PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanz Stokenhizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stokenhizer's choice of entrance music: The Lucky Bullets "Cross the Line". Sean Yuen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yuen
vs
Stokenhizer

177 cm
26
160 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

184 cm
31
162 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Hanz Stokenhizer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stokenhizer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yuen throws a body punch but Stokenhizer moves out of range.
Yuen looks to land a left hand but Stokenhizer moved out of range nicely.
Yuen lands a body shot.
Yuen throws a lazy right hand but Stokenhizer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yuen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stokenhizer moves away.
Stokenhizer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yuen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stokenhizer counters with a straight right hand.
Yuen cracks Stokenhizer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yuen misses with a straight right.
A big left from Yuen misses.

Yuen has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuen misses with a punch on the inside.
Yuen lands a nice shot to the body.
Yuen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yuen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Yuen fails to land.
Yuen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yuen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stokenhizer.
Stokenhizer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yuen blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen controlling the action here for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yuen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stokenhizer backwards.
Yuen struggles to land a body shot inside as Stokenhizer controls his hands.
Yuen slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sean Yuen.
Stokenhizer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yuen misses with a straight right.
Stokenhizer misses with a straight right.
Stokenhizer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yuen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Yuen
and Stokenhizer counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Stokenhizer.
Yuen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Yuen gets a clinch.
Yuen lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen struggles to land a body shot inside as Stokenhizer controls his hands.
Stokenhizer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yuen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yuen lands with a short shot to the head.
Yuen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stokenhizer is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Yuen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yuen loads up on a big right hand but Stokenhizer slips the punch.
Stokenhizer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yuen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yuen throws a body punch but Stokenhizer moves out of range.
Stokenhizer slips a jab from Yuen.
Yuen missing with a left hand there. Stokenhizer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stokenhizer ducks under a wild hook from Yuen.
Yuen misses with a two punch combination.
Yuen cracks Stokenhizer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Stokenhizer is rocked!
Sean Yuen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Stokenhizer takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Yuen sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Stokenhizer bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Yuen!