PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Young has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Young
vs
Cole

190 cm
19
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

198 cm
20
265 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Augustus Cole!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Cole misses its intended target.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cole doesn't seem phased though.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young jabs at Cole's body.
Young smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Young.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young cracks Cole with an open hand slap.
Cole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Augustus Cole has been cut.
Young fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Young scores with a nice strike.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Young misses with the combination.
Young swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throws a one two combo.
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young digs a good hook to Cole's body.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cole staying out of range there.
Young misses with a combination
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young misses with a combination
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Nice defenses there by Cole.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Young, as that shot connected.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Cole misses.
Young scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cole connects with a jab.

It looks like Joe Young has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole works Young's body with a nice hook.
Young falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cole counters with a nice body shot.
Young is breathing heavily.
Young takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cole connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole misses the jab.
Cole uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cole lands a with a good body shot.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Cole lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Cole bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Young! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Cole tries to stand but Young is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cole stands and steps away. Young gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole lands a jab to Young's midsection.
Young takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joe Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a sloppy body shot
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Young takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cole throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young misses with a double jab
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Cole dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young at a distance.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.

Joe Young's cut is getting worse.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Cole scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Young doesn't seem bothered though.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Good exchange - Cole coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Young misses with a combination
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole punishes Young's body with a nice straight punch.
Augustus Cole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cole jabs Young right on the nose. Young blinks but takes it well.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Cole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Cole! Young is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Augustus Cole!