PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lew (ranked 555 p4p, 926 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 75 p4p, 126 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lew
vs
Tai Kung

185 cm
29
185
14 - 4 - 0

180 cm
36
170
30 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Tai Kung, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tai Kung ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lew looks to land a right hand but Tai Kung moved out of range.
Tai Kung is looking for the big counter here.
Lew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tai Kung fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lew.
Lew throws a hook but Tai Kung avoids it easily.
Tai Kung scores with a punch to the head.
Tai Kung 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.
Lew is looking to land body kicks.
Tai Kung tries a quick counter leg kick but Lew is wise to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung looks to land a left hand but Lew moved out of range nicely.
Tai Kung fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tai Kung moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tai Kung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lew moves away.
Tai Kung scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lew looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tai Kung throws a leg kick but Lew sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Lew wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Lew misses.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lew misses with a looping right.
Tai Kung walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lew misses with a shot to the body
and Lew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tai Kung throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tai Kung lands a jab to the nose.
Tai Kung's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lew under the eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung avoids the head kick by Lew.
Tai Kung tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tai Kung. Lew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tai Kung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tai Kung, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lew takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tai Kung wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tai Kung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tai Kung scoring well with a low kick there.
Tai Kung connects with a right hand. Lew shakes it off.
Lew misses with a hook.
Lew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tai Kung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tai Kung lunges at Lew with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lew's hand.
Tai Kung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lew.
A punch lands to the side of Lew 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lew checks a leg kick.
Tai Kung scores with a leg kick.
Tai Kung cracks Lew with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tai Kung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tai Kung.
A punch lands to the side of Tai Kung 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tai Kung connects with a nice looking jab.
Tai Kung takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lew cracks a nice hook into Tai Kung's ribs.
Lew throws a looping overhand right but Tai Kung ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Lew misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lew.
Tai Kung scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tai Kung pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lew 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tai Kung swings for the body but Lew moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung throws out a powerful jab.
Lew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tai Kung bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lew's head.
Tai Kung misses with a low kick.
Tai Kung comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lew slips under a jab from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lew is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tai Kung.
Lew misses with a straight right.
Tai Kung thows a body kick. Lew tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tai Kung tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lew doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tai Kung moves out of range as Lew strikes.
Tai Kung pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lew back to the cage. Tai Kung follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manolito Tai Kung dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tai Kung lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tai Kung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lew.
Lew loads up on a big right hand but Tai Kung slips the punch.
Lew lands a glancing blow to the side of Tai Kung's head.
Tai Kung scores with a hook to the body. Lew takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Tai Kung misses the target.
Tai Kung lands with a cross.
Lew shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tai Kung ducks under a wild hook from Lew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lew throws a poor cross that misses
and Tai Kung counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tai Kung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tai Kung blocks a jab.
Tai Kung moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lew looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Lew is rocked!
Tai Kung with the inside leg kick.
Oh Lew is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lew looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lew is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tai Kung lands a jab to the nose.
Tai Kung staying out of range there.
Lew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Tai Kung misses.
Lew seems to have got his legs back now.
Tai Kung throws a jab but it's blocked by Lew.
Tai Kung throws a low kick but Lew moves out of range easily.
Lew takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tai Kung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manolito Tai Kung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tai Kung misses with a right hand
and Lew counters with a head kick. That will keep Tai Kung thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tai Kung fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tai Kung slips a straight right by Lew.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lew might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lew looks to land a left hand but Tai Kung moved out of range nicely.
Tai Kung misses with a looping right.
Lew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tai Kung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tai Kung throws a shot from downtown. Lew moves away and avoids it.
Tai Kung throws a poor cross that misses
and Lew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lew closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lew throws a hook but Tai Kung blocks it.
Tai Kung wants to land a leg kick but Lew is out of range.
Lew throwing a counter right hand but Tai Kung manages to avoid it.

Lew lands a left and a right that send Tai Kung crashing to the mat, dazed. Lew thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Tai Kung is rocked!
Tai Kung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lew walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tai Kung drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lew swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tai Kung's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Lew!
An out of breath Julius Lew thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.