PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nemanja Tancev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ming Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ming Young has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tancev
vs
Young

190 cm
27
190 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
200 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nemanja Tancev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ming Young!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tancev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young misses with a right hand
and Tancev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tancev just misses with a punch to the body.
Young blocks a jab.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Tancev misses the jab.
Tancev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Young on the side of the head.
Young misses with a hook
and Tancev counters with a nice body shot.
Tancev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Young misses with an uppercut. Tancev saw that one coming.
Tancev is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young throws a hook but Tancev blocks it.
Tancev tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Tancev scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tancev moves out of range as Young strikes.
Tancev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Tancev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young lands a jab to Tancev's midsection.

Young bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tancev parries the strikes from Young easily there. Young is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tancev to escape.
Young in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tancev tries to improve position but can't.
Tancev manages to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Young missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tancev is positioning himself well to prevent Young advancing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tancev trying to control here.
Young passes into side control, despite Tancev's attempt to control the position.
Young looks up at the clock and then as Tancev takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Young smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tancev manages to get back to half guard.
Young wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tancev keeps working.
Young throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tancev to regain full guard.
Young won't allow Tancev to sweep him here.
Tancev pulls Young in to control the position.
Tancev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Tancev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Young can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tancev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
Young postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Young working some strikes from top position.
Tancev has momentary wrist control but Young slips an elbow through the middle.

It looks like Nemanja Tancev has been cut.
Tancev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Young is one step ahead there.
Young works over Tancev with some ground and pound from guard.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
Tancev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Tancev is rocked!
Young gets to his feet and stands over Tancev, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Tancev felt that one! Young unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Tancev from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ming Young!