PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick comes to the ring accompanied by Conquer All. This should be a great matchup!

Dick
vs
Yuen

190 cm
40
205 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

177 cm
38
160 lbs
30 - 23 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen feints and then cracks Dick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dick down.
Dick seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yuen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yuen lands a nice shot to the body.
Dick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dick tries to clinch but Yuen moves away
and Yuen counters with an outside leg kick.
Yuen slips under a jab from Dick.

Dick rushes Yuen and presses him up against the ropes.
Dick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dick pushes Yuen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yuen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dick lands a nice knee to the body.
Dick takes a shot to the head.
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 lands a nice shot to the body.
Yuen managing to block the knees to the body from Dick.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dick as Yuen tries to tie him up.
Dick lands a nice knee to the body.
Yuen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dick controls his hands.
Dick prevents a body shot from Yuen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dick.
Yuen managing to block the knees to the body from Dick.
Dick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dick.
Yuen dodges an elbow strike from Dick.
Dick misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dick throws an elbow but misses.
Dick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dick throws a head punch that misses.
Dick pushes off an throws an elbow but Yuen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Yuen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dick throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dick.
A head punch on the inside from Dick fails to land.
Dick lands an elbow that stopped Yuen in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuen blocks an elbow strike from Dick.
A head punch on the inside from Dick fails to land.
Yuen misses with a knee to the head.
Yuen looking to stall.
Dick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Sean Yuen has been cut.
Dick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yuen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dick tries to land knees in the clinch but Yuen avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yuen's brow.
Yuen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yuen pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Yuen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yuen scores with a hook to the body.

Yuen gets control of Dick's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yuen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dick has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yuen is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yuen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dick defends it easily.
Yuen working a defensive guard here.
Yuen keeping full guard, as Dick tries to pass.
Yuen is pulling down on Dick's head to control his posture.
Dick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yuen is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen keeping moving, preventing Dick from controlling successfully.

Tom Dick has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yuen's corner calls for a 1-2. Yuen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yuen's head.
Yuen slips a straight right by Dick.
Yuen slips under a jab from Dick.

Yuen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dick to the ground. Yuen is now in Dick's guard.
Yuen stops Dick from standing up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dick working a defensive guard but Yuen passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuen is trying to control the action in half guard but Dick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dick wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Dick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Yuen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yuen defending well as Dick loads up on a big left hand.
Yuen keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Dick.
Yuen throws a leg kick but Dick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuen moves away.
Dick tests Yuen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yuen shoots in but no luck this time.
Dick misses with a hook
enabling Yuen to counter with a crisp jab.
Yuen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Dick closes the distance and pushes Yuen back into the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dick obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dick struggles to land a body shot inside as Yuen controls his hands.
Yuen dodges an elbow strike from Dick.
Yuen misses with some punches.
Yuen misses with some punches.
Dick lands an elbow just above Yuen 's eye.
Dick throws an elbow but it misses.
Yuen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dick walks away with a smile on his face. Yuen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yuen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dick tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yuen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dick motions for Yuen to come forward. Dick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dick wants to clinch up but Yuen keeps it at a distance.
Dick throws a series of punches but Yuen avoids them all with ease.
Dick throws a shot from downtown. Yuen moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dick tries to clinch but Yuen is having none of it.
Dick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tom Dick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Yuen.
Dick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yuen throws a body kick that misses.
Yuen scores with a jab. Dick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yuen tries to clinch but Dick is having none of it.
Dick takes a swing at Yuen's ribcage but misses.
Dick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yuen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Dick.
Yuen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dick circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Dick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yuen.
Tom Dick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dick rushes Yuen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dick lands with a right to the head.
Yuen digs a right hand underneath Dick's ribcage. Dick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dick scores with a knee to the head.
Dick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yuen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Yuen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dick is defending well for now.
Dick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dick tries to land knees in the clinch but Yuen avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen taking a breather.
Tom Dick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yuen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dick avoids it.
Dick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yuen managing to block the knees to the body from Dick.
Yuen dodges an elbow strike from Dick.
Yuen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dick is keeping busy.
Dick misses with an elbow over the top.
Yuen pushes Dick back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dick misses with an elbow over the top.
Dick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yuen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yuen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yuen blocks it with crossed arms.
Yuen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dick.
Yuen lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Dick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Yuen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Dick throws a jab but it's blocked by Yuen.
Yuen throws a push kick but Dick slaps the foot to one side.
Dick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yuen.
Dick wants to clinch
letting Yuen counter with a right hand.
Dick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yuen lands a glancing blow to the side of Dick's head.
Yuen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dick sprawls well. Dick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yuen gets slowly back to his feet.
Dick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yuen misses with a kick to the body.
Yuen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dick lands a nice shot to the body.
Dick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dick fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Yuen is predictable there
and Yuen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yuen throws a leg kick which misses Dick's front leg but catches the back leg as Dick tries to avoid it.
Dick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuen.
Yuen defending well as Dick loads up on a big left hand.

Yuen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yuen is looking to control Dick's arms but Dick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yuen has his back to the ropes.
Dick looking to throw knees to the head but Yuen is blocking nicely.
Dick lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Dick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick lands an elbow that stopped Yuen in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yuen's defenses.
Yuen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yuen misses with a punch on the inside.
Yuen avoids a wild elbow strike from Dick.
Yuen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yuen.
Yuen lands with a light punch inside.
Dick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Dick.
Nice elbow from Dick.
Dick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yuen avoids the elbow strike from Dick, against the ropes.
Dick lands an elbow that stopped Yuen in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Sean Yuen's cut even more.
Dick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dick misses with some punches.
Dick tries to throw a body punch but Yuen avoids it by throwing Dick back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen blocks the elbow strike.
Yuen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dick backwards.
Yuen trying to land knees to the body.
Yuen working Dick over with knees to the body.
A short left from Yuen.
Dick working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dick throws an elbow but misses.
Yuen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuen blocks an elbow strike.
Dick prevents the takedown attempt.
Dick misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dick.
Dick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yuen gets through Dick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yuen blocks an elbow strike from Dick.
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!
Dick lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws an elbow that misses.
Dick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yuen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yuen lands a nice shot to the body.
Yuen blocks an elbow strike.
Yuen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yuen avoids it.
Sean Yuen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuen presses Dick against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yuen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yuen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yuen pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dick misses with a body punch.
Yuen lands a shoulder strike.
Yuen lands a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sean Yuen.
I think Dick 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Dick!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tom Dick made sure he mentioned Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.