PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yun Won Hyang (ranked 675 p4p, 110 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 826 p4p, 133 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Won Hyang
vs
Smith

190 cm
27
210 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

191 cm
26
212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yun Won Hyang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings for the body but Hyang moves out of range.
Hyang with a poor takedown
letting Smith counter with a right hand.

It looks like Yun Won Hyang has been cut.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hyang fails with a takedown attempt.
Hyang throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith moves away from the strike by Hyang.
Hyang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hyang.
Hyang looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyang was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Jab, jab by Hyang - just one landing.
A jab from Smith misses.
Hyang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hyang dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyang.
Yun Won Hyang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith cracks Hyang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hyang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Hyang.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hyang slips a straight right by Smith.
Hyang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hyang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Hyang cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyang slips under a jab.
Hyang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyang can pounce on him.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyang.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyang to score with a decent uppercut.
Hyang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hyang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hyang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Smith misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Hyang. That snapped Smith's head back.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyang.
It appears Hyang was looking to counter with a kick there.
Smith stalks Hyang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hyang's face. Hyang staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Hyang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hyang misses.
Hyang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hyang. Hyang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hyang is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hyang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hyang lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hyang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hyang lands a head shot.
Hyang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good leg kick by Hyang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
It looks like Hyang has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hyang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hyang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Hyang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheers as Hyang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Hyang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith tries to counter by closing the distance.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyang is just out of range.
Hyang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Hyang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hyang lands with a cross.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hyang shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yun Won Hyang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a hook but Hyang avoids it easily.
Hyang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyang lands a jab to the nose.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyang was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Hyang connects with a looping right hand.
Hyang throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yun Won Hyang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yun Won Hyang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab from Hyang misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hyang.
Hyang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Yun Won Hyang is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
And Hyang counters with a quick kick to the body but Smith blocks it.
Hyang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Hyang walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hyang is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hyang's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyang cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith cracks Hyang with an open hand slap.
Hyang throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Yun Won Hyang's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyang connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyang.
Hyang avoids the body shot from Smith.
Hyang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Hyang is predictable there
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith lands a jab to Hyang's midsection.
Hyang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyang lands a front kick.
Hyang moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Hyang throws a body shot but no joy.
Hyang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hyang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hyang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang lands a nice looking body shot.
Hyang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith moves out of range as Hyang strikes.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyang.
Hyang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Hyang saw that one coming.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.

Smith sends Hyang crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Smith is motioning to the referee to let Hyang up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Hyang is rocked!
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyang.
Oh Hyang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Smith knocks Hyang out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Smith!
Post fight, John Smith stared into the camera and said 'I will definitely make orphans of your family!'.