PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Richardson (ranked 2159 p4p, 314 weight class) and Yun Won Hyang (ranked 2091 p4p, 304 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Richardson
vs
Won Hyang

188 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Vikai Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yun Won Hyang!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Hyang.
Richardson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hyang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richardson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Richardson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyang throws out the jab.
Richardson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Richardson slips under a jab.
Richardson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyang.
Hyang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hyang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richardson.
Richardson ducks under a wild hook from Hyang.
Richardson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Richardson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hyang counters with a thumping low kick.
Yun Won Hyang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hyang. That's going to slow Richardson down.
Richardson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hyang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyang avoids the body shot from Richardson.
Hyang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richardson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hyang is able to avoid easily.
Richardson connects with a right hand. Hyang shakes it off.
Richardson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richardson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richardson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyang.
Richardson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyang was well out of range. Poor timing from Richardson.
Richardson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hyang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Richardson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Richardson throws a chopping leg kick but Hyang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Hyang misses.
Richardson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hyang throws a hook but Richardson avoids it easily.
Richardson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Richardson throws a leg kick but Hyang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hyang misses with a low kick.
Hyang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Richardson's head.
Hyang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Richardson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hyang.
Richardson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richardson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Hyang misses.
Hyang throws a hook but Richardson avoids it easily.
Hyang thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Richardson loads up on a big right hand but Hyang slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richardson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Richardson misses with a body kick.
Hyang cracks Richardson with a good jab.
Richardson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hyang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Richardson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hyang throws a right hand that Richardson ducks under and follows up with a left that Richardson also avoids with ease.
Hyang walks into a left hand.
A big left from Hyang misses.
Richardson scores with a nice right hand.
Richardson throws a body kick that misses.
Richardson moves out of range of the strikes.
Richardson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Richardson takes one to the chin there.
Hyang misses with a hook. Richardson ducked under it nicely.
Richardson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hyang takes a step back to recover.
Hyang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hyang missing with a left hand there. Richardson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richardson.
Hyang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richardson.
Richardson is looking to land body kicks.
Richardson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hyang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richardson.
Richardson lands a nice shot to the body.
Richardson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hyang misses with a two punch combination.
Hyang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Richardson.
Hyang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richardson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hyang avoids a kick to the body.
Hyang misses with a hook. Richardson ducked under it nicely.
Hyang avoids the body shot from Richardson.
Richardson throws a jab when Hyang was well out of range.
Richardson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hyang.
Richardson walks into a straight right hand from Hyang.
Richardson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyang moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richardson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richardson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Hyang misses.
Hyang cracks Richardson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Richardson checks a low kick from Hyang.
Richardson looks to throw the jab but Hyang is out of range.
Richardson throws a shot to the body.
Richardson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richardson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyang throws out a loose jab but Richardson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyang lands a really nice looking cross but Richardson seems unphased.
Hyang lands the left hand.
Richardson throws a hook but Hyang blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yun Won Hyang will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hyang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richardson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hyang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Richardson scrambles back to his feet.
Richardson looks for the body kick but Hyang saw that one coming.
A jab from Hyang misses.
Hyang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Richardson misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Richardson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Richardson looks to land a left hand but Hyang moved out of range nicely.
Hyang scores with a jab. Richardson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hyang misses with an uppercut. Richardson saw that one coming.
Richardson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richardson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hyang looks to land a right hand but Richardson moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson lands a jab to the head.
Richardson misses with a body punch
and Hyang counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Hyang.
Hyang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Richardson clobbers Hyang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Richardson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyang is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Richardson.
Hyang avoids the body shot from Richardson.
Richardson is looking to land body kicks.
Richardson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hyang.
Richardson is looking to counter punch.
Hyang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Richardson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Richardson throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hyang! But no joy.
Richardson looks for the body kick but Hyang saw that one coming.
Richardson throws a low kick but Hyang moves out of range easily.
Hyang misses with a two punch combination.
Hyang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hyang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hyang misses with an uppercut. Richardson saw that one coming.
Richardson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hyang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Richardson under the eye.
Richardson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hyang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richardson.
Richardson throws an off balance right hand
and Hyang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richardson lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheers as Hyang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Richardson doesn't seem phased though.
Hyang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hyang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Richardson coming out on top.
Hyang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richardson.
Hyang scores with a leg kick.
Hyang moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hyang! But no joy.
Richardson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyang.
Richardson takes a swing at Hyang's ribcage but misses.
Hyang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hyang connects with a single shot there.
Hyang throws a hook to the side of Richardson's head but Richardson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richardson misses with a straight left.
Richardson misses with a body kick.
Richardson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Richardson looks to throw the jab but Hyang is out of range.
Hyang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Richardson scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang throws a hook to the side of Richardson's head but Richardson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richardson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hyang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Richardson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hyang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Richardson momentarily.
Hyang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Richardson.
Hyang tests Richardson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Richardson.
Hyang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Richardson doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for Hyang. That snapped Richardson's head back.

Richardson is rocked!
Hyang steps in with a hook that catches Richardson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hyang follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Richardson looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yun Won Hyang!