PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Chyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chyn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seven Devils kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ryu Chyn enters the cage!

Smith
vs
Chyn

182 cm
30
185 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

188 cm
34
182 lbs
29 - 18 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Chyn!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chyn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt

and Chyn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chyn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smith is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Chyn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Chyn seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Chyn slows the pace down in half guard.

Chyn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chyn trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chyn stalling away here and it's allowed Smith to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Chyn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smith dives on top into guard.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Chyn blocks nicely.
Chyn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith trying to control here.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Chyn has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is not content to let Chyn control the position.
Smith is doing well to control the position and prevent Chyn from advancing to side control.
Chyn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Smith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chyn was covering up waiting for the punch and Smith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smith trying to control but Chyn is working from the bottom.
Chyn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chyn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chyn wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Chyn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith wants to sweep here but Chyn controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Chyn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chyn slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chyn keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Chyn.
Chyn lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Chyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Chyn misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chyn fails with a takedown attempt.
Chyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chyn misses with a double jab

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chyn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Chyn has the hooks in. Smith is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Chyn is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Smith is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chyn is trying to stick to Smith's back but Smith is turning into Chyn. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chyn's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Smith.
Chyn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chyn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sean Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chyn's head.
Chyn wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Chyn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Chyn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chyn is one step ahead there.
Smith wants to stand up but Chyn is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chyn wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.

Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith is looking to stand up but Chyn isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Chyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chyn passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Chyn has control of the leg.
Chyn is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Chyn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Smith dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chyn circles away.
Nice cross by Chyn.
Smith shoots in but Chyn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chyn throws an off balance right hand

and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Chyn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!

Smith showing good submission defense here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
I really don't envy Smith right now.

Chyn has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Smith has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Smith breaks Chyn's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chyn wants to sweep but no luck.
Chyn has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith trying to control but Chyn is working from the bottom.
Chyn has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.

Chyn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chyn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith wants to control from the top but Chyn keeps moving.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chyn's head.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Chyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chyn wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Chyn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stops Chyn from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chyn holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Chyn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Chyn blocks nicely.
Chyn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith cracks Chyn with a solid left hand.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chyn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chyn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chyn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chyn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith tries to reverse the position but Chyn maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Smith!
Sean Smith was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Ryu Chyn spoke after the fight, saying 'I was robbed!'.