PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicasio Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salonga
vs
Young

176 cm
26
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
28
160 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicasio Salonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Young!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Young changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Salonga throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Salonga misses with a looping left.
Young shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Salonga eats them both and turns towards Young to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alexander Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Young thuds his right hand into Salonga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salonga under the eye.
Young looks to land a right hand but Salonga moved out of range.
Salonga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Salonga manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Young on his heels. He'll look to pass Young's guard now, I'm sure.
Salonga lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Salonga wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Salonga looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young wants to stand but Salonga is controlling the position.
Salonga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salonga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salonga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salonga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Young is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Salonga is controlling him.
Salonga works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.
Salonga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salonga with a nice head shot there.
Salonga trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salonga distracts Young with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Salonga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Young wants to stand but Salonga is controlling the position.
Salonga landing with the ground and pound.
Salonga cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Salonga throws a big elbow that misses.
Salonga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salonga with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salonga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Young pushes Salonga off and gets back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salonga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.

Salonga closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salonga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Young is not content to let Salonga control the position.
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 Nicasio Salonga will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Salonga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salonga.

Salonga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Young did well to prevent Salonga getting side control.
Salonga stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salonga landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Salonga lands with a punch from half guard.
Young tries to kick Salonga off but Salonga keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salonga lands a nice short elbow.
Salonga is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salonga slips a nice elbow through Young's hands, connecting with Young's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young has hold of Salonga's hands but Salonga slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salonga winds up and cracks Young with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Salonga looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Salonga controlling the action here.
Young is trying to stand back up but Salonga is controlling him
Salonga working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Young is not content to let Salonga control the position.
Young is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Salonga scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Salonga drops an elbow to the side of Young's head.
Ground and pound from Salonga.
Young is trying to stand up here but Salonga is controlling him well.
Salonga trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
Salonga is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Salonga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Salonga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Salonga working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young has hold of Salonga's hands but Salonga slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salonga working Young over with strikes.
Young has hold of Salonga's hands but Salonga slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salonga looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Salonga seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Salonga stops Young from getting back to his feet.
Salonga working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salonga winds up and cracks Young with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Salonga looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salonga takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Young pushes Salonga off looking to stand but Salonga dives back in and keeps control.
Young is breathing heavily.
Salonga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salonga winds up and cracks Young with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Salonga.
Salonga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Salonga working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salonga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Salonga is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salonga winds up and cracks Young with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Young is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Salonga scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salonga is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Salonga working Young over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicasio Salonga dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A big right from Salonga misses.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young lands with a right hand.
Young lands an overhand right.
Salonga dodges the punch combination from Young.

Salonga looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Young!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salonga breaks from Young's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Salonga landing punches.
Young is bucking up trying to escape but Salonga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Young that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Young is rocked!
Salonga lands a big elbow.
Young is still in real trouble! Can Salonga finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.
Salonga breaks from Young's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Salonga scoring with strikes but Young is staying in there.
Salonga lands a big elbow.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salonga connects with a bit shot that sees Young covering up! More strikes from Salonga and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Salonga is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicasio Salonga!