PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yun Won Hyang (ranked 1674 p4p, 223 weight class) and Murray Rothbard (ranked 2563 p4p, 332 weight class). Rothbard has chosen Anarchy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Won Hyang
vs
Rothbard

190 cm
22
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Fanatic Inc.

Urban Fighter
Fanatic Inc.

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yun Won Hyang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murray Rothbard!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothbard checks a leg kick.
Hyang throws the left hand but Rothbard avoids the punch easily.
Rothbard wants to clinch.
Rothbard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A leg kick checked by Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hyang just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Rothbard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothbard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyang was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothbard.
Hyang throws a leg kick but Rothbard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hyang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rothbard slips a jab and a cross from Hyang.
Hyang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothbard manages to avoid it.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Hyang is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard throws a right and a left that Hyang avoids nicely.
Hyang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rothbard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rothbard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rothbard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hyang delivers a nice body kick.
Hyang moves out of range as Rothbard strikes.
Hyang throws a chopping leg kick but Rothbard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hyang defending well as Rothbard loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Hyang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hyang throws a sloppy head kick
and Rothbard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hyang looks to land a body kick but Rothbard moved away.
Rothbard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyang.
Rothbard looks to land a left hand but Hyang moved out of range nicely.
Hyang misses with a straight left.
Rothbard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hyang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Hyang misses
letting Rothbard counter with a right hand.
Hyang throws a low kick but Rothbard avoids it.
Yun Won Hyang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rothbard is out of range.
Hyang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rothbard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rothbard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hyang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Hyang is having none of it.
Hyang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rothbard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rothbard moves out of range as Hyang strikes.
Rothbard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rothbard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hyang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Hyang misses
and Rothbard counters with a stiff right hand.

Rothbard gets tackled into the cage by Hyang. Hyang maintains the clinch.
Hyang misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Hyang - that landed with a thud.
Hyang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hyang as the two fighters clinch.
Rothbard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rothbard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hyang misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rothbard checks a leg kick.
Hyang misses with a hook to the body
and Rothbard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Hyang.
Rothbard misses with a straight left.
Hyang fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rothbard just manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Hyang.

Rothbard has managed to clinch.
Hyang tries to work over Rothbard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothbard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hyang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hyang lands a shoulder strike.
Hyang prevents a body shot from Rothbard.
Hyang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard throws a head punch that misses.
Hyang is leaning against Rothbard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothbard lands a body punch.
Hyang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rothbard slows down the pace here.
Hyang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyang misses with a body punch.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyang controls his hands.
Hyang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hyang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hyang fails to land.
Rothbard tries to stall but Hyang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hyang can't find room to land a body shot as Rothbard controls the action.
Hyang lands an uppercut.
Hyang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hyang can't find room to land a body shot as Rothbard controls the action.
Hyang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yun Won Hyang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hyang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick from Hyang is predictable there

and Rothbard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyang tries to work over Rothbard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hyang blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
Hyang lands a left hand.
Hyang lands a nice uppercut.
Hyang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyang misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard tries to work over Hyang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hyang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hyang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hyang scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Rothbard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hyang fails to land.
Rothbard lands with a left to the head.
Hyang lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Hyang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothbard.
Yun Won Hyang has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyang is working Rothbard over against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hyang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hyang tries to work over Rothbard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Hyang on the inside.
Hyang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyang's elbow.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Hyang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Rothbard breaks from the clinch.
Rothbard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hyang sizes up Rothbard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rothbard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyang is looking to counter punch.
Hyang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothbard can do to turn this around?
Hyang lands a jab.
Rothbard misses with a straight left.
Hyang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hyang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rothbard.
Rothbard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hyang at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyang feints and then cracks Rothbard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rothbard down.
Hyang is looking to slow Rothbard down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyang.
Hyang throws out a powerful jab.
Hyang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rothbard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hyang.

Hyang closes the distance and clinches.
Hyang has a couple of punches blocked by Rothbard.
Hyang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyang.
Hyang misses with a punch to the body.
Hyang misses with a body punch.
Hyang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothbard's elbow.
Hyang tries to work over Rothbard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Hyang.
Rothbard pushes Hyang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothbard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rothbard lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothbard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothbard prevents a body shot from Hyang.
Rothbard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hyang backwards.
Hyang lands a right hand.
Rothbard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hyang lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hyang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rothbard blocks a body shot from Hyang.
Hyang scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rothbard fails to land.
Hyang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyang controls his hands.
Rothbard can't find room to land a body shot as Hyang controls the action.
Hyang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothbard digs a right hand into Hyang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hyang's gas tank.
Rothbard prevents a body shot from Hyang.
Still in the clinch, Hyang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rothbard can't find room to land a body shot as Hyang controls the action.
Hyang tries to throw a body punch but Rothbard avoids it by throwing Hyang back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard prevents a body shot from Hyang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rothbard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hyang.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothbard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hyang backwards.
Hyang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyang tries a body shot but Rothbard blocks it.
Rothbard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothbard prevents a body shot from Hyang.
Rothbard lands a body shot.
Hyang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothbard's elbow.
Rothbard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyang.
Hyang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothbard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yun Won Hyang dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rothbard gets a clinch.
Rothbard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rothbard misses with a body punch.
Rothbard scores with a hook to the body.
Rothbard pushes Hyang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hyang prevents a body shot from Rothbard.
Hyang misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rothbard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hyang prevents a body shot from Rothbard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to work over Hyang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyang lands a body punch.
Hyang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothbard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hyang fails to land.
Hyang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothbard swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyang uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyang tries to throw a body punch but Rothbard avoids it by throwing Hyang back against the cage.
Hyang misses with a body punch.
Hyang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hyang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothbard tries to work over Hyang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hyang lands with a short shot to the head.
Hyang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothbard lands with a right to the head.
Hyang misses with the head strike.
Rothbard cracks Hyang with a nice body shot.
Hyang struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothbard controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Rothbard.
Rothbard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothbard misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothbard prevents a body shot from Hyang.
Rothbard tries to throw a body punch but Hyang avoids it by throwing Rothbard back against the cage.
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yun Won Hyang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard lands a nice shot to the body.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard throws a head punch that misses.
Rothbard takes a shot to the head.
Rothbard swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyang struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothbard controls his hands.
Rothbard blocks a body shot from Hyang.
Rothbard misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothbard blocking some punches.
Hyang works on Rothbard's body with a couple of short punches.
Rothbard misses with the head strike.
Rothbard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyang blocks a body shot from Rothbard.
Hyang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.
A short body shot lands from Rothbard as the two fighters clinch.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hyang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rothbard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Hyang.
Hyang can't find room to land a body shot as Rothbard controls the action.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothbard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rothbard takes a shot to the head.
Hyang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rothbard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyang misses with a body punch.
Hyang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothbard can't find room to land a body shot as Hyang controls the action.
Rothbard swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rothbard.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyang's elbow.
Hyang prevents a body shot from Rothbard.
Hyang pushes Rothbard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyang tries to throw a body punch but Rothbard avoids it by throwing Hyang back against the cage.
Hyang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyang misses with a punch to the body.
Hyang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.
Nice body punch from Rothbard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rothbard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hyang tries to work over Rothbard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothbard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothbard lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Hyang.
Rothbard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hyang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hyang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyang can't find room to land a body shot as Rothbard controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rothbard.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyang's elbow.
Murray Rothbard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hyang misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Murray Rothbard.
Well Hyang 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yun Won Hyang!