PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr iLL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dr iLL could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andre Young's chin.

iLL
vs
Young

190 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dr iLL!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Young!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Young looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Young wants to lay and pray for a moment but iLL keeps working.

Young wants to work for an arm triangle but iLL is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
iLL wants to control but Young is keeping busy.

Young is sneakily working for an arm triangle but iLL sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young wants to control but iLL is keeping him busy.
Young moves into full mount! iLL won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
iLL is in a horrible position here. Young smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Young can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as iLL is looking to escape.
iLL can't escape the position.
Young looking to control but iLL is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young lands a nice shot to the head.
iLL wants to control but Young is having none of it.
Young lands a big elbow.

Young is going olschool here, as he tries to force iLL to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so iLL shrugs it off.
Young trying to control but iLL is having none of it.
Young prevents iLL from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young unloading with bombs!

Young looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Young looks gassed!
iLL wants to control but Young is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Young prevents iLL from getting the reversal.
iLL tries to lock up and control but Young gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Young controlling the position easily from mount.

Young with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Young scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young cracks iLL with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
iLL is trying to escape the mount.

Young is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. iLL can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Young trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Young avoids the attempt from iLL to control.
Young controlling the pace for now.
Young scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

iLL has left one of his arms exposed and Young doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. iLL screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Young!