PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Chinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Young
vs
Chinner

175 cm
18
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Chinner!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Young scores a takedown into full mount!
Chinner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Young lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Young fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chinner is looking to improve his position but Young isn't that keen on the idea.
Young tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young avoids the attempt from Chinner to control.
Young working Chinner over with strikes here.
Young looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chinner tries to lock up and control but Young gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two 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 Chinner's face.
Chinner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Young controlling the action here.
Young lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chinner wants to control but Young is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young thows a huge punch but Chinner dodges it nicely.
Chinner wants to control but Young is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chinner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Young.
Young working over Chinner with some ground and pound. Chinner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Young takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chinner wants to get back to full guard.
Young with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chinner tries to roll over but Young keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Young wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Young misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Young dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chinner has a takedown stuffed.
Chinner tries to clinch
and Young counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chinner manages to avoid it.
Chinner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.

Young looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Young seems content to control.
Chinner won't allow Young to pass to mount.
Young throwing shots but Chinner is blocking nicely.
Young looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Young is looking to advance position but Chinner won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Young scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chinner is looking for a sweep. Young is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Young content to control rather than advance.
Young seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chinner for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jimmy Young just wasn't active enough.
Chinner tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Young scores with a takedown into Chinner's guard.
Young content to stall in guard here.
Young throws and elbow that misses. Chinner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young's guard. Nice move by Chinner!
Young bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chinner's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young content to stall in guard here.
Young postures up and lands a big shot to Chinner's brow.
Young scoring with punches to the head and body.
Young lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Young postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young distracts Chinner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Young looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Young has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Young dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Chinner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chinner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chinner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chinner is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.

Chinner closes the distance and clinches.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Chinner.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Come on Chinner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chinner misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chinner manages to pull guard.
Young has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Young controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Young lands a couple of digs.
Young is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Jimmy Young wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Young looking to score a takedown here. Chinner is defending well but Young drives through and ends up in Chinner's guard.
Young passes into half guard.
Jimmy Young overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still in half guard, Young seems content to control.
Young thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young trying to pass the guard but Chinner defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinner tries to get to full guard but Young has control of the leg.
Young content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Jimmy Young wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chinner moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chinner manages to avoid it.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chinner can do to turn this around?
Chinner moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Chinner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Chinner.
Jimmy Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chinner staying out of range there.
Chinner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Chinner tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Young throws a hook but Chinner avoids it easily.
Chinner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chinner fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chinner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.

Young shoots in and gets a takedown into Chinner's guard.
Young slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Young, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Young!
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