PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ellis Healing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyun Seung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyun Seung has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ellis Healing's chin.

Healing
vs
Seung

165 cm
26
144 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
153 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Speedy Supps + Laundry

Meet the Future

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ellis Healing!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hyun Seung!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Healing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Seung counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Seung.
A punch combination from Healing misses.
Healing drops his hands momentarily and Seung takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Ellis Healing has been cut.
Healing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Healing wants to clinch
and Seung counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Healing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Healing looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seung stuffs the takedown.
Healing tries a low kick but Seung avoids it.
Healing on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seung connects with a crisp jab.
Healing looks to clinch
and Healing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Healing is rocked!
Healing tries to clinch up but Seung circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Healing is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Healing closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Seung's guard.
Healing seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Healing wants to control from the top but Seung keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seung is pulling down on Healing's head. It's preventing any offense from Healing, at least for the moment.
Seung keeping moving, preventing Healing from controlling successfully.
Seung pulls Healing in close to his closed guard and prevents Healing from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ellis Healing wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Healing shoots in but Seung avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Healing with a poor takedown
and Seung counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Healing thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ellis Healing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Healing tries to clinch
and Seung counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Healing thinking.
Seung lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been informed that Seung has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ellis Healing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Seung as Healing shoots in.
Healing misses with a two punch combination.
Healing throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Healing wants to clinch but Seung slips to the side
and Seung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Seung.
Seung punishes Healing's body with a nice straight punch.
Seung is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Healing is breathing heavily.
Seung lands a glancing blow to the side of Healing's head.
Seung lands with a nice body punch.
Healing looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Healing fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Healing does no damage.
Seung defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Healing.
Seung scores with a nice right hand.
Healing with a poor takedown
and Seung counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Seung fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Seung is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Healing had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Seung walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Healing drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Seung swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Healing's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hyun Seung!
Hyun Seung is the new featherweight champion!
Hyun Seung decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.