PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by The Zoo. Buck Wilson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake Young's chin.

Young
vs
Wilson

182 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

179 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buck Wilson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.

Wilson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Young looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wilson trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
Wilson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Young's legs.
Young is looking to reverse the position.

Wilson decides to stand back up. Wilson steps back and let's Young get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Young does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Young wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Wilson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
Wilson avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Young avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilson is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Wilson into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Young presses Wilson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from Young.
Wilson looks gassed!
Young lands an uppercut.
Young lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Young.
Young stalling in the clinch.
Young prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Young presses Wilson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Wilson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Young digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
Wilson takes an elbow to the temple.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
Young lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young landing knees to the head.
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilson blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Young throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Young misses with a body shot.
Wilson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wilson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Young counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a nice elbow.
Young creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson closes the distance but Young moves to the side
and Young counters with a left to the body.
Wilson closes the distance but Young moves to the side
and Young counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wilson's knee momentarily.
Wilson wants to clinch but Young slips to the side
and Young counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wilson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wilson wants to clinch but Young slips to the side
and Young counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Young dominated that round.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wilson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Young darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Young pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Young lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young stops a takedown attempt from Wilson.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young pressing his opponent against the cage.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jake Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.

Wilson darts in and clinches Young up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilson tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.
Jake Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Wilson.
Young stalling in the clinch.
Young digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
Wilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young lands a knee to the head.
Young lands a left hand.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young tries a knee to the head but Wilson blocks it.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Wilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wilson darts in trying to clinch

and Young holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Young pushes off an throws an elbow but Wilson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two 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.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young lands a shot to the body.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson fails with the takedown
and Young counters with a good low kick that Wilson was not able to check.
Young tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Young counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to clinch but Young slips to the side

and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
Wilson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Young as the two fighters clinch.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.

Young gets a clinch.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Young as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Young on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Young lands with a left to the head.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Young.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Young.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wilson throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Wilson blocks the leg kick.
Young moves out of range as Wilson strikes.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
Young takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Young counters with a nice body shot.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Young dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilson darts in trying to clinch
and Young counters with a nice leg kick.
Wilson closes the distance but Young moves to the side

and Young moves into the clinch.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wilson misses the body punch

and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
Wilson wants to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Young prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
Young keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young lands a knee to the body.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Wilson tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
Young is working Wilson over against the cage.
Wilson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Young lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Nice body punch from Young.
Young throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Young misses with some punches.
Young will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wilson up against the cage.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Young blocks with his arms.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Wilson takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Wilson checks a low kick from Young.
Wilson misses with a low kick as Young jumps back.
Wilson wants to clinch
and Young counters with an outside leg kick.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Young but Young pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson closes the distance but Young moves to the side

and Young counters by clinching up.
Young scores with a hook to the body.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young wants to stall.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson closes the distance but Young moves to the side
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson fails with the takedown

and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
Jake Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Wilson.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Young manages to get underhooks.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Young clinches.

Wilson breaks the clinch.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.

Wilson forces Young back against the cage and clinches.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jake Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wilson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wilson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Buck Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Young, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Young!