PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Editiny Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daft Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dick
vs
Young

167 cm
21
132 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

166 cm
23
148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

GREEN!160
Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Editiny Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daft Young!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick scores with a nice strike.
Dick thuds a left hand into Young's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dick.
Dick works Young's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dick doesn't seem phased though.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Donk. Young catches Dick right on the button with a cross.
Dick slips a straight right by Young.
Dick clobbers Young with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dick ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Daft Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dick slips a jab from Young.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dick moves away.
Dick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A leg kick checked by Dick.
Young throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dick appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a straight right.
Dick slips under a jab from Young.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young cracks Dick with a good jab.
Dick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young scores with a jab.

It looks like Editiny Dick has been cut.
Young swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dick counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Young.
Dick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dick connects with a jab.
Young missing with a left hand there. Dick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dick is looking to counter punch.
Dick misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Young.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick avoids the head kick by Young.
Dick misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dick is defended easily by Young.
Young doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Young misses with a low kick.
Dick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Young finds it's way round the side to connect with Dick's head.
Young scoring well with a low kick there.
Young throws a leg kick but Dick moved away.
Dick swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young misses with a leg kick
and Dick counters with a two punch combo.
Dick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Young tries to sprawl but Dick drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dick is trying to control the action in half guard but Young is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dick is stalling here. Young is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dick seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Young has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick being controlled for a moment.
Young tries to move to mount but Dick blocks the move with his legs.
Dick is trying to control Young's posture but Young avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Young just content to control the position.
Dick is looking for a sweep.
Dick prevents Young from improving position.
Dick is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Young wants to work for an arm triangle but Dick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dick is staying active underneath Young, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Editiny Dick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Editiny Dick's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Young misses with a head kick.
Dick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A leg kick checked by Dick.
Dick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Young throws a hook to the side of Dick's head but Dick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dick was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Daft Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dick fails with the takedown
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young swings widly with a right hand
and Dick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Young thinking.
Dick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dick was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some wild striking there from Dick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daft Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Young. That's going to slow Dick down.
Young misses with a jab to the body

and Dick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dick content to stall in guard here.
Dick forces his way into half guard.
Young is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is not content to let Dick control the position.
Young makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Young.
Dick wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Dick passes Young's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dick wants to free his trapped foot but Young is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Dick is working for a kimura but Young is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is staying active underneath Dick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dick working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Young's thigh. Young counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Dick slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dick tries to move to mount but Young blocks the move with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
You can see the frustration on Young's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Dick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Young has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dick tries to advance to mount but Young denies him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daft Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Editiny Dick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Young.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dick doesn't seem bothered though.
Dick connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Young explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dick throws out the jab.
Young throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Young takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Young lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dick avoids the head kick by Young.
Young goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dick shoots in but no luck this time.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dick clobbers Young with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dick fails with a takedown attempt.
Young throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dick on the side of the head.
Young misses with a leg kick.
Young throws a leg kick that misses.
Dick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dick.
Young wants to land a leg kick but Dick is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Young scores with a head kick.

Dick manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Young on his heels. He'll look to pass Young's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dick wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Dick slips nicely into half guard.
Young won't allow Dick to pass to mount.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
Dick wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dick is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Young defends it well.

Dick is looking for a kimura here.
Dick trying to control from half guard but Young is working away.
Editiny Dick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Young is trying to control but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
Editiny Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young lands with a kick to the ribs.
Young misses with a body shot.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Dick was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young misses with the combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Young.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daft Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Daft Young!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Daft Young!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Daft Young!

Daft Young wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Daft Young thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Editiny Dick was interviewed post fight and said 'Good match, and now I'll be going back home to my wife whose as usual, has a surprise for me on bed'.