PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colin Buker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Yung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Buker
vs
Yung

165 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin Buker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sonny Yung!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yung misses with a few strikes there.
Buker could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Buker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yung as he jumps to the side.
Buker shoots in looking for a takedown. Yung tries to sprawl out of it but Buker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yung manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Buker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Yung. No joy for Buker on that attempt.
Yung uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yung lands with a shot to the body.

Yung clinches with his opponent.
Buker tries to pull guard but Yung holds him up against the cage and eventually Buker drops back down to his feet.
Buker wants a takedown.
Buker looking to slow down the pace here.

Yung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yung closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Colin Buker has been cut.
Buker is breathing heavily.
Jab by Yung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Buker but Buker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yung chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yung scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sonny Yung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yung lands with a nice body punch.

Yung scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yung is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I looks like Yung might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Buker tries to get to full guard but Yung has control of the leg.
Yung works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung looking to control and managing it successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sonny Yung just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buker.
Yung misses with a few strikes there.

Buker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yung controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buker wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Yung is now in half guard.
Yung stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Yung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colin Buker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Buker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yung looking to control.
Buker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buker tries to stand but Yung is controlling from the bottom.
Yung keeping moving, preventing Buker from controlling successfully.
Yung working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Yung wriggles free and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buker misses with a takedown
and Yung counters with a head kick. That will keep Buker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Buker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Buker shoots and misses
and Yung counters with a two punch combo.

Yung decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Buker wants to get back to his feet.
Yung not doing much here.
Buker wants to control the action here but instead Yung manages to pass to full mount!
Yung prevents Buker from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung manages to capitalize on a mistake by Buker to take his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Yung's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sonny Yung just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buker tries to clinch but Yung moves away

and Yung counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Buker!

Yung is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Buker misses with a wild combination.
Yung misses with a double jab.

Yung tries to keep at a distance but Buker has taken the fight into the clinch.

Buker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yung.
Yung's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yung duly obliges.
Colin Buker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buker fails to land with a series of punches.
Yung throws a combination. Buker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yung throws a right and a left that Buker avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Buker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yung as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Buker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Buker's calf.
Yung tests Buker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A good leg kick by Yung.
Buker shoots in but Yung avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yung scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Buker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Buker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yung lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Yung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colin Buker's cut.
That's time! Buker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Yung decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Buker is trying to stand.
Buker wants to get back to full guard.
Yung with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Buker missing with punches from the bottom.
Yung prevents Buker from improving his position.
Yung perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung trying to mount his opponent but Buker defends it.
Buker wants to stand back up but Yung manages to pass into side control.
Buker is pushing Yung's head away, looking to escape. Yung manages to hold on to the position though.

Yung decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Buker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yung shoots in for a double leg but Buker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yung tries to clinch but Buker is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Buker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sonny Yung has got the better of the ground game so far.
Buker trying to control the position from guard on top but Yung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buker passes into half guard.

Buker decides to stand up.
Buker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buker takes one to the chin there.
Yung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Buker gets caught flat footed, as Yung shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yung wants to control from the top but Buker keeps moving.
Buker is striking off his back. Yung thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Yung looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Yung is working for a kimura but Buker is defending it quite comfortably.
Buker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buker trying to control here.

Buker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Buker is looking for a sweep. Yung is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yung scores with a one two! Buker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yung paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Colin Buker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonny Yung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yung ducks under a wild hook from Buker.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Yung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yung has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Yung!