PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lu Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Hunkstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunkstrom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stuck In The Middle With You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yu
vs
Hunkstrom

185 cm
24
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

191 cm
20
265 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lu Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Hunkstrom!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunkstrom.
Yu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunkstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Yu throws a jab when Hunkstrom was well out of range.
Hunkstrom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yu throws a hook to the side of Hunkstrom's head but Hunkstrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yu misses the jab.
Hunkstrom checks a low kick from Yu.
Yu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunkstrom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu looks to land a left hand but Hunkstrom moved out of range nicely.
Hunkstrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yu.
Good exchange - Yu coming out on top.
Hunkstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yu manages to avoid it.
Yu throws a combination that misses
and Hunkstrom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunkstrom clobbers Yu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lu Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunkstrom moves away from the strike by Yu.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunkstrom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yu dodges the punch combination from Hunkstrom.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
Yu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Yu misses
enabling Hunkstrom to counter with a crisp jab.
Yu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hunkstrom counters with a right hand to the body.
Yu throws a hook but Hunkstrom avoids it easily.
Yu swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunkstrom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Sven Hunkstrom has been cut.
Lu Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunkstrom misses with a wild body shot.
Yu misses the body punch
and Hunkstrom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yu thinking.
Hunkstrom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yu rather than just go for the knockout.
Yu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu throws a combination that misses
and Hunkstrom counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yu. Hunkstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Hunkstrom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunkstrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yu.
Yu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunkstrom.
Hunkstrom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunkstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.
Yu throws a jab when Hunkstrom was well out of range.
Hunkstrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yu throws out the jab.
Yu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunkstrom.
Yu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunkstrom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunkstrom throws a hook but Yu blocks it.
Hunkstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Hunkstrom misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunkstrom lands a nice looking body shot.
Yu throws a lazy right hand but Hunkstrom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunkstrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunkstrom throws a body punch but Yu moves out of range.
Yu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yu misses with a straight left.
Yu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu throws a jab when Hunkstrom was well out of range.
Hunkstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunkstrom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yu's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lu Yu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Hunkstrom's cut.
That's time! Yu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunkstrom checks a low kick from Yu.
Yu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunkstrom checks it well.
Yu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunkstrom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunkstrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Yu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lu Yu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yu's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yu duly obliges.
Hunkstrom lands a nice shot that snaps Yu's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunkstrom. Yu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunkstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yu moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunkstrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yu lands a body shot.
Yu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunkstrom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunkstrom walks into a straight right hand from Yu.
Yu throws a right hand that Hunkstrom ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunkstrom also avoids with ease.
Hunkstrom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunkstrom misses with a wild body shot.
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunkstrom slips under a jab from Yu.
Yu swings for the body but Hunkstrom moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunkstrom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Yu does it's job there.
Hunkstrom missing with a left hand there. Yu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunkstrom is breathing heavily.
Hunkstrom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lu Yu is winning the standup battle so far.
Yu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yu just misses with a punch to the body.
Yu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Yu misses.
Yu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yu drops Hunkstrom with a beautiful combination! Hunkstrom stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yu is looking for the KO!
Hunkstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunkstrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yu.
Hunkstrom seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Yu shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Hunkstrom is backing up but Yu catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Hunkstrom covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Yu Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lu Yu!