PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Lad (ranked 2602 p4p, 353 weight class) and Rod Huricane (ranked 2878 p4p, 379 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lad
vs
Huricane

175 cm
19
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

191 cm
26
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

ZZ POPS

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Young Lad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rod Huricane!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huricane connects with a body shot that sends Lad's belly button to the back.
Lad needs to keep his hands up - Huricane had a free shot at his head there.
Huricane's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Huricane's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Huricane tries to clinch up but Lad circles away and keeps his distance.
Lad tries to counter by clinching up but Huricane breaks away and moves out of range.
Huricane tries to close the distance and clinch but Lad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huricane closes the distance but Lad moves to the side
and Lad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Huricane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lad to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Rod Huricane has been cut.

Huricane clinches up against the cage.
Huricane is trying to maintain a safe position but Lad gets an underhook and turns Huricane into the cage.
Lad has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad lands an uppercut.
Lad struggles to land a body shot inside as Huricane controls his hands.
Huricane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Huricane is trying to break the clinch but Lad has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lad avoids a wild elbow strike from Huricane.
Lad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huricane's efforts to push away.
Lad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Huricane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Huricane throws an elbow but it misses.
Huricane throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huricane is stalling here.
Huricane tries a body shot but Lad blocks it.
Lad lands a left hand.
Lad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huricane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lad up against the cage.
Huricane throws a punch but it's blocked by Lad.
Lad lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Lad as the two fighters clinch.
Lad working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huricane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Huricane on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Huricane.
Lad avoids a wild elbow strike from Huricane.
Lad pushes Huricane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Huricane fails to land.
Huricane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huricane blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Huricane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huricane throws a poor cross that misses
and Lad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Huricane doesn't manage to clinch there - Lad circles away.
Huricane fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huricane throws a lazy uppercut

and Lad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lad.
A nice left hand lands by Lad.
Huricane looking to slow down the pace here.
Lad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lad works on Huricane's body with a couple of short punches.
Huricane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lad blocks it with crossed arms.
Huricane blocks an uppercut.
Huricane stalling in the clinch but Lad improves position.

Huricane manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lad lands an overhand right.
Huricane tries to clinch there but Lad circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Young Lad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rod Huricane's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice defenses there by Huricane.

Lad rushes Huricane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lad misses with a body punch.
Lad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huricane can do to turn this around?
Huricane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lad blocks an elbow strike from Huricane.
Lad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huricane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Huricane has a couple of punches blocked by Lad.
A short left from Huricane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huricane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huricane's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lad can't find room to land a body shot as Huricane controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lad tries to throw a body punch but Huricane avoids it by throwing Lad back against the cage.
Huricane throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Lad.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lad as Huricane tries to tie him up.

Huricane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huricane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lad counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Huricane misses its intended target.
Huricane fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Huricane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lad, pushing him back against the cage.
Huricane stalling in the clinch.
Huricane misses with a punch on the inside.
Huricane leaning his opponent against the cage.
Huricane tries to land a knee to the head but Lad blocks with his arms.
Huricane trying to stall but Lad improves his position.
Lad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lad blocking some punches.
Huricane misses with a knee to the head.
Lad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lad misses with a punch on the inside.
Lad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Huricane.
Lad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huricane is trying to push Lad away but Lad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lad misses with a punch to the body.
Huricane is trying to break free.
Huricane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huricane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Lad throws a head punch that misses.
Huricane lands an uppercut.
Huricane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lad prevents Huricane from breaking the clinch.
Lad misses with the head strike.
Huricane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huricane takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lad is leaning against Huricane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lad lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Huricane misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lad scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lad.
Huricane misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Young Lad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rod Huricane's cut.
That's time! Lad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Huricane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lad is looking to counter the offense by Huricane and move into the clinch.
Huricane wants to clinch.

Huricane closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Huricane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad tries to throw a body punch but Huricane avoids it by throwing Lad back against the cage.
Huricane taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Lad.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huricane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huricane misses with a knee strike.
Huricane has had enough of the clinch but Lad keeps him there for the moment.
Huricane misses with a punch on the inside.
Young Lad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Huricane prevents a body shot from Lad.
Huricane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huricane is trying to force a seperation but Lad has the dominant position.
Lad throws a punch but it's blocked by Huricane.
Huricane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
Lad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lad has a couple of punches blocked by Huricane.
A right handed body shot lands from Lad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad blocking some punches.
Huricane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lad prevents Huricane from breaking the clinch.
Huricane looking to stall.
Lad tries a body shot but Huricane blocks it.
Huricane throws an elbow that misses.
Huricane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lad tries to throw a body punch but Huricane avoids it by throwing Lad back against the cage.
Huricane throws a punch but it's blocked by Lad.
Huricane misses with a punch on the inside.
Huricane misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huricane lands with a left to the head.
Lad tries to work over Huricane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Lad.
Huricane misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Huricane fails to land.
Rod Huricane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lad working aggressively here.
Huricane misses with the head strike.
Huricane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lad as Huricane tries to tie him up.
Huricane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lad works on Huricane's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Huricane manages to break the clinch.
Huricane closes the distance but Lad moves to the side
and Lad counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Lad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huricane, pushing him back against the cage.
Lad swings wildly with an uppercut but Huricane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huricane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Huricane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huricane working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huricane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rod Huricane.
Well Lad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Lad!
Young Lad bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.