PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Parinias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parinias is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Three Stars And a Sun by Francis M.. This should be fireworks!

Yuen
vs
Parinias

177 cm
29
160 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Parinias!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parinias sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Parinias shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yuen eats them both and turns towards Parinias to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yuen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Parinias.
Yuen slips a jab and a cross from Parinias.
Parinias misses with the combination.
Parinias misses with a combination
and Yuen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yuen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Parinias is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yuen just misses with a punch to the body.
Yuen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Parinias fails to land with a series of punches.
Yuen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Yuen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yuen wants to advance to full mount but Parinias doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen wants to control from the top but Parinias keeps moving.
Parinias being controlled here, momentarily.
Yuen wants to control from the top but Parinias keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yuen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yuen tries to free his leg and advance position but Parinias is retaining full guard.
Yuen throws a big right hand that misses.
Yuen trying to control the position from guard on top but Parinias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuen throws an elbow that misses. Parinias uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yuen's guard. Nice move by Parinias!
Parinias must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen trying to keep a closed guard but Parinias is proving a slippery customer.
Yuen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yuen is looking to take a break and control but Parinias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yuen is looking for a kimura but Parinias is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yuen to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yuen in particular looking to stall.

We're going to have a standup here because Sean Yuen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Parinias throws a series of punches but Yuen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yuen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Parinias throws a combination that misses

and Yuen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Yuen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Parinias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parinias looks to land a combination but Yuen avoids it well.
Parinias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Yuen closes the distance and pushes Parinias back into the cage.
Parinias blocks a body shot from Yuen.
Parinias avoiding damage as Yuen throws knees to the body.
Parinias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yuen is pushing Parinias up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yuen tries to work over Parinias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yuen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parinias takes a shot to the head.
Yuen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Parinias wants to get back to striking at distance but Yuen won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen misses with the head strike.
Parinias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yuen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Parinias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yuen tries a body shot but Parinias blocks it.
Yuen stalls.
Parinias is trying to break free.
Yuen lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yuen fails to land.
Yuen stalls.
Yuen lands with a light punch inside.
Yuen connects with a knee to the head.
Yuen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yuen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yuen misses with a punch to the body.
Yuen landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen tries to land a knee to the head but Parinias blocks with his arms.
Parinias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yuen stalling in the clinch.
Yuen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yuen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parinias's efforts to push away.
Yuen can't find room to land a body shot as Parinias controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Yuen as the two fighters clinch.
Parinias blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Yuen dominated that second round.
That's time! Yuen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Parinias misses the shot to the body.
Yuen throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from Parinias misses.
Yuen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parinias throws out the jab.
Yuen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parinias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parinias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parinias lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yuen circles away quickly and effectively.

Yuen clinches with his opponent.
Yuen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parinias's efforts to push away.
Yuen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen landing knees to the body.
Yuen stalling the fight.
Yuen cracks Parinias with a nice body shot.
Yuen stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sean Yuen.
Parinias tries to bum rush Yuen with a series of wild strikes but Yuen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parinias misses with a wild combination.
Parinias just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parinias misses with a double jab
and Yuen counters with a stiff right hand.

Yuen clinches up against the cage.
Yuen has Parinias pressed against the cage, preventing Parinias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yuen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yuen misses with a punch to the body.
Parinias working hard to break the clinch.
Yuen scores with a shoulder strike.
Yuen lands a nice uppercut.
Yuen stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parinias backwards.
Yuen works on Parinias's body with a couple of short punches.
Yuen avoiding damage.
Parinias is trying to push Yuen away but Yuen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yuen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yuen lands a left hand.
Bryan Parinias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parinias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Yuen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yuen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Parinias prevents a body shot from Yuen.
Yuen misses with a punch to the body.
Yuen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parinias's efforts to push away.
Yuen has Parinias pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuen cracks Parinias with a nice body shot.
Sean Yuen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yuen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Yuen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yuen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Yuen!
Sean Yuen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.