PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erikson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, PrideFC. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Erikson
vs
Young

191 cm
22
280 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

200 cm
26
262 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Erikson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Young!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Erikson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Erikson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Erikson lands strikes from half guard.
Young is looking for a sweep. Erikson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
Erikson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Young slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Young looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
Erikson throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Erikson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Erikson with a nice head shot there.
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.
Erikson landing some decent shots from guard.
Erikson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Erikson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Young wants to sweep here but Erikson controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson landing with the ground and pound.
Young manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Erikson manages to get himself to full guard.
Erikson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Erikson trying to control the position here.
Young preventing the sweep.
Young is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Young scoring with punches to the head and body.
Erikson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Young wants to pass the guard but Erikson is keeping the position.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Erikson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Erikson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson distracts Young with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Erikson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Erikson lands a couple of elbows.
Erikson wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Young has momentary wrist control but Erikson slips an elbow through the middle.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Erikson connects with a couple of short punches.
Erikson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Young has his foot on Erikson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Erikson works his way back into a safe position though.
Erikson postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erikson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Young has momentary wrist control but Erikson slips an elbow through the middle.
Young bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Erikson's guard.
Young passes Erikson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Erikson keeping hold of Young's head, controlling as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson is trying to get back to full guard.
Young lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Young frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Erikson is looking to improve his position but Young isn't that keen on the idea.
Erikson is working hard here to advance position.
Young landing strikes from the mount.
Erikson is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Young cracks Erikson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Tom Erikson has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Erikson! Young sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Erikson and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Keith Young!
Keith Young decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.