PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heung Min Choi (ranked 978 p4p, 1910 weight class) and Zombie Lee (ranked 75 p4p, 140 weight class). Choi comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Bruiser. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Choi
vs
Lee

175 cm
26
148
15 - 7 - 0

165 cm
28
143
14 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heung Min Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zombie Lee!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zombie Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Choi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Choi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.

Lee closes the distance and pushes Choi back into the cage.
Choi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Choi avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Choi wants to break free but Lee has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Choi breaks from the clinch.
Choi misses with a wild body shot.
Choi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee cracks Choi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Choi throws a head punch that misses.
Choi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Choi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Choi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Choi scores with a shoulder strike.

Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee wants to clinch.
Choi half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choi lands a body shot.
Choi lands a jab to the nose.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choi.
A swing and a miss from Choi.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Choi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Choi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Choi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee clobbers Choi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Choi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Choi throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A left and a right from Choi both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Choi tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Choi backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Heung Min Choi has been cut.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Choi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee lunges at Choi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Choi's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Choi misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee clinches up with Choi and pushes him back against the cage.
Choi lands a right hand.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Choi can't break the clinch.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Choi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Choi avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Choi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Choi misses with a punch on the inside.
Choi blocks a body shot from Lee.
Choi blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Choi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee misses with some punches.
Choi lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Heung Min Choi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heung Min Choi's cut.
That's time! Choi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Choi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Choi is just out of range.
Choi misses with a wild body shot.
Zombie Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Choi tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Choi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Choi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choi misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee unleashes a big counter combination but Choi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi cracks Lee with a good jab.
Lee misses the body punch
and Choi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Choi misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Choi will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Choi moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
Choi throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Choi walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Choi misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Choi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Choi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Lee misses.
Choi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Choi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Choi wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Choi misses with a hook.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choi manages to avoid it.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heung Min Choi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Choi controls the action.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee tries to work over Choi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Choi lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Choi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Choi.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Choi controls the action.
Choi lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Choi.
Choi lands with a left to the head.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Choi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee blocking some punches.
Choi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
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!
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Choi scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Choi breaks the clinch.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Choi circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Choi scores with a three punch combo!

Lee is rocked!
Choi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choi looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Choi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Choi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Choi to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Choi finish him?
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choi.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Choi throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zombie Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Heung Min Choi's cut.
That's time! Choi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Choi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Choi misses with a body shot.
Choi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.

It looks like Zombie Lee has been cut.
Choi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Choi drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Lee right on the button. Lee goes down! Choi follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Choi gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heung Min Choi!
Heung Min Choi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.