PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pelayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yuen
vs
Pelayo

177 cm
32
160 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]

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 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Pelayo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pelayo to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Sean Yuen has been cut.
Pelayo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yuen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yuen throws a leg kick which misses Pelayo's front leg but catches the back leg as Pelayo tries to avoid it.
Pelayo throws a lazy uppercut
and Yuen counters with a nice leg kick.
Yuen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pelayo's sensitive parts.
Pelayo lunges at Yuen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yuen's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yuen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yuen throws a shot from downtown. Pelayo moves away and avoids it.
Pelayo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good shot there by Yuen.
Pelayo misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelayo misses with the combination.
Pelayo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yuen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pelayo's hands.
Pelayo misses with a few strikes there.
Yuen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pelayo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yuen.
Yuen shoots for a double leg takedown but Pelayo sprawls well. He's pushed Yuen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yuen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Pelayo misses.
Peter Pelayo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yuen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pelayo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pelayo thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuen can pounce on him.
Yuen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pelayo.
Pelayo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yuen.
Pelayo takes a swing at Yuen's ribcage but misses.
Pelayo checks a leg kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Pelayo as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelayo moves out of range as Yuen strikes.
Yuen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pelayo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yuen.
Pelayo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yuen in his tracks.
Yuen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pelayo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo cracks Yuen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Yuen misses.
Pelayo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yuen under the eye.
Pelayo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yuen throws a leg kick but Pelayo moved away.
Yuen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yuen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pelayo tries to score with a low kick but Yuen moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to the liver by Yuen. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen slips under a jab from Pelayo.
Yuen cracks the inside of Pelayo's front leg.
Pelayo scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pelayo misses with a hook. Yuen ducked under it nicely.
Pelayo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pelayo just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Yuen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelayo throws a shot from downtown. Yuen moves away and avoids it.
Yuen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pelayo throws a low kick but Yuen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter Pelayo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Yuen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pelayo throws a head kick but Yuen moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pelayo.
Yuen is looking to slow Pelayo down with leg kicks.
Yuen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pelayo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yuen.
Yuen throws a lazy right hand but Pelayo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pelayo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yuen tries to clinch but Pelayo moves out of range.
Yuen throws a front kick aimed at Pelayo's knee but Pelayo avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Pelayo blocks the low kick.
Pelayo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yuen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yuen moves away from the strike by Pelayo.
Pelayo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peter Pelayo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pelayo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pelayo misses the target.
Yuen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pelayo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pelayo throws a looping overhand right but Yuen ducks down to avoid it.
Pelayo lands with a straight right. Yuen didn't see that one coming.
Yuen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pelayo fails to land with a series of punches.
Yuen misses with an uppercut.
Pelayo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yuen swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen tries to clinch but Pelayo is having none of it.
Pelayo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yuen.
Yuen is looking to clinch but Pelayo is avoiding it.

Yuen clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuen has a couple of punches blocked by Pelayo.
Pelayo prevents a body shot from Yuen.
Yuen prevents Pelayo from breaking the clinch.

Pelayo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Yuen.
Yuen is looking to slow Pelayo down with leg kicks.
Sean Yuen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuen cracks Pelayo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo blocks a leg kick.
Pelayo wants to slow Yuen down by chopping away at his legs.
Yuen feints and then cracks Pelayo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pelayo down.
Pelayo slaps away a takedown attempt from Yuen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pelayo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Pelayo does it's job there.
Yuen doesn't manage to clinch there - Pelayo circles away.
Yuen lands a nice shot to the body.
Yuen avoids the body shot from Pelayo.
Peter Pelayo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pelayo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pelayo throws a sloppy head kick and Yuen moves out of range easily.
Yuen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Yuen does no damage.
Yuen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pelayo manages to avoid it.
Yuen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pelayo.
Yuen throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuen misses the shot to the body.
Yuen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pelayo's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Yuen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Yuen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Yuen. That's going to slow Pelayo down.
Yuen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pelayo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yuen throws out a leg kick but Pelayo moves out of range and Yuen only half commits.
Yuen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pelayo looks for the body kick but Yuen saw that one coming.
Pelayo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuen is just out of range.
Yuen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pelayo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yuen thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Pelayo - just one landing.
Pelayo throws a head kick but Yuen moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Yuen. Those never looked like landing.
Pelayo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pelayo tries to bum rush Yuen with a series of wild strikes but Yuen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yuen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pelayo but Pelayo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yuen misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Pelayo counter with a right hand.
Yuen lands a really nice looking cross but Pelayo seems unphased.
Pelayo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yuen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pelayo misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yuen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pelayo scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuen connects with a solid leg kick.
Yuen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pelayo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yuen.
Yuen slips under a jab.
Yuen connects with a solid leg kick.
Yuen misses the jab.
Pelayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Yuen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pelayo's knee momentarily.
Yuen misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuen. That's going to slow Pelayo down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yuen.
Pelayo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pelayo throws a low kick but Yuen avoids it.
Yuen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pelayo throws a body kick that misses
and Yuen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yuen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Pelayo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yuen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yuen wants to control from the top but Pelayo keeps moving.
Yuen is working Pelayo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo wants to get back to his feet but Yuen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yuen trying to control the position from guard on top but Pelayo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Pelayo wants to get back to his feet but Yuen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yuen trying to control the position from guard on top but Pelayo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

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 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Yuen!
Sean Yuen very nearly forgot to thank Golden Supplements [O.R.G] amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.