PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Snyder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Yuen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Snyder
vs
Yuen

170 cm
19
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

177 cm
24
160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Snyder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen swings for the body but Snyder moves out of range.
Yuen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Yuen instigates a clinch.
Snyder has had enough of the clinch but Yuen keeps him there for the moment.

Snyder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snyder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yuen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yuen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snyder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snyder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yuen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yuen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Sean Yuen has been cut.
Snyder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yuen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snyder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as Yuen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snyder doesn't seem phased though.
Yuen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Snyder under the eye.
Yuen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuen avoids the head kick by Snyder.
Snyder misses with a head kick.
Snyder throws a lazy head kick
and Yuen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Yuen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yuen.
Yuen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yuen with a hook.
A head kick misses from Snyder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Snyder lands but Yuen takes it in his stride.
Yuen lands with a straight right. Snyder didn't see that one coming.
Yuen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Snyder had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Snyder throws a head kick but Yuen moves out of range.
Yuen scores with a jab to the body.
Yuen lands a head shot.
Yuen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yuen is looking to slow Snyder down with leg kicks.
Snyder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yuen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snyder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Snyder throws a low kick but Yuen moves out of range easily.
Yuen tries to clinch there but Snyder circles away.
Snyder takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yuen avoids the head kick by Snyder.
A head kick misses from Snyder.
Yuen swinging wildly here.
Snyder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Snyder is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Yuen closes the distance and clinches.
Yuen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yuen misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snyder.
Yuen tries to stall but Snyder uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Yuen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Yuen manages to end up in side control.
Snyder managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yuen.
Yuen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yuen working the ground and pound but Snyder is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snyder avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yuen.

Yuen is trying to get an arm triangle but Snyder is defending well.
Snyder managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yuen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snyder dodges the ground and pound from Yuen.
Yuen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Snyder's shoulder. That is not cool.
The strikes coming from Yuen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Yuen tries for a kimura but Snyder is defending well.
Snyder is not content to let Yuen control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Yuen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Yuen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Snyder has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yuen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuen just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Yuen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Yuen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yuen misses with a hook. Snyder ducked under it nicely.
Snyder throws a lazy head kick
and Yuen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yuen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snyder throws a body kick the misses
and Yuen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Yuen does it's job there.
Sean Yuen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yuen ducks under a wild hook from Snyder.
Andrew Snyder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yuen tries a low kick but Snyder avoids it.
Yuen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yuen avoids the head kick by Snyder.
Snyder throws a head kick that misses.
Snyder throws a lazy head kick
and Yuen counters with a nice body shot.
Snyder moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yuen looks to clinch
and Snyder counters with a good low kick that Yuen was not able to check.
Yuen lands a really nice looking cross but Snyder seems unphased.
Yuen connects with a nice looking jab.
Yuen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yuen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snyder pushes Yuen away with a front kick.
Snyder tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen tries to clinch there but Snyder circles away.
Snyder blocks a jab.
Yuen looks to land a right hand but Snyder moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Snyder.
Yuen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Snyder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yuen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snyder.
Yuen throws a jab when Snyder was well out of range.
Yuen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yuen lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snyder throws a head kick that misses
and Yuen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yuen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Snyder on the side of the head.
Yuen tries to clinch but Snyder is having none of it.
Yuen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Snyder attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Snyder misses
and Snyder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yuen cracks Snyder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yuen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Snyder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Yuen misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen's corner calls for a 1-2. Yuen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Yuen closes the distance and clinches.
Yuen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yuen misses with a knee to the head.
Yuen digs a right hand into Snyder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Snyder's gas tank.

