PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rae Fon (ranked 4515 p4p, 498 weight class) and Rizzo Young (ranked 2665 p4p, 335 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Fon
vs
Young

183 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development
RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rae Fon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rizzo Young!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a series of punches but Fon moves out of range.
Fon throws a big counter combination but Young scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Fon has managed to clinch.
Fon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fon looking to slow down the pace here.
Fon misses with a knee strike.
Fon lands a knee to the body.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fon smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fon throws a body kick that misses.
Young thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fon if he has to take too many more of those.

Fon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the ropes.
Young jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fon walks away with a smile on his face. Young gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Fon pushes Young up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to pull guard but Fon forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Rae Fon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rizzo Young.
Young stalling in the clinch but Fon improves position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fon throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Fon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young looking to stall.
Fon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Young is trying to pull guard but Fon turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fon just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fon trying to control the position but instead, Young has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fon into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Fon missing with knees to the body.
Fon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Fon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Young lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fon wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Young fails to pull guard.
Fon is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fon has his back to the ropes.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fon trying to control the position but instead, Young has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fon into the ropes.
Fon can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rae Fon.
Fon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Young.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young avoids the head kick by Fon.
Young tries a quick counter leg kick but Fon is wise to it.
Young slips a straight right by Fon.
Fon throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Young.
Fon tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Young fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Young throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fon is breathing heavily.
Fon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fon looks to clinch
and Young counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fighters circle, before Young throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Fon's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Young lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Rizzo Young!
Rizzo Young is the new middleweight champion!
Rizzo Young seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.