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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryce ODonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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160 lbs
15 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryce ODonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Young!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before ODonnell can pounce on him.
Young misses with a head kick.
ODonnell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Young was covering up waiting for the punch and ODonnell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
ODonnell with a flurry of punches that miss.
ODonnell trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
ODonnell postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ODonnell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
ODonnell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ODonnell lands a couple of elbows.
ODonnell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Young wants to get back to his feet but ODonnell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
ODonnell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Young has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, ODonnell has managed to get both his arms back between Young's legs - danger averted.
ODonnell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ODonnell chips away with some ground and pound.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
ODonnell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
ODonnell landing some decent shots from guard.
ODonnell 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.
Young looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
ODonnell is pushing down on Young's leg trying to pass to half guard. Young is fighting to maintain full guard but ODonnell has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young is in trouble now - ODonnell has advanced to mount!
ODonnell with a couple of short strikes.
ODonnell landing strikes from the mount and Young is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ODonnell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, ODonnell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
ODonnell content just to control the position here.
ODonnell working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
ODonnell landing punches.
ODonnell is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Young to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Young shrugs it off.
ODonnell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ODonnell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
ODonnell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
ODonnell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Young is bucking up trying to escape but ODonnell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Young takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
ODonnell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Young throwing hammer fists to the chest of ODonnell. What's that going to do exactly?
ODonnell controlling from mount.
ODonnell raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ODonnell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Young's face.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce ODonnell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ODonnell.
ODonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young gets caught flat footed, as ODonnell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
ODonnell trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ODonnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Young is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst ODonnell is controlling him.
ODonnell lands a couple of elbows.
ODonnell stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ODonnell connects with a couple of short punches.
ODonnell wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
ODonnell throws a big elbow that misses.
ODonnell stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
ODonnell throwing strikes but missing.
Young keeping moving, preventing ODonnell from controlling successfully.
ODonnell passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ODonnell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
ODonnell raining down hammerfists from mount.
ODonnell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ODonnell with the ground and pound from mount.
ODonnell landing strikes from the mount and Young is in trouble!
ODonnell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Young?
ODonnell dominating with strikes here.
ODonnell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
ODonnell unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ODonnell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
ODonnell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, ODonnell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
ODonnell landing shots from mount.
ODonnell wants to control the pace but Young is squirming around nicely.
ODonnell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
ODonnell landing punches.
Young is squirming around, avoiding ODonnell's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ODonnell landing strikes from the mount and Young is in trouble!
Young is bucking up trying to escape but ODonnell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
ODonnell landing punches.
ODonnell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Young?
ODonnell raining down shots from the mount!
ODonnell with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ODonnell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
ODonnell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce ODonnell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Young throws a series of punches but ODonnell avoids them all with ease.
ODonnell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
ODonnell needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.
ODonnell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
ODonnell closes the distance and clinches.
ODonnell has hold of one of Young's legs. Young is fighting the takedown attempt but ODonnell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
ODonnell is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
ODonnell content to stall in guard here.
ODonnell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as ODonnell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
ODonnell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ODonnell trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
ODonnell is looking to advance position but Young has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Young looking to finish with strikes here!
ODonnell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ODonnell regains full guard. Nicely done.
ODonnell controlling the position.
Young working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Young would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Young throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
ODonnell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
ODonnell landing shots from mount.
Bryce ODonnell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
ODonnell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
ODonnell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Young is in a horrible position here. ODonnell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Young bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to stand but ODonnell is controlling from the bottom.
Young throws an elbow that misses. ODonnell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young's guard. Nice move by ODonnell!
Alexander Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ODonnell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ODonnell throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryce ODonnell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ODonnell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryce ODonnell!
Bryce ODonnell decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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