PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willis Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kanchelskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis Young has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Young
vs
Kanchelskis

172 cm
18
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Twisted Soldier Clothing

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willis Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergei Kanchelskis!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kanchelskis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kanchelskis fails with the takedown.
Kanchelskis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
Willis Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Kanchelskis.

Young changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kanchelskis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kanchelskis stops Young from passing to mount.
Young in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Young lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kanchelskis tries to bench press Young off him but Young keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanchelskis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kanchelskis wants to control but Young is keeping busy.
Young throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanchelskis has hold of Young's hands but Young slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Young sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kanchelskis defending well though.
Young thows a huge punch but Kanchelskis dodges it nicely.
Young missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kanchelskis trying to control from the bottom.
Young is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Young throwing shots but Kanchelskis is blocking nicely.
Young throwing shots but Kanchelskis is blocking nicely.
Kanchelskis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Young lands a nice short elbow.
Kanchelskis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Young moves nicely into side control.
Kanchelskis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Young grinds an elbow into Kanchelskis's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young looks up at the clock and then as Kanchelskis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Young smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Young grinds an elbow into Kanchelskis's temple.
Young lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kanchelskis wants to control but Young postures up.
Kanchelskis is looking for a sweep.
Young is working Kanchelskis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Young grinds an elbow into Kanchelskis's temple.
Kanchelskis is looking for a sweep.
Kanchelskis parries the strikes from Young easily there. Young is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kanchelskis to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young grinds an elbow into Kanchelskis's temple.
Young sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kanchelskis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Young landing a few strikes.
Kanchelskis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sloppy strikes there by Young.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kanchelskis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Young!
Young might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Young is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kanchelskis looking to control but Young is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Young chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Kanchelskis.
Kanchelskis lands a heavy elbow.
Young tries to reverse the position but Kanchelskis maintains control.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kanchelskis on the ground.
Young throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kanchelskis. What's that going to do exactly?
A nice elbow there by Kanchelskis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis trying to control but Young is having none of it.
Young flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Kanchelskis looking to secure an arm triangle but Young defends it well.
Young is trying to escape the mount.
Kanchelskis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Young is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kanchelskis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kanchelskis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willis Young dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kanchelskis with a poor takedown

and Young counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Youngis looking to pass into half guard but Kanchelskis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kanchelskis is in guard.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Young on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Young tries to get out of the position.

Kanchelskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kanchelskis trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young striking off his back but it's not causing Kanchelskis any problems.
Kanchelskis won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Young doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kanchelskis tries to clinch

and Young counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kanchelskis's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Young postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kanchelskis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
Young content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Kanchelskis is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Young rolls with it to try and escape but Kanchelskis cranks on the arm and Young is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergei Kanchelskis!