PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Byczynski's choice of entrance music: War is My Destiny. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yuen
vs
Byczynski

177 cm
39
160 lbs
33 - 25 - 0

200 cm
40
260 lbs
32 - 31 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yuen blocks a head kick by Byczynski.
Byczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yuen.
Yuen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yuen misses with a low kick.
Yuen throws a lazy body kick
and Byczynski counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Sean Yuen has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byczynski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yuen. Yuen obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuen throws a low kick, looking for Byczynski's leg but Byczynski calmly moves out of range.
Yuen misses with a two punch combination.

Yuen drives through and clinches with Byczynski against the cage.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yuen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Byczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byczynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yuen misses with the combination.
Yuen misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Byczynski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Byczynski.
Byczynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yuen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yuen missing with knees to the body.

Yuen decides to pull guard.
Yuen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Byczynski wants to stand but Yuen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Byczynski throws a strike but Yuen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Yuen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen postures up.
Byczynski is looking to stand up but Yuen isn't so interested in that idea.
Yuen wants to control from the top but Byczynski keeps moving.
Byczynski wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Yuen manages to pass to side control.
Byczynski tries to kick Yuen off but Yuen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yuen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byczynski keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski is trying to stand up here but Yuen is controlling him well.
Byczynski won't allow Yuen to pass to mount.
Byczynski is looking to escape.
Byczynski is staying active underneath Yuen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yuen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yuen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Byczynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nataniel Byczynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byczynski slips under a jab.
Yuen swats away the attempt to clinch by Byczynski.
Yuen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Byczynski swivels and escapes.
Byczynski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Byczynski there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yuen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Byczynski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yuen avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Byczynski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yuen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Yuen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byczynski landing knees to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yuen misses with a punch to the body.
Byczynski avoiding damage as Yuen throws knees to the body.

Yuen jumps guard and drags Byczynski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byczynski throwing strikes but missing.
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 Sean Yuen's cut.
That's time! Yuen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yuen throws an off balance right hand
and Yuen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yuen punishes Byczynski's body with a nice straight punch.
Byczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yuen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yuen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byczynski.
Nataniel Byczynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yuen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuen keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sean Yuen is winning the standup battle so far.
Yuen tries to score with a low kick but Byczynski moves his leg out of the way.
Yuen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byczynski can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byczynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yuen.
Yuen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Byczynski.
Byczynski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yuen.
Yuen connects with a right hand. Byczynski shakes it off.
Byczynski tries to clinch there but Yuen circles away.
Byczynski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Yuen to counter with a crisp jab.
Byczynski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yuen counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Nataniel Byczynski has been cut.
Byczynski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Byczynski wants to clinch but Yuen slips to the side

and Yuen counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Yuen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yuen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Byczynski is trying to get back to his feet.
Yuen trying to control the position but Byczynski is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yuen is trying to get an arm triangle but Byczynski is defending well.
Byczynski looking for a sweep but Yuen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Yuen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Byczynski bucks Yuen off and manages to get back to his feet!
Yuen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Byczynski on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Byczynski clinches up against the cage.
Byczynski crunches a lovely knee into Yuen's ribcage.
A short left from Yuen.
Yuen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Byczynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuen jumps guard but Byczynski stands there with Yuen around his waist. Yuen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Byczynski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Byczynski lands with a light punch inside.
Yuen misses with a knee to the head.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yuen fails to land.
Yuen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yuen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Yuen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Byczynski tries to clinch up
and Yuen counters with a right hand to the body.
Byczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byczynski thows a body kick. Yuen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Byczynski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yuen keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuen misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yuen moves into range and clinches up with Byczynski.
Byczynski blocks an uppercut.
Yuen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Byczynski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yuen avoids it.
Yuen throws a head punch that misses.
Yuen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Byczynski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yuen takes a knee right on the jaw!

Sean Yuen's cut is getting worse.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Yuen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byczynski blocks a body shot from Yuen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yuen.
Yuen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Byczynski backwards.
Byczynski working Yuen over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yuen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Byczynski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Yuen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Byczynski.
Byczynski crunches a lovely knee into Yuen's ribcage.
Yuen takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byczynski lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Byczynski.
Byczynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yuen avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Yuen prevents a body shot from Byczynski.
Yuen trying to stall but Byczynski improves his position.
Byczynski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Byczynski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yuen blocks it with crossed arms.
Yuen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byczynski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yuen blocks it with crossed arms.
Yuen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Yuen avoids the damage to the body.
Nataniel Byczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuen tries to land a knee to the head but Byczynski blocks with his arms.
Byczynski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Byczynski scores a nice knee to the body.
Byczynski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Byczynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yuens head.
Yuen wants to stall.
Byczynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byczynski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Yuen avoids the damage to the body.
Byczynski lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski working Yuen over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Byczynski.
Nice body punch from Byczynski.
Yuen managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Yuen struggles to land a body shot inside as Byczynski controls his hands.
Yuen trying to stall but Byczynski improves his position.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from 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 on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yuen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Byczynski is keeping busy.
Yuen managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Yuen prevents a body shot from Byczynski.
Byczynski lands a nice knee to the body.
Sean Yuen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Byczynski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nataniel Byczynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yuen 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Yuen!
Sean Yuen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Tokyo United Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.