PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Morgan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Yuen
vs
Morgan

177 cm
40
160 lbs
35 - 26 - 1

188 cm
41
210 lbs
37 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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 35 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Yuen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yuen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yuen thumps Morgan with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Yuen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morgan doesn't seem phased though.
Yuen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Sean Yuen has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuen. That's going to slow Morgan down.
Yuen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Yuen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Morgan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Yuen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yuen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yuen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morgan dodges an elbow strike from Yuen.
Yuen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan stalling against the cage.
Morgan wants to stall.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Morgan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yuen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yuen is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Yuen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morgan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yuen fails to land.
Morgan blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yuen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yuen struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Yuen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yuen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yuen controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right 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 Sean Yuen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yuen loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yuen lands with a nice combination. Morgan backs away looking to recover.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Yuen avoids it well.
Yuen throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Yuen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Morgan.
Yuen lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Morgan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yuen scores with a jab to the body.
Yuen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yuen.

Morgan connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Yuen to the floor! Morgan dives in looking for the finish!

Yuen is rocked!
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!
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Yuen is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen punching from the bottom.
Yuen tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
Yuen punching from the bottom.
Yuen gets full guard.
Morgan wants to get up but he can't break Yuen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Yuen.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yuen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen with a jab.

Yuen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morgan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yuen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yuen is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Yuen is controlling well.
Yuen is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yuen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yuen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yuen wants to control the pace but Morgan is squirming around nicely.
Yuen thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Yuen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Yuen's cut.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Sean Yuen's cut is getting worse.
Morgan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yuen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yuen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yuen connects with a body shot.
Yuen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Morgan throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuen misses with a leg kick.
Morgan wants to counter with a clinch but Yuen pushes him away.
Yuen looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
Morgan shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yuen. Yuen obviously looking to wear him down.
Yuen is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.

Morgan drives through and clinches with Yuen against the cage.
Yuen has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Yuen struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Yuen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Yuen.
Yuen scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yuen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yuen lands a hook that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
A short uppercut 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 jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morgan walks away with a smile on his face. Yuen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Yuen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuen fails with the takedown

and Morgan counters with a flying knee that drops Yuen!
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yuen is keeping the position for now.
Scott Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yuen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.

Yuen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yuen slips nicely into half guard.
Yuen tries to pass to full mount but Morgan defends it.
Yuen trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Yuen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morgan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is staying active underneath Yuen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Yuen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Yuen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yuen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Yuen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sean Yuen thanked Tokyo United Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).