PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gotard Krasnodebski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Yuen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Krasnodebski
vs
Yuen

180 cm
21
164 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

177 cm
30
160 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gotard Krasnodebski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasnodebski throws a lazy uppercut
and Yuen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick but Yuen checks it.
Krasnodebski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krasnodebski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuen moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Yuen 's head but he takes it in his stride.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Krasnodebski enables Yuen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Krasnodebski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yuen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Krasnodebski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yuen controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen trying to control but Krasnodebski is working from the bottom.
Yuen stopping the sweep attempt from Krasnodebski.

Sean Yuen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yuen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Krasnodebski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yuen's calf.
Krasnodebski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krasnodebski misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen moves in looking to clinch but Krasnodebski pushes him off.
Gotard Krasnodebski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yuen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yuen scores with a sloppy right hand. Krasnodebski should have avoided that one.
Krasnodebski thows a body kick. Yuen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yuen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Gotard Krasnodebski has been cut.
Krasnodebski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yuen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krasnodebski misses with a kick to the body.
Gotard Krasnodebski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuen tries a low kick but Krasnodebski avoids it.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Krasnodebski misses with a right hand
and Yuen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yuen digs a good body shot into Krasnodebski's ribs.
A jab from Krasnodebski does it's job there.
Krasnodebski throws a front kick aimed at Yuen's knee but Yuen avoids it well.
Yuen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen connects with a looping right hand.
Yuen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krasnodebski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Krasnodebski misses

and Yuen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yuen.
Krasnodebski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Krasnodebski working hard to break the clinch.
Yuen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yuen is looking to take this one to the mat.

Krasnodebski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Yuen misses the target.
Krasnodebski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yuen is out of range and Krasnodebski settles back down.
Yuen lands with a good body shot.
Yuen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krasnodebski has time to react.
Yuen avoids the head kick by Krasnodebski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski misses with a low kick.
Krasnodebski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yuen throws a body punch but Krasnodebski moves out of range.
Krasnodebski takes a swing at Yuen's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Yuen.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yuen scores with a shot to the body.
Krasnodebski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krasnodebski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yuen throws a low kick, looking for Krasnodebski's leg but Krasnodebski calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Yuen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuen checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Yuen.
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 Gotard Krasnodebski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Krasnodebski. Yuen shrugs it off though.
Krasnodebski tries to score with a low kick but Yuen moves his leg out of the way.
Krasnodebski throws a low kick, looking for Yuen's leg but Yuen calmly moves out of range.
Krasnodebski throws a push kick but Yuen slaps the foot to one side.
Yuen looks to throw the jab but Krasnodebski is out of range.
Yuen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krasnodebski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yuen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krasnodebski is looking to slow Yuen down with leg kicks.
Yuen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krasnodebski. That did some damage!
Yuen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yuen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Krasnodebski.
A head kick misses from Krasnodebski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen avoids the body shot from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yuen.
Krasnodebski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Yuen as he checks the leg kick.
Yuen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krasnodebski swings for the body but Yuen moves out of range.
Krasnodebski throws a low kick, looking for Yuen's leg but Yuen calmly moves out of range.
Yuen cracks Krasnodebski with a good jab.
Krasnodebski moves out of range as Yuen strikes.
Krasnodebski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuen moves out of range of the body kick.
Krasnodebski throws a head kick but Yuen moves out of range.
Krasnodebski connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Krasnodebski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krasnodebski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yuen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuen throws a front kick aimed at Krasnodebski's knee but Krasnodebski avoids it well.
Yuen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yuen looks to land a right hand but Krasnodebski moved out of range.
Yuen scores with the left hand. Krasnodebski knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski thuds a left hand into Yuen's body.
Krasnodebski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yuen checks it well.
Krasnodebski wants to slow Yuen down by chopping away at his legs.
Yuen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krasnodebski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Krasnodebski misses
and Yuen counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Yuen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yuen throws a leg kick but Krasnodebski moved away.
Yuen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krasnodebski. Krasnodebski obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krasnodebski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yuen, right into the meat.
Yuen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Yuen misses
and Krasnodebski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yuen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuen slows the pace down.
Krasnodebski struggling a bit here.
Krasnodebski tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuen laying and praying for a moment but Krasnodebski takes advantage and regains half guard.
Yuen is pressing down on Krasnodebski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Krasnodebski is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gotard Krasnodebski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gotard Krasnodebski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Krasnodebski wants to land a leg kick but Yuen is out of range.
Yuen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krasnodebski manages to avoid it.
Yuen moves out of range of the body kick from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski takes a swing at Yuen's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Krasnodebski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yuen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yuen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot lands for Yuen.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Krasnodebski throws a sloppy head kick and Yuen moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Krasnodebski.
Gotard Krasnodebski is winning the standup battle so far.
Krasnodebski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yuen counters with a nice leg kick.
Krasnodebski tries to work over Yuen's front leg with a kick but Yuen checks it.
Krasnodebski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnodebski drops his hands momentarily and Yuen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krasnodebski throws a low kick but Yuen avoids it.
Krasnodebski cracks the inside of Yuen's front leg.
Yuen tries to clinch up.
A combination from Krasnodebski does no damage.
Krasnodebski misses with a body shot.
Krasnodebski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yuen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krasnodebski moves out of range of the body kick.
Krasnodebski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Yuen tenderised Krasnodebski's leg. Krasnodebski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yuen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krasnodebski misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski checks a low kick from Yuen.
Yuen throws out a powerful jab.
Yuen throws a low kick, looking for Krasnodebski's leg but Krasnodebski calmly moves out of range.
Yuen wants to clinch up but Krasnodebski keeps it at a distance.
Yuen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Krasnodebski eats them both and turns towards Yuen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krasnodebski connects with a body shot that sends Yuen's belly button to the back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski is looking to wear down Yuen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Krasnodebski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuen manages to avoid it.
Krasnodebski is looking to land body kicks.
Krasnodebski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yuen fakes the leg kick and cracks Krasnodebski in the body.
Yuen is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen looks for the body kick but Krasnodebski saw that one coming.
Krasnodebski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Krasnodebski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yuen thows a body shot but no joy.
Krasnodebski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yuen blocks a low kick nicely.
Krasnodebski throws a front kick aimed at Yuen's knee but Yuen avoids it well.
Krasnodebski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yuen checks it well.
Yuen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Yuen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krasnodebski, pushing him back against the cage.
Krasnodebski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yuen's elbow.
Krasnodebski lands a right hand.
Yuen prevents a body shot from Krasnodebski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yuen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Krasnodebski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yuen blocks a body shot from Krasnodebski.
A short uppercut from Yuen.
Krasnodebski is pushing Yuen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yuen tries a body shot but Krasnodebski blocks it.
Yuen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Krasnodebski to keep the fight standing.

Krasnodebski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuen moves out of range of the body kick.
Krasnodebski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krasnodebski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krasnodebski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krasnodebski.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gotard Krasnodebski.
I think Krasnodebski 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gotard Krasnodebski!
During a confident post fight interview, Gotard Krasnodebski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.