PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory's entrance music is Brain Scan. A fine choice. Youngblood has chosen Linkin Park - Numb as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bathory
vs
Youngblood

186 cm
29
209 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

183 cm
37
214 lbs
31 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bathory avoids it really well and circles away.
Youngblood misses with a double jab
and Bathory counters with a left to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Youngblood.
Youngblood with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bathory counters with a nice body shot.
Youngblood moves in looking to clinch but Bathory pushes him off.
Bathory throwing a counter right hand but Youngblood manages to avoid it.
Youngblood's coach down at The Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Youngblood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Youngblood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bathory pinned against the cage. Bathory gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arzlan Bathory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Youngblood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Youngblood tries to close the distance and clinch but Bathory swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bathory swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bathory throws a series of punches but Youngblood moves out of range.
Youngblood tries to clinch there but Bathory circles away.
Bathory was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Youngblood misses with a body kick.
Matt Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bathory lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Youngblood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bathory closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Youngblood tries to clinch up.
Bathory is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Arzlan Bathory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bathory swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Youngblood misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Bathory to counter with a crisp jab.

Youngblood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Youngblood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Youngblood clinches.
Youngblood wants to take the fight to the mat but Bathory manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Youngblood breaks the clinch.
Bathory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Youngblood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Youngblood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bathory keeps the fight on the outside.
Bathory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblood fails with the takedown
letting Bathory counter with a right hand.
Youngblood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bathory sprawls well. Bathory wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Youngblood gets slowly back to his feet.
Bathory lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Youngblood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bathory dodges the punch combination from Youngblood.
Youngblood tries to clinch but Bathory is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Youngblood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Youngblood closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bathory breaks from the clinch.
Youngblood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bathory thuds a left hand into Youngblood's body.
Youngblood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bathory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bathory throwing a counter right hand but Youngblood manages to avoid it.
Youngblood tries to clinch but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bathory misses with a double jab.
Youngblood misses with a double jab.
Bathory catches Youngblood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Youngblood avoids the head kick by Bathory.
Youngblood has his takedown stuffed
and Bathory counters with a one-two to the body.
Bathory works over Youngblood's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Youngblood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a nice looking combination but Bathory bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bathory is looking to counter punch.
Youngblood fails with the takedown
letting Bathory counter with a right hand.
Youngblood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Youngblood wants to clinch but Bathory slips to the side
and Bathory counters with a nice uppercut.
Bathory fails to land with a series of punches.
Youngblood wants to counter the offense by Bathory and move into the clinch position.
Youngblood fails to land with a series of punches.
Bathory swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Youngblood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bathory counters with a nice body kick.
Youngblood wants to clinch up but Bathory keeps it at a distance.
Bathory thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bathory connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Youngblood's hands.
Bathory keeps the fight on the outside.
Youngblood misses with a takedown
and Bathory counters with a right hand to the body.
Youngblood looks winded!
Youngblood lands with a kick to the ribs.
Youngblood moves to clinch but Bathory breaks away
and Bathory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arzlan Bathory dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Youngblood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looks like Bathory has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Youngblood wants to clinch.

Youngblood looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bathory!

Bathory throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood misses with a combination
and Bathory counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Youngblood manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bathory on his heels. He'll look to pass Bathory's guard now, I'm sure.
Bathory wants to stand up but Youngblood is controlling him.
Youngblood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Youngblood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bathory swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bathory wants to stand up but Youngblood is controlling him.
Youngblood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Youngblood wants to pass the guard but Bathory is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bathory bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Youngblood's head.
Youngblood darts in trying to clinch
and Bathory counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood fails with the takedown
and Bathory counters with a left to the body.
Youngblood misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Bathory wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Youngblood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Youngblood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bathory.
Youngblood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bathory paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Bathory wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Youngblood looks to clinch
and Bathory counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Youngblood thinking.
Bathory lands a head shot.
Bathory keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Youngblood has his takedown stuffed
and Bathory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arzlan Bathory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Youngblood.
Youngblood is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory blocks a head kick by Youngblood.
Youngblood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bathory swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Bathory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bathory connects with a right hand. Youngblood shakes it off.
Youngblood wants to clinch but Bathory slips to the side
letting Bathory counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Youngblood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Youngblood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bathory sprawls well. Bathory wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Youngblood gets slowly back to his feet.
Youngblood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bathory counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bathory thuds a left hand into Youngblood's body.
Bathory lands a jab to Youngblood's midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Bathory.

Youngblood is rocked!
Arzlan Bathory is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bathory connects with a jab.
Youngblood is still on wobbly legs! Can Bathory finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bathory counters with a crisp right that sends Youngblood to the canvas! Bathory follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arzlan Bathory!
Arzlan Bathory really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Matt Youngblood was interviewed post fight and said 'I`ll be BACK'.