PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Melendez
vs
Young

181 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyron Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Young!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young lands with a nice combination. Melendez backs away looking to recover.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young throws a series of punches but Melendez moves out of range.
Young uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Melendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Melendez walks into a stiff left hand from Young.
Melendez shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melendez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
Melendez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Young.
Melendez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Young finds it's way round the side to connect with Melendez's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left lands for Young.
No luck for Melendez with that takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young.
Young lands a lovely overhand right.
Young throws a combination. Melendez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Young throws a right and a left that Melendez avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez walks into a left hand.

Melendez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Young is trying to defend but Melendez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Melendez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyron Melendez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Young misses with the combination.
Melendez takes one to the side of the head.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Melendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrew Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Melendez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
Melendez keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melendez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Young is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Melendez tries for a takedown. No joy.

Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Melendez.
Young connects with a looping right hand.
Melendez tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.

Melendez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Young tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Melendez is in Young's guard.
Young wants to stand up but Melendez is controlling him.
Melendez is stalling in the full guard.
Melendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez pushes down on Young's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Melendez winds up and cracks Young with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez is controlling the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melendez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andrew Young will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Young lands a jab to Melendez's midsection.
Young connects with a jab.
Young cracks Melendez with a right hand to the side of the head.

Melendez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Young napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Melendez taking a breather here.
Young tries to escape but Melendez is in control.
Melendez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Young avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Melendez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Young is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Young can do anything to dispel that myth.
Melendez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Young will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Young defending against the ground and pound.
Melendez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Melendez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Young is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young dodges the ground and pound from Melendez.
Melendez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Melendez is putting a hurting on Young here, landing some big shots from side control.
Melendez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Young managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Melendez.
Melendez controlling the position from side mount.
Young is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez working the ground and pound but Young is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Melendez crashes against the mat.
Young taking punishment in the form of punches.
Melendez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Young is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Melendez tries for a kimura but Young is defending well.
Melendez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Young's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Melendez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyron Melendez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Young looks to land a right hand but Melendez moved out of range.
Melendez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Melendez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Melendez slows the pace down in half guard.
Melendez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Melendez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tyron Melendez.
Young clobbers Melendez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Melendez shoots in for a double leg but Young sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Young connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Young fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andrew Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Melendez ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Melendez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Young lands a really nice looking cross but Melendez seems unphased.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Young but Young pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Melendez forces Young back against the cage and clinches.

Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Young.
Melendez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Young displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Melendez.
Melendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Melendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melendez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danga de danga de dang - Young scores with a four punch combination!
Melendez has a takedown stuffed.
Jab from Young.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
Melendez walks into a stiff left hand from Young.
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young scores with a three punch combo!
Andrew Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melendez fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez shoots in for a double leg but Young sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Young connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Young throws a shot to the body.
Young closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tyron Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young cracks a nice hook into Melendez's ribs.
Young scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Young as he connects with a hook.
Melendez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
Young lands with a nice body punch.
Young digs a good body shot into Melendez's ribs.
Young bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Melendez.
Young keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Young throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Melendez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young is trying to escape the position but Melendez is controlling the position.
Melendez tries to score with some ground and pound. Young controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Young dodges the ground and pound from Melendez.
Melendez controls the position from side control.
Melendez tries to score with some ground and pound. Young controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrew Young.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!