keeping the position for now.
Youngblood keeping moving, preventing Ya Down from controlling successfully.
Ya Down postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ya Down looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Youngblood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ya Down gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ya Down is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ya Down postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taken Ya Down overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Youngblood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ya Down is pushing down on Youngblood's leg trying to pass to half guard. Youngblood is fighting to maintain full guard but Ya Down has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ya Down thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taken Ya Down is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Youngblood actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taken Ya Down showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ya Down has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taken Ya Down!