PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer's entrance music is Speak Militant- Sabac Red. A fine choice. Young has chosen Scorpions - The Zoo as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Royer
vs
Young

185 cm
31
180 lbs
18 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
180 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Young!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royer lands with a hook. Young tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Royer scores with a nice body kick.
Young misses with a double jab.
Royer is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Young.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Young throws a jab when Royer was well out of range.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royer manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Royer as he connects with a hook.
Royer walks into a stiff left hand from Young.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young blocks a low kick nicely.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royer manages to avoid it.
Royer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Royer scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Young fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Royer is looking to score with low kicks.
Royer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Royer.
Jake Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Royer was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Royer lands a left and a right that send Young crashing to the mat, dazed. Royer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Young is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young scores with a leg kick.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Royer finish him?
Nice defenses there by Royer.
Good shot there by Young.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a body punch but Royer moves out of range.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Royer lands with a hook. Young tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Royer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Young checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good work by Royer as he checks the leg kick.
Young takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Royer misses its intended target.
Young goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Royer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Young.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to land a front kick but Royer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young wants to land a leg kick but Royer is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Young cracks Royer with a good jab.
Young throws a half hearted mid kick.
Royer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Royer. That's going to slow Young down.
Young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Royer. That did some damage!
Royer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Young throws out a loose jab but Royer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a low kick as Royer jumps back.
The crowd cheers as Royer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young doesn't seem phased though.
Young tried to score with a low kick but Royer checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royer is looking to land body kicks.

Young forces Royer back against the cage and clinches.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Royer backwards.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Royer's efforts to push away.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young tries a body shot but Royer blocks it.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Royer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Royer lands a high kick!
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young looks for the body kick but Royer saw that one coming.
Young lands a lovely overhand right.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Royer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Royer.
Royer pushes Young away with a front kick.
Dakota Royer is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Young throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young tries to land a leg kick but Royer saw it coming and moves away.
Royer ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young connects with a single shot there.
Royer tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Royer.
Young throws a jab when Royer was well out of range.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Royer throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer checks a leg kick.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Royer.
A leg kick checked by Young.
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Young cracks Royer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Royer does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Royer throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Royer lands.
Royer looks to throw a body kick
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Royer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Royer.
Royer scores with a leg kick.
Royer misses with a body kick.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young throws a low kick but Royer avoids it.

Young clinches with his opponent.
Young stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Royer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some bone on bone action there as Royer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Young attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Royer moves out of range as Young strikes.
Royer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Royer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Young throws a leg kick but Royer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young throws the kick towards the body but Royer avoids it.
Royer tries to land a leg kick but Young saw it coming and moves away.
Young has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Royer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jake Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Royer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Royer scores with a head kick.
Royer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Young blocks the body kick.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royer throws a head kick that Young semi-blocks.
Nice cross by Young.
Royer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab by Young.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Young checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Young throws a wild body kick that Royer sees coming a mile off.
Royer connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Young.
Royer moves out of range of the body kick from Young.
Young moves out of range of the leg kick from Royer.
Young throws a body punch but Royer moves out of range.
Young pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young misses with a body shot
and Royer counters with an outside leg kick.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Royer scores with a leg kick.
Royer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Royer.
Royer scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young scores with a decent looking hook.
Young throws a jab when Royer was well out of range.
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 hook but Royer avoids it easily.
Young tries to bum rush Royer with a series of wild strikes but Royer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Royer throws a head kick that Young semi-blocks.
A jab from Young misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Royer. That's going to slow Young down.
Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Royer pushes him off.
Young throws a low kick, looking for Royer's leg but Royer calmly moves out of range.
Young sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer misses with a body kick.
Royer lands a really nice looking cross but Young seems unphased.
Royer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Royer loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Royer doesn't seem bothered though.
Royer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Young's head.
Young chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Royer can pounce on him.
Young takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young throws the left hand but Royer avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a hook but Royer blocks it.
Young tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Young moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Royer's efforts to push away.
Young pushes off an throws an elbow but Royer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Royer breaks the clinch.
Young throws a leg kick but Royer checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Royer clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Royer avoids the body shot from Young.
Young misses with a jab to the body
and Royer counters with a solid body kick.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Royer misses with a head kick.
Royer stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crunch! Royer slams his shin into Young's torso.
Young is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Young walks into a stiff left hand from Royer.
Royer loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Royer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young throws a hook to the side of Royer's head but Royer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Royer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young avoids the head kick by Royer.
Royer avoids the body shot from Young.
Royer lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Royer misses its intended target.
Royer thows a leg kick but Young checks it
and Young counters with an inside leg kick.
Young tries to land a front kick but Royer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Royer.
Young misses with a low kick.
Young misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Young finds it's target.
Royer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Royer.
Royer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Young misses with a low kick as Royer jumps back.
Young cracks Royer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Young takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Young swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a right hand that Royer ducks under and follows up with a left that Royer also avoids with ease.
Royer with a nice cross.
Royer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Royer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royer throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young misses with a kick to the body
and Royer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Royer misses its intended target.
Young throws out a loose jab but Royer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Royer is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Royer counters with a nice leg kick.
Young with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Royer to score with a decent uppercut.
Young misses with an uppercut. Royer saw that one coming.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Royer moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royer moves away.
Young throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Royer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Royer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Royer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young misses with a leg kick
and Royer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Young really felt that one!
Young tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Royer had his way with Jake Young in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Royer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Royer scores with a leg kick.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Royer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Royer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young blocks a head kick by Royer.
Royer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young misses with a straight left.
Young moves out of range of the body kick.
Young fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Royer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royer lands a head shot.
Young misses with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Royer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Royer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Royer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Royer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Royer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dakota Royer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Royer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Royer throws a push kick but Young slaps the foot to one side.
Young on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Young turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Royer throws a head kick that misses.
Royer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Royer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Royer counters with a nice body kick.
Royer scores with the left hand. Young knows he should have avoided that one.
Royer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Royer blocks a head kick by Young.
Young has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Royer.
Jake Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young misses with a body kick.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Young misses with a body shot.
Young checks a low kick from Royer.
Royer throws a head kick that Young semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Royer.
Young stuns Royer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Royer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Young is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Royer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Royer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royer throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Royer lands with a kick to the temple. Young shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Royer lands a high kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dakota Royer.
I think Royer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Royer!
Dakota Royer retains his welterweight title!