PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Wesker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard Yuen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yuen
vs
Wesker

190 cm
25
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
30
187 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Wesker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wesker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yuen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Albert Wesker has been cut.
Yuen lands a front kick.

Wesker has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yuen breaks the clinch.
Yuen misses with a head kick.
Wesker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yuen's waist but Yuen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wesker off to one side.
Wesker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yuen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wesker throws a lazy right hand but Yuen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wesker shoots in looking for a takedown but Yuen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wesker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yuen - that will leave a mark!
Yuen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wesker's sensitive parts.
A solid body kick from Yuen.
Wesker looks gassed!
Yuen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wesker.
Howard Yuen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Wesker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wesker.
Yuen throws a head kick but Wesker moves out of range.
Wesker with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab from Yuen.
Wesker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wesker walks into a left hand.
Wesker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yuen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Wesker is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wesker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yuen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Yuen lands a big head kick that sends Wesker tumbling to the mat! Yuen takes a step backwards and waves Wesker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wesker is still on wobbly legs! Can Yuen finish him?

That has opened up Albert Wesker's cut even more.
Yuen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yuen. Wesker shrugs it off though.
Wesker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wesker tries to clinch up but Yuen circles away and keeps his distance.
Wesker seems to have recovered his senses.
Yuen throws a front kick that sends Wesker stumbling back into the cage.
Wesker gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesker shoots in but Yuen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yuen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wesker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yuen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yuen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wesker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yuen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wesker.
Wesker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wesker is defended easily by Yuen.
Yuen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wesker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yuen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yuen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yuen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wesker on the side of the head.
Wesker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

The cut above Albert Wesker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wesker throws a wild body kick that Yuen sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wesker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wesker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wesker moves to clinch but Yuen breaks away

and Yuen counters with a head kick that drops Wesker to the mat! Wesker scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wesker tries for a takedown but Yuen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Howard Yuen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Wesker gets a clinch.

Yuen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wesker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yuen dodges the punch combination from Wesker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yuen to score with a decent uppercut.
Yuen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
No luck for Wesker with that takedown attempt.
Yuen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wesker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Albert Wesker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wesker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wesker shoots in for a takedown but Yuen shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wesker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yuen feints and then cracks Wesker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wesker down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Yuen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Wesker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A jab from Yuen finds it's way through Wesker's defenses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wesker.
Wesker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wesker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yuen tests Wesker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wesker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yuen throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Yuen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yuen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wesker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yuen.
Yuen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wesker is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yuen - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesker moves in looking to clinch but Yuen pushes him off.
Yuen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wesker's head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Albert Wesker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Howard Yuen!
Howard Yuen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.