Snyder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snyder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yuen misses with an uppercut.
Yuen lands a slapping body shot.
Yuen misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Yuen.
Snyder misses with a leg kick.
Snyder throws a push kick but Yuen slaps the foot to one side.
Snyder throws a sloppy head kick and Yuen moves out of range easily.
Snyder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snyder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yuen.
Yuen lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen wants to land a leg kick but Snyder is out of range.
Snyder throws a chopping leg kick but Yuen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yuen scores with a decent looking hook.
Yuen cracks Snyder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Snyder throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yuen throws a good cross that connects.
Snyder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Snyder throws a head kick that misses
letting Yuen counter with a right hand.
Snyder throws a head kick but Yuen moves out of range.

Yuen clinches.
Yuen managing to block the knees to the body from Snyder.
Yuen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yuen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snyder or not.
Yuen misses with a punch to the body.
Snyder blocks an uppercut.
Snyder tries to break the clinch but Yuen is controlling the position.
Yuen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Yuen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yuen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Snyder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yuen tries to clinch but Snyder moves out of range.
Yuen avoids the head kick by Snyder.
Yuen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snyder manages to avoid it.
Snyder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yuen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Snyder motions for Yuen to come forward. Snyder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yuen stalks Snyder and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Snyder's face. Snyder staggers backwards, shaken.
Snyder looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snyder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Yuen.
Yuen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snyder but Snyder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snyder moves away from the strike by Yuen.
Yuen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuen tries to clinch up but Snyder circles away and keeps his distance.
Yuen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Snyder has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Yuen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Yuen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Snyder tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuen misses with a lunging right hand
and Snyder makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Snyder lands with a kick to the temple. Yuen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yuen avoids the head kick by Snyder.
Snyder misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Yuen misses
and Snyder counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yuen's knee momentarily.
A big right from Yuen misses.
Snyder connects with a solid leg kick.
Yuen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yuen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yuen lands a lovely overhand right.
Snyder looks to land a body kick but Yuen moved away.
A low kick from Snyder is predictable there
and Yuen counters with a stiff right hand.
Snyder slips under a jab from Yuen.
Yuen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snyder throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yuen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snyder thinking.
A head kick misses from Snyder.
Snyder throws a sloppy head kick
and Yuen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snyder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen works Snyder's body with a nice hook.
Yuen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snyder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Snyder.
Yuen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yuen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yuen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Snyder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yuen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yuen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yuen blocks a head kick by Snyder.
Snyder walks into a jab.
Yuen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Snyder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yuen catches Snyder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Yuen closes the distance and clinches.
Yuen prevents Snyder from breaking the clinch.
Yuen tries to work over Snyder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yuen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Snyder keeps control of Yuen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snyder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yuen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Snyder's efforts to push away.
Snyder tries to circle away but Yuen has him pinned against the cage.
Yuen with a knee to the head.

Snyder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yuen just misses with a punch to the body.
Snyder misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Yuen.
Yuen throws a shot to the body.
Snyder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yuen scores with a jab.
Yuen lands a two punch combo.
Yuen throws a right hand that misses
and Snyder makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snyder misses with a head kick.
Snyder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snyder misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Snyder.
Snyder fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yuen is out of range.
No luck for Yuen with that takedown attempt.
Snyder moves forwards but Yuen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Snyder takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice leg kick lands there from Snyder.
Yuen misses with a wild body shot.
Yuen tests Snyder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snyder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yuen scores with a shot to the body.
Yuen misses with a looping right.
Snyder staying out of range there.
Snyder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yuen misses with the combination.

Snyder tries to keep at a distance but Yuen has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yuen manages to break the clinch.
Yuen doesn't manage to clinch there - Snyder circles away.
A head kick misses from Snyder.
Yuen missing with a left hand there. Snyder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yuen wants to land a leg kick but Snyder is out of range.
Yuen throws a series of punches but Snyder moves out of range.
Snyder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snyder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snyder misses the shot to the body.
Yuen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Snyder throws a head kick that misses
and Yuen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snyder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Snyder under the eye.
Yuen tries to close the distance and clinch but Snyder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yuen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andrew Snyder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuen scores with a shot to the body.
Yuen punishes Snyder's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Yuen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yuen 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

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