PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fong Sai Yuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Titan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Sai Yuk
vs
Titan

195 cm
20
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
294 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

[MMABR]BEST NUTRITION,no doping

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fong Sai Yuk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cris Titan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sai Yuk is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Sai Yuk misses its intended target.
Sai Yuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Titan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Titan throws a series of punches but Sai Yuk moves out of range.
Sai Yuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Titan leaves Sai Yuk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sai Yuk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Titan in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sai Yuk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sai Yuk misses.
Sai Yuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Titan.
Sai Yuk is looking to clinch.
Sai Yuk moves in looking to clinch but Titan pushes him off.
Sai Yuk dives in and grabs Titan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Titan pushes down on Sai Yuk's head and hops out.

Sai Yuk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Titan has control of Sai Yuk's left arm, preventing Sai Yuk from doing any damage.
Sai Yuk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Titan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Titan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sai Yuk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sai Yuk is looking to work some ground and pound but Titan has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk working some strikes from top position.
Titan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Titan is trying to control the position but Sai Yuk postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sai Yuk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sai Yuk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sai Yuk tries to free his leg and advance position but Titan is retaining full guard.
Sai Yuk postures up and lands a big shot to Titan's brow.
Titan trying to control the position.
Titan keeping full guard, as Sai Yuk tries to pass.
Titan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sai Yuk is controlling him.
Titan is trying to keep Sai Yuk in close.
Sai Yuk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Titan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Titan looking for a sweep. Not yet Titan, not yet.
Sai Yuk won't allow Titan to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Titan blocks a jab.
Sai Yuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Titan throws out a loose jab but Sai Yuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sai Yuk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Titan's hands.
Titan lands a body shot.
Sai Yuk lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk wants to clinch.

Sai Yuk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Titan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sai Yuk.
Titan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sai Yuk is working away from the top position though.
Titan tries to kick Sai Yuk off but Sai Yuk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sai Yuk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sai Yuk is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fong Sai Yuk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Titan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Titan wants it to stay on the feet.
Titan connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Fong Sai Yuk has been cut.
Titan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Titan staying out of range there.
Titan throws a series of punches but Sai Yuk avoids them all with ease.
Sai Yuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cris Titan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Titan on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai Yuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Titan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Titan throws a nice looking combination but Sai Yuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sai Yuk throws a hook to the side of Titan's head but Titan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Titan throws a chopping leg kick but Sai Yuk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sai Yuk lands with a hook. Titan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Titan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Titan swats away the attempt to clinch by Sai Yuk.

