PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Yuen
vs
Russo

177 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

172 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Russo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Russo feints and as Yuen raises his hands in defense, Russo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yuen is trying to keep Russo in close.
Russo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yuen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Russo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yuen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Russo is one step ahead there.
Russo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yuen looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Russo avoids the body shot from Yuen.
Russo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yuen pinned against the cage. Yuen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yuen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yuen sizes up Russo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuen manages to avoid it.
A big right from Yuen misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuen. That's going to slow Russo down.

Russo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Russo moves into full mount! Yuen won't be happy about that!

Russo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Yuen turns into him and now he's in Russo's guard.
Russo is controlling Yuen's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Russo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Russo keeping moving, preventing Yuen from controlling successfully.
Russo wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yuen content to stall in guard here.
Yuen preventing the sweep.

Russo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yuen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yuen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen is fighting to break Russo's control of his arms but Russo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Russo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Russo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yuen postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yuen sitting in guard here, content to control.

Russo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yuen is aware though and is defending well.
Yuen stays in close to Russo's body and controls the position.
Yuen wants to control from the top but Russo keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sean Yuen.

Russo shoots in and bounces Yuen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Russo won't allow Yuen to get back to his feet.
Yuen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Russo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yuen lands a jab to the head.
Yuen jabs at Russo's body.
Ryan Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuen looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
Russo fails with the takedown.
Russo misses with a straight right.
Russo throws a jab when Yuen was well out of range.
Russo lands a nice shot to the body.
Russo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Yuen.
Russo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yuen is fending him off so far but Russo persists. Nope, Yuen circles away and we're back to standing.
Yuen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Russo feints and as Yuen raises his hands in defense, Russo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Russo wants to control from the top but Yuen keeps moving.
Yuen controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo postures up.
Yuen keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Yuen trying to control the position here.
Yuen is trying to keep Russo in close.
Russo throwing strikes from guard but Yuen blocks nicely.
Russo throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice body punch from Yuen.
Yuen thuds his right hand into Russo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Russo swings for the body but Yuen moves out of range.
Russo throws a sloppy body shot
and Yuen counters with a three punch combo that has Russo backing up. Russo nods at Yuen to acknowledge the strikes.
Sean Yuen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuen moves away.
Yuen clobbers Russo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Russo slips a straight right by Yuen.
A shot to the body from Yuen misses
enabling Russo to counter with a crisp jab.
Russo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
Nice sprawl there from Yuen as Russo shoots in.
Sean Yuen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Russo.
Russo doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Yuen to counter with a crisp jab.
Russo is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Yuen.
Yuen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Russo on the side of the head.
Russo takes a swing at Yuen's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Russo. That did some damage!
Yuen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yuen misses with the combination.
Yuen cracks Russo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yuen throws a big shot that misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Russo.
Yuen is trying to control Russo's posture but Russo avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Yuen is trying to control Russo's posture but Russo avoids it.
Yuen regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to control the action but Yuen is working from the bottom.
Yuen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Russo is working away from the top position though.
Russo trying to control from half guard but Yuen is working away.
Russo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yuen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Russo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Russo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Yuen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Yuen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuen motions for Russo to come forward. Yuen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Russo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yuen.

It looks like Ryan Russo has been cut.

Russo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yuen gets full guard.
Yuen pulls Russo in close to his closed guard and prevents Russo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Russo throws and elbow that misses. Yuen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Russo's guard. Nice move by Yuen!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yuen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Russo tries to control but Yuen manages to take his back.

Yuen is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Russo is keeping busy.
Yuen is throwing strikes by Russo counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Russo regains half guard.
Russo is looking to control Yuen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Russo avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yuen stalling away here and it's allowed Russo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Russo is looking for a triangle but Yuen pushes his legs off easily.

Russo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yuen passes into half guard.
Russo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Russo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yuen content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen is trying to control the action in half guard but Russo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Russo wants to get back to full guard but Yuen has mounted him!
Yuen cracks Russo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Russo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Russo tries to hold on but Yuen postures up.
Yuen controlling from mount.
Yuen trying to control but Russo is having none of it.
Yuen punching from mount but Russo doing a good job of avoiding damage.

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.
Yuen content just to control the position here.
Yuen tries to control but Russo wriggling away.
Ryan Russo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Russo manages to regain half guard. Good work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sean Yuen.
Russo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yuen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Yuen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yuen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Yuen!