PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Stryker struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Sean Yuen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yuen
vs
Stryker

177 cm
31
160 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

178 cm
25
170 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Stryker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yuen misses with the combination.
Stryker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stryker throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Yuen counters by moving into the clinch.
Stryker misses with a punch on the inside.
Yuen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yuen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stryker backwards.
Stryker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yuen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stryker is trying to maintain a safe position but Yuen gets an underhook and turns Stryker into the cage.
Stryker seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Yuen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stryker.
A body shot lands from Yuen.
Stryker tries to circle away but Yuen has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yuen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Stryker is trying to keep an underhook but Yuen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Stryker wants to control but Yuen is keeping busy.
Stryker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yuen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yuen's back!
Yuen just trying to survive but Stryker is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
You can see the frustration on Yuen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Yuen showing good submission defense here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stryker wants to control but Yuen manages to buck him off and is now in Stryker's guard! Nice work there by Yuen!
Stryker can't keep his opponent in guard - Yuen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yuen in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker tries to roll over but Yuen keeps him under control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuen works his way into full mount!
Stryker is trying to reverse the position but instead Yuen has taken his back - oops!
Yuen has good solid back control here.
Stryker is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Yuen.
Yuen keeps control of the position as Stryker tries to break free.
I would not like to be Stryker right now.

Yuen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Stryker is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Yuen off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Stryker tries to escape but Yuen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Yuen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Stryker has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Stryker takes a big shot to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stryker is not content to let Yuen control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stryker is looking to improve his position.
Yuen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stryker is looking for a sweep. Yuen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stryker is refusing to be controlled, as Yuen sits in half guard.

Yuen is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Yuen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stryker scores with a three punch combo!
Stryker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stryker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yuen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yuen throws a leg kick but Stryker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johnny Stryker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stryker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stryker walks into a straight right hand from Yuen.
Stryker avoids the body shot from Yuen.
Yuen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yuen shoots in and drives through. Stryker sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Yuen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker throws a leg kick but Yuen moved away.
Yuen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stryker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yuen misses with an uppercut.
Stryker motions for Yuen to come forward. Stryker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stryker misses with a lunging right hand

and Yuen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yuen.
Stryker has Yuen pushed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stryker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yuen looking to stall.
Stryker blocks a body shot from Yuen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yuen prevents Stryker from breaking the clinch.
Yuen throws a punch but it's blocked by Stryker.
Stryker trying to stall but Yuen improves his position.
Yuen lands an uppercut.
Stryker tries to throw a body punch but Yuen avoids it by throwing Stryker back against the cage.
Stryker tries to stall but Yuen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yuen scores with a knee to the head.
Yuen misses with some punches.
Yuen lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stryker looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Yuen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stryker wants to stall.
Stryker is looking to break free of the clinch but Yuen has double underhooks.
Yuen misses with an elbow over the top.
Stryker tries to stall but Yuen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stryker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yuen has him pressed against the cage.

Stryker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnny Stryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuen digs a good body shot into Stryker's ribs.
Yuen blocks a jab.
Stryker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yuen is out of range.
Stryker misses with the body kick
and Yuen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stryker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stryker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yuen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stryker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yuen.
Stryker is breathing heavily.
Stryker misses with a leg kick
and Yuen counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Yuen tenderised Stryker's leg. Stryker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stryker misses with a double jab.
Stryker misses with an uppercut
and Yuen counters with a low kick, right behind Stryker 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuen digs a good hook to Stryker's body.
Good leg kick by Yuen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sean Yuen is winning the standup battle so far.
Yuen lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnny Stryker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yuen throws a shot to the body.
Stryker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stryker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yuen lands an overhand right.
Yuen misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Yuen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Yuen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stryker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yuen.

Stryker gets caught napping as Yuen dives in and scores a takedown. Stryker manages to retain guard.
Yuen chips away with some ground and pound.
Yuen trying to control but Stryker is working from the bottom.
Yuen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yuen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sean Yuen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stryker is trying to hold Yuen in close to prevent damage but Yuen has managed to pass into half guard.
Stryker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yuen is working away from the top position though.
Yuen wants to pass to mount but Stryker is defending the position.
Yuen is thwarting Stryker's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen content to control rather than advance.
Stryker tries to roll over but Yuen keeps him under control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yuen misses with a body shot.
Stryker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stryker throws a leg kick
and Yuen counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker misses with a wild body shot.
Stryker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yuen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yuen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yuen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stryker under the eye.
Stryker checks a low kick from Yuen.
Yuen tries to work over Stryker's front leg with a kick but Stryker checks it.
Stryker throws a body punch but Yuen moves out of range.
Jab from Yuen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stryker throws a solid leg kick but Yuen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stryker.
Stryker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stryker throws a right hand that Yuen ducks under and follows up with a left that Yuen also avoids with ease.
Stryker misses with a body kick.
Yuen thuds his shin into the meat of Stryker's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Yuen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stryker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yuen with a knee to the head.
Yuen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stryker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stryker tries to break free but Yuen pushes him back against the cage.
Stryker is struggling to control the position.
Stryker is trying to break free.
Yuen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stryker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yuen has Stryker pressed against the cage, preventing Stryker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yuen jumps guard.
Yuen looking for a sweep. Not yet Yuen, not yet.
Yuen working a defensive guard here.
Stryker won't allow Yuen to sweep him here.
Yuen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stryker stands up from Yuen's guard - Stryker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Stryker is predictable there
and Yuen counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yuen.
Stryker takes one to the side of the head.
Johnny Stryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sean Yuen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yuen connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Yuen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yuen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Yuen!
Sean Yuen made sure to mention his sponsor, Golden Supplements [O.R.G] in his post fight interview.