PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ping Lee (ranked 3420 p4p, 19523 weight class) and Harry Entei (ranked 338 p4p, 539 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Lee
vs
Entei

184 cm
29
145
10 - 7 - 0

177 cm
38
155
40 - 31 - 6

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Perkele!

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ping Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 31 - 6, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Entei!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entei blocks a head kick by Lee.
Entei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Entei with a jab.
Entei walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ping Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Entei wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Entei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Entei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Entei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Entei throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Entei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Entei.
Entei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Entei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Entei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Entei counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Entei counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Entei throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Entei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee slips a straight right by Entei.
We've been informed that Entei has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lee slips a straight right by Entei.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Entei.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Entei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Entei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Entei throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Entei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee looks to land a body kick but Entei moved away.
Entei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Entei throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Entei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Entei misses the shot to the body.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Entei manages to avoid it.
Entei goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Entei fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Entei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee cracks Entei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Entei.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Entei connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Lee staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Entei tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Entei is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Entei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Entei.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harry Entei will probably get the nod.
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.

Entei avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Entei moves out of range.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Entei stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Entei misses with a straight right.
Entei connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Entei's head but Entei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee takes a swing at Entei's ribcage but misses.
Entei throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Entei.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Entei counters with a left to the body.
Lee clobbers Entei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Entei misses with an attempted mid kick.
Entei throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Entei jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee keeps Entei at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee swings for the body but Entei moves out of range.
Entei is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Lee
and Entei counters with an outside leg kick.
Entei on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Entei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Lee rushes Entei and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Entei backwards.
Entei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Entei throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Entei fails to land.
Entei tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.

Lee breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Entei on the side of the head.
Ping Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Entei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good work by Entei as he checks the leg kick.
Entei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Entei moves away and avoids it.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Entei looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Entei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee throws a hook but Entei avoids it easily.
Entei takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Entei misses the shot to the body.
Entei throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Entei. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee has managed to clinch.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Entei.
Entei lands a nice uppercut.
Lee tries to work over Entei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Entei avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Lee.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Entei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee keeps control of Entei as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Entei takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Lee misses.
Entei flicks out a counter leg kick but Lee steps away.
Entei tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Entei thuds a left hand into Lee's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Entei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Entei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee moves away from the strike by Entei.
Entei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Entei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Entei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Entei.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Entei counters with a nice leg kick.
Entei scores with a nice body kick.
Entei throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Entei! But no joy.
Entei scoring well with a low kick there.
Entei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Entei scores with a leg kick.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Entei.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Entei's head but Entei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee jabs at Entei's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Entei.
A body shot lands from Entei.
Entei is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Entei works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee tries a body shot but Entei blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Entei.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Entei.
Entei struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Entei lands a shot to the body.
Lee tries a body shot but Entei blocks it.
Entei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Entei throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ping Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ping Lee!
A very excited looking Ping Lee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.