PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assis has chosen Falling Slowly as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Young
vs
Assis

198 cm
29
275 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

186 cm
27
240 lbs
6 - 8 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bolo Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Assis!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young's waist but Young gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assis off to one side.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bolo Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
Assis dodges the punch combination from Young.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assis circles away quickly and effectively.

Young clinches up against the ropes.

Assis jumps guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Assis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Young postures up in Assis's guard and throws a big left but Assis blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Assis kicks Young off and gets to his feet.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Assis on that attempt.
Assis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Young sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bolo Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Assis.
Assis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the ropes. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Assis shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Assis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Young as Assis shoots in.
Young scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Kimbo Assis has been cut.
Assis looks gassed!
Young throws a good cross that connects.
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 tries to bum rush Assis with a series of wild strikes but Assis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
Young scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A good leg kick by Young.

Oooooh!!! Young has knocked Assis down with a huge combo! Young steps away and waves a wobbly Assis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Assis is rocked!
Bolo Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Assis.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.

Oooooh!!! Young has knocked Assis down with a huge combo! Young steps away and waves a wobbly Assis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Assis is still on wobbly legs! Can Young finish him?
Young scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Assis seems to have recovered his senses.

Assis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Young's guard.
Young keeping moving, preventing Assis from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Assis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Assis passes Young's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Assis thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Assis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis controlling the action here.
Assis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Assis stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Assis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assis controlling the pace.
Assis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Assis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Assis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Assis there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assis working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bolo Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Assis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Assis shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Assis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bolo Young is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Assis.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Assis closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Assis pushes Young against the ropes but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bolo Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Assis.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Assis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bolo Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young swinging wildly here.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
Young lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Assis backs up against the ropes.
Young stalks Assis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Assis's face. Assis staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young throws a body kick the misses

and Assis counters with a single leg into guard. Young didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Assis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Assis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Assis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Assis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Assis there.
Assis winds up and cracks Young with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Assis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Assis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assis thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.

Assis is working for a kimura but Young is defending it quite comfortably.
Kimbo Assis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young is refusing to be controlled, as Assis sits in half guard.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Assis on the ground.
Assis controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis throwing shots but Young is blocking nicely.
Assis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Assis working the head and body with strikes.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Assis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Assis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Young avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assis.
Assis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Assis is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assis throwing shots but Young is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Assis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Assis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Assis closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Assis pushes Young against the ropes but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Assis looks for a takedown but Young sprawls well.
Assis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Assis looks for a takedown but Young sprawls well.
Bolo Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Assis.
Assis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young is fending him off so far but Assis persists. Nope, Young circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Assis on that attempt.
Young throws a right and a left that Assis avoids nicely.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Assis shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Assis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Assis gets tackled into the ropes by Young. Young maintains the clinch.
Young prevents the takedown attempt.
Assis prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Assis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Young is defending well.
Young is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to push Assis away but Assis has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Assis prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Assis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Young prevents the takedown attempt.
Assis looking for a takedown.
Assis keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young wants to break free but Assis has control.
Young wants to break free but Assis has control.
Young has had enough of the clinch but Assis keeps him there for the moment.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Assis is controlling him.
Assis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Young tries to break the clinch but Assis is controlling the position.
Assis has Young pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Assis has him pressed against the ropes.
Assis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Assis is controlling him.

Assis is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Young can't fight it off and eventually Assis manages to take the fight to the floor. Young looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Assis throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Assis's guard. Nice move by Young!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assis tries to strike from the bottom.
Assis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Young is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Assis has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Young is looking to defend but Assis has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Young! Assis pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Young taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kimbo Assis!
Kimbo Assis opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.