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.
Titan keeps the fight on the outside.
Titan throws a series of punches but Sai Yuk moves out of range.
Titan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fong Sai Yuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sai Yuk slips a straight right by Titan.
Sai Yuk throws a hook to the side of Titan's head but Titan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Titan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sai Yuk checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan throws a right hand that Sai Yuk ducks under and follows up with a left that Sai Yuk also avoids with ease.
Titan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Titan tries to bum rush Sai Yuk with a series of wild strikes but Sai Yuk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sai Yuk throws a hook to the side of Titan's head but Titan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Titan misses.
Sai Yuk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Titan misses with a few strikes there.
Cris Titan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sai Yuk is looking to clinch but Titan is avoiding it.
Sai Yuk dodges the punch combination from Titan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sai Yuk throws a shot from downtown. Titan moves away and avoids it.
Titan swings for the body but Sai Yuk moves out of range.
Sai Yuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sai Yuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Titan throws the left hand but Sai Yuk avoids the punch easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Titan fails to land with a series of punches.
Sai Yuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cris Titan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fong Sai Yuk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Sai Yuk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Titan to the mat! Titan manages to get full guard.
Sai Yuk throws a strike but Titan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sai Yuk looking for a sweep. Not yet Sai Yuk, not yet.
Titan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sai Yuk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sai Yuk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan tries to kick Sai Yuk off but Sai Yuk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Titan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Titan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sai Yuk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Titan's head.
Sai Yuk tries to free his leg and advance position but Titan is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Titan is on top in guard.
Sai Yuk controls Titan momentarily but Titan frees himself.
Sai Yuk throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Titan stands up from Sai Yuk's guard - Titan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Titan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Titan.
Titan is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sai Yuk misses the jab.
Sai Yuk slips a jab and a cross from Titan.
Titan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sai Yuk throws a jab when Titan was well out of range.
Sai Yuk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Titan tries to avoid it but Sai Yuk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Titan to the ground. Titan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Titan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sai Yuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sai Yuk dodges the punch combination from Titan.
Titan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Sai Yuk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sai Yuk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Titan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sai Yuk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Titan wants to stand up but Sai Yuk is controlling him.
Titan is trying to keep Sai Yuk in close.
Sai Yuk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sai Yuk works over Titan with some ground and pound from guard.
Titan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sai Yuk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fong Sai Yuk clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Fong Sai Yuk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Titan scores with a nice right hand.
Titan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sai Yuk.
Sai Yuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sai Yuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sai Yuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Titan wants to slow Sai Yuk down by chopping away at his legs.
Sai Yuk looks to land a right hand but Titan moved out of range.
Sai Yuk has a takedown stuffed.
Sai Yuk misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan misses the jab.
Sai Yuk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sai Yuk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Titan misses with a shot to the body
and Sai Yuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Sai Yuk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sai Yuk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titan wants to get back to his feet.
Sai Yuk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sai Yuk thows a huge punch but Titan dodges it nicely.
Sai Yuk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Titan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sai Yuk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sai Yuk's back!
Sai Yuk tries to roll but Titan sticks to his back.
Sai Yuk breaks Titan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sai Yuk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Titan is keeping the position for now.
Titan controls Sai Yuk momentarily but Sai Yuk frees himself.
Titan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sai Yuk lands a couple of elbows.
Titan is looking to stand up but Sai Yuk isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sai Yuk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Titan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sai Yuk landing with the ground and pound.
Sai Yuk with a nice head shot there.
Titan wants to stand but Sai Yuk is controlling the position.
Fong Sai Yuk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sai Yuk lands a couple of elbows.
Sai Yuk tries to free his leg and advance position but Titan is retaining full guard.
Sai Yuk prevents Titan from getting back to his feet.
Titan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sai Yuk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sai Yuk postures up.
Sai Yuk is looking to work some ground and pound but Titan has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk is working Titan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sai Yuk postures up.
Sai Yuk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Titan's head.
Titan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sai Yuk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sai Yuk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sai Yuk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sai Yuk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sai Yuk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Titan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sai Yuk won't allow Titan to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Titan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sai Yuk.
Sai Yuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Titan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fong Sai Yuk had his way with Cris Titan in that round.
The cut man is working on Fong Sai Yuk's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Titan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Titan slips under a jab.
Sai Yuk throws the left hand but Titan avoids the punch easily.

Titan gets caught flat footed, as Sai Yuk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Titan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sai Yuk is one step ahead there.
Sai Yuk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sai Yuk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Titan is keeping the position for now.
Titan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sai Yuk is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai Yuk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Titan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sai Yuk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sai Yuk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sai Yuk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sai Yuk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Titan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sai Yuk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Titan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Titan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Titan wants to sweep here but Sai Yuk controlling him for the moment.
Sai Yuk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sai Yuk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Titan's head.
Sai Yuk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk distracts Titan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sai Yuk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Titan looking to control.
Sai Yuk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sai Yuk stops Titan from standing up.
Sai Yuk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sai Yuk passes Titan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sai Yuk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sai Yuk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Titan's head.
Sai Yuk wants to free his trapped foot but Titan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Titan regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sai Yuk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Titan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan wants to get back to his feet but Sai Yuk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sai Yuk lands a couple of digs.
Titan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Titan misses with a body punch

and Sai Yuk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sai Yuk.
Sai Yuk swings wildly with an uppercut but Titan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sai Yuk misses with a punch to the body.
Cris Titan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Titan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sai Yuk digs a right hand underneath Titan's ribcage. Titan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sai Yuk misses with a body punch.
Sai Yuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Titan's elbow.
A short right from Sai Yuk.
Titan tries to break the clinch but Sai Yuk is controlling the position.
Sai Yuk tries a body shot but Titan blocks it.
Titan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sai Yuk working aggressively here.
Sai Yuk lands a right hand.
Sai Yuk misses with a body punch.
Sai Yuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Sai Yuk - that landed with a thud.
Sai Yuk lands with a right to the head.
Sai Yuk scores with a hook to the body.
Sai Yuk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sai Yuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sai Yuk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sai Yuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sai Yuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sai Yuk tries to work over Titan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sai Yuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Titan can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Sai Yuk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sai Yuk tries a body shot but Titan blocks it.
Sai Yuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Titan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fong Sai Yuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sai Yuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Titan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sai Yuk as the two fighters clinch.
Sai Yuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sai Yuk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sai Yuk wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hand to the body from Sai Yuk.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fong Sai Yuk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sai Yuk 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fong Sai Yuk!
Fong Sai Yuk retains his super heavyweight title!