PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Zuev (ranked 2433 p4p, 324 weight class) and Yun Won Hyang (ranked 1344 p4p, 189 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zuev
vs
Won Hyang

185 cm
30
215 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

190 cm
23
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Zuev !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yun Won Hyang!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hyang! But no joy.
Hyang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zuev momentarily.
Hyang has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zuev is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hyang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zuev .
Zuev lands a glancing blow to the side of Hyang's head.

It looks like Yun Won Hyang has been cut.
Hyang lands a front kick.
Zuev dodges the punch combination from Hyang.
Zuev scores with the left hand. Hyang knows he should have avoided that one.
Hyang moves out of range as Zuev strikes.
Zuev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circling - Zuev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Hyang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Konstantin Zuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zuev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zuev moves out of range as Hyang strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyang moves out of range as Zuev strikes.
Hyang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good leg kick by Hyang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Hyang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zuev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zuev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hyang at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hyang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zuev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zuev misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Hyang.
Hyang blocks a jab.
Zuev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hyang's hands.
Hyang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hyang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zuev 's calf.
Zuev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hyang.
Hyang throws a solid leg kick but Zuev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hyang.
Zuev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyang moves away.
Zuev throws a nice looking combination but Hyang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zuev lunges at Hyang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hyang's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zuev feints a jab promting Hyang to slip. Zuev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hyang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zuev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyang can pounce on him.
Zuev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hyang scores with a sloppy right hand. Zuev should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyang.
Zuev lands a jab to the nose.
Hyang looks to throw the jab but Zuev is out of range.
Zuev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zuev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zuev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hyang throws a sloppy head kick and Zuev moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Zuev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuev misses with a looping right.
Zuev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyang feints and then cracks Zuev 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zuev down.
Hyang throws a chopping leg kick but Zuev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zuev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hyang tries to work over Zuev 's front leg with a kick but Zuev checks it.
Zuev throws a jab when Hyang was well out of range.
Hyang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Hyang.
Hyang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zuev misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Zuev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zuev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyang to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Hyang misses.
Hyang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuev moves away.
Zuev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zuev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good shot there by Zuev .
Hyang connects with a solid leg kick.
Hyang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zuev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hyang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hyang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zuev circles away quickly and effectively.
Zuev clobbers Hyang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zuev 's head backwards.
Hyang throws a leg kick but Zuev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zuev misses with the combination.
Zuev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zuev swings for the body but Hyang moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev tries to bum rush Hyang with a series of wild strikes but Hyang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zuev throws a lazy uppercut
and Hyang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zuev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hyang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zuev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zuev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hyang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zuev throws a big shot that misses.
Zuev throws out a loose jab but Hyang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuev staying out of range there.
Zuev moves out of range as Hyang strikes.

Hyang has managed to clinch.
Zuev tries to circle away but Hyang has him pinned against the cage.
Hyang misses with a body punch.
Hyang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hyang.
Hyang can't find room to land a body shot as Zuev controls the action.
Hyang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hyang.
Hyang lands a left hand.
Zuev tries to break free but Hyang pushes him back against the cage.
Hyang gets through Zuev 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Konstantin Zuev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yun Won Hyang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hyang, as that shot connected.
Zuev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zuev lands a jab.
Hyang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zuev lands a nice hook to Hyang's body. Hyang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hyang in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hyang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hyang throws a body shot but no joy.
Hyang throws a head kick but Zuev moves out of range.
Hyang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Zuev there.

Hyang clinches with his opponent.
Hyang misses with a punch to the body.
Hyang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuev blocks a body shot from Hyang.
Hyang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zuev or not.
Zuev is trying to force a seperation but Hyang has the dominant position.
Hyang prevents Zuev from breaking the clinch.
Hyang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zuev 's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev working hard to break the clinch.

Zuev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zuev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyang.
Hyang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zuev with a body shot.
Zuev 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hyang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zuev scrambles back to his feet.
Hyang cracks Zuev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Hyang.
Hyang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuev .
Zuev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hyang.
Zuev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hyangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Hyang.
The crowd cheers as Hyang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zuev doesn't seem phased though.

Hyang clinches with his opponent.
Zuev has had enough of the clinch but Hyang keeps him there for the moment.
Zuev is trying to break the clinch but Hyang has him pressed against the cage.
Zuev is looking to break free of the clinch but Hyang has double underhooks.
Hyang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyang scores with a shoulder strike.
Zuev tries to break free but Hyang pushes him back against the cage.
Hyang digs a right hand into Zuev 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zuev 's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyang is working Zuev over against the cage.
Zuev blocks a body shot from Hyang.
Hyang can't find room to land a body shot as Zuev controls the action.
Zuev working hard to break the clinch.
Hyang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zuev working hard to break the clinch.
Hyang prevents a body shot from Zuev .
Hyang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zuev 's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Hyang scores with a nice short uppercut.

Zuev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Zuev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zuev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyang to score with a decent uppercut.
Zuev cracks Hyang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hyang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zuev .
Zuev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyang.
Zuev keeps the fight on the outside.
Zuev dodges the punch combination from Hyang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hyang, right into the meat.
Hyang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zuev .
Zuev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hyang misses with a double jab.
Zuev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hyang. Hyang obviously looking to wear him down.
Hyang slips a straight right by Zuev .
Left hook, right uppercut from Hyang.
A jab from Zuev misses.
Hyang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zuev .
Hyang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zuev .
Zuev looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyang is just out of range.
Zuev misses with an uppercut. Hyang saw that one coming.
Zuev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyang was well out of range. Poor timing from Zuev .
Hyang slips a straight right by Zuev .
Hyang lands a head shot.
Zuev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Hyang.
Hyang slips under a jab from Zuev .
Hyang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zuev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zuev looks to land a left hand but Hyang moved out of range nicely.
Hyang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hyang tries to clinch there but Zuev circles away.
Hyang throws an overhand right that lands on Zuev 's shoulder, as Zuev tries to avoid the shot.
Zuev avoids the head kick by Hyang.
Hyang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zuev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hyang lunges at Zuev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zuev 's hand.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zuev throws a hook but Hyang blocks it.
A big right from Hyang misses.
Hyang lands an overhand right.
Zuev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyang.
Hyang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hyang lands a nice shot that snaps Zuev 's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zuev misses with a left hand
and Hyang counters with a good low kick that Zuev was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yun Won Hyang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yun Won Hyang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hyang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zuev scores with a jab. Hyang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Zuev misses.
Zuev misses the shot to the body.
Zuev misses with a hook.
Hyang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hyang dips to his left and cracks Zuev with an uppercut!
Zuev misses with a wild body shot.
Zuev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hyang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zuev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hyang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zuev . That did some damage!
Zuev looks to land a right hand but Hyang moved out of range.
Yun Won Hyang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hyang with a nice cross.
Hyang cracks Zuev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zuev swings widly with a right hand
and Hyang counters with a left to the body.
Hyang misses with a body shot.
Hyang blocks a jab.
Zuev tries to bum rush Hyang with a series of wild strikes but Hyang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hyang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zuev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyang scores with a jab to the jaw.
A left lands for Zuev .
Hyang throws a head kick that misses.
Zuev looks to land a combination. Hyang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hyang connects with a leg kick. Zuev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big right from Zuev misses.
Hyang throws a hook but Zuev avoids it easily.
Zuev lands a right hook to the body.
Hyang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zuev . That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Hyang tenderised Zuev 's leg. Zuev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zuev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zuev misses with a wild body shot.
Hyang misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Zuev , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zuev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyang.
Zuev misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Hyang.
Hyang slips under a jab from Zuev .
Good leg kick by Hyang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zuev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyang was well out of range. Poor timing from Zuev .
Hyang connects with an inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Hyang as he connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zuev .
Nice shot lands for Zuev .
Hyang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zuev throwing a counter right hand but Hyang manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hyang.
Hyang cracks the inside of Zuev 's front leg.
Zuev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyang.
Hyang misses with a head kick.
Zuev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hyang has time to react.
Zuev throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev misses with a looping left.
Hyang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hyang slips under a jab.
Hyang looks to land a right hand but Zuev moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Hyang.
Zuev throws the left hand but Hyang avoids the punch easily.
Zuev throws a poor cross that misses
and Hyang counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hyang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A lazy left from Zuev finds it's target.
Zuev tries to move into range but Hyang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That kick from Hyang tenderised Zuev 's leg. Zuev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zuev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hyang cracks the inside of Zuev 's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev dodges the punch combination from Hyang.
Hyang scores with a jab. Zuev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hyang thumps Zuev with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hyang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zuev .
Zuev throws the left hand but Hyang avoids the punch easily.
Hyang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hyang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zuev looks to land a combination but Hyang avoids it well.
A jab from Hyang finds it's way through Zuev 's defenses.
Hyang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hyang.
Zuev misses with a straight left.
Zuev throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyang.
Zuev throws a series of punches but Hyang moves out of range.
Zuev throws a right hand that misses
and Hyang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Hyang.

Hyang darts in and clinches Zuev up against the cage.
Hyang tries to throw a body punch but Zuev avoids it by throwing Hyang back against the cage.
Hyang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yun Won Hyang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hyang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

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