PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steinar Sting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen AC/DC - Live Wire as his entrance music. Steinar Sting had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sting
vs
Young

168 cm
30
154 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

175 cm
34
153 lbs
26 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear

160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steinar Sting!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angus Young!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Young.
Sting throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young walks into a jab.
Steinar Sting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Young. That's going to slow Sting down.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young lands with a shot to the body.
Young connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sting gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Young drives through and clinches with Sting against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sting lands a nice knee to the body.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Sting controls the action.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sting backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting misses with the head strike.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young misses with a body punch.
Sting tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Sting back against the cage.
Young blocks a body shot from Sting.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Sting tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young tries a body shot but Sting blocks it.
Sting working Young over with knees to the body.
Sting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young tries a body shot but Sting blocks it.
Young throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sting pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sting.
Sting misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries a body shot but Sting blocks it.
Young working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sting tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sting throws a head punch that misses.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sting tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Sting back against the cage.
Young pushes Sting back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sting tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Sting tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Sting back against the cage.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young blocking some punches.
Sting misses with some punches.
Young is working Sting over against the cage.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sting in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sting is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young working aggressively here.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Sting backwards.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sting fails to land.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Sting backwards.
Young blocks a body shot from Sting.
Sting looking for a takedown.
Sting tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sting struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Sting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sting lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Sting lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sting.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Young misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sting or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Young dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sting swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sting.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sting wants to slow Young down by chopping away at his legs.
Young is looking to land body kicks.
Young takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sting wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Young attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sting tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sting lands with a hook. Young tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Young lands a slapping body shot.
Young on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sting on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young scores with a one two! Sting had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Young is looking to slow Sting down with leg kicks.
A cross from Young lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Sting.
A head kick from Sting lands but Young takes it in his stride.
Young is looking to slow Sting down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Young.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young misses with a wild combination.
Sting misses with a kick to the body.
Young throws a low kick, looking for Sting's leg but Sting calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sting dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Young. That did some damage!
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sting.

Sting decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Young trying to control here.
Young is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sting sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Young regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sting pushing down on Young's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Young is trying to stand up here but Sting is controlling him well.
Sting tries to pass to full mount but Young defends it.
Young works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sting missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Young wants to sweep here but Sting controlling him for the moment.
Young wants to stand but Sting is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
Sting lands a couple of digs.
Sting has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sting won't allow Young to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sting looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sting preventing the sweep.
Sting advances to half guard.
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 Steinar Sting will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sting moves out of range of the leg kick from Young.
Sting throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sting closes this distance looking for a takedown but Young circles away.
Sting swings widly with a right hand
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sting. That did some damage!
Sting throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sting showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Sting is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Young throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sting checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Sting.
Sting takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Steinar Sting has been cut.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sting will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sting thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Young misses
and Sting counters with a straight right hand.
Young connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Angus Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sting tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Young rushes Sting and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sting doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Sting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Sting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sting backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sting just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sting blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Angus Young seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sting misses with a punch to the body.
Sting has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sting misses with the head strike.
Sting swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sting.
Young scores with a knee to the head.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Sting's head.
Sting misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Sting.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Sting pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sting lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Young.
Sting lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sting.
Young misses with a knee strike.
Young pushes Sting back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Sting on the inside.
Sting has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steinar Sting. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sting.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young working aggressively here.
Young landing knees to the body.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Sting controls the action.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sting tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Sting struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sting misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Sting.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Sting controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Young really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steinar Sting's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A big left from Young misses.
Young blocks a jab.
Angus Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sting uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sting showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
A combination from Sting does no damage.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sting moves away.
Sting takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Young paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting misses with a body kick.
Young has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Young misses with a hook. Sting ducked under it nicely.
Sting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Sting.
Sting throws a leg kick but Young sees it coming and moves out of range.
Young throws a head kick but Sting moves out of range.
Young scores with a jab. Sting acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Sting throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sting is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Sting.
Young tries to land a front kick but Sting steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sting. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sting feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
A slow jab from Sting misses its intended target.

Sting decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sting.
Sting with the ground and pound but Young uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Young is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sting throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sting trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sting throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Young controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sting looking to control.
Young content to stall in guard here.
Sting pulls Young in close to his closed guard and prevents Young from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Angus Young was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sting shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sting 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sting throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Angus Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steinar Sting's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Sting misses the body punch
and Young counters with a slapping leg kick.
Young throws a jab when Sting was well out of range.
Young lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Young avoids the body shot from Sting.
Sting throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Sting smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Young explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sting looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Young blocks a leg kick.
Sting misses with a looping left.
Young misses with the body kick
and Sting counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting checks a low kick from Young.
Sting turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Young throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sting throws a good cross that connects.
Sting lands an overhand right.
Young cracks Sting with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sting throws a right hand that misses
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sting.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sting throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sting closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steinar Sting has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sting throws a head kick that misses
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Sting has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sting, right into the meat.
Young looks to land a combination. Sting sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Young lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sting steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Young. That one must have hurt.
Sting misses with a body punch
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sting.
Young connects with the punch.
Young lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sting takes a step back to recover.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sting digs a good hook to Young's body.
Angus Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sting throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sting scores with a punch to the head.
Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sting loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Sting misses with a hook
and Young counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
Sting throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sting buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Sting.
Sting pivots, looking for a leg kick but Young is out of range and Sting settles back down.
Sting throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Sting on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young feints and then cracks Sting's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sting down.
Nice straight punches there by Young. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Young.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young throws a body kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young.
Sting needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angus Young.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus Young! Angus Young retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Angus Young, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.