PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Wesley

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

9mm Semtex Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kung Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Wesley!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Wesley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee throws a head kick but Wesley moves out of range.

Wesley clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wesley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wesley fails to pull guard.
Wesley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wesley tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Wesley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wesley is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wesley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wesley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kung Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Wesley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesley is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice elbow from Wesley.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Wesley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wesley tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee blocks a body shot from Wesley.
Wesley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee darts in trying to clinch

and Wesley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Wesley keeps him there for the moment.
Wesley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wesley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wesley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee wants to break free but Wesley has control.
Lee tries to circle away but Wesley has him pinned against the cage.
Wesley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wesley looks gassed!

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Wesley misses

and Lee counters with a head kick that drops Wesley to the mat! Wesley scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Lee throws a lazy head kick

and Wesley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wesley.
Lee wants to break free but Wesley has control.
Wesley jumps guard but Lee stands there with Wesley around his waist. Wesley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Wesley.
Wesley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Wesley keeps him there for the moment.
Wesley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wesley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wesley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wesley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee wants to break free but Wesley has control.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wesley keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee tries to break free but Wesley pushes him back against the cage.
Wesley tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wesley wants a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a lazy head kick

and Wesley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wesley tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Wesley prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Wesley misses with a knee strike.
Wesley keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wesley landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wesley misses with a knee to the head.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Wesley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Lee has Wesley up against the cage in a clinch.
Wesley misses with a knee to the head.
Lee trying to stall but Wesley improves his position.
Lee tries to circle away but Wesley has him pinned against the cage.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wesley misses with some punches.
Wesley looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Wesley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wesley.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wesley misses with a hook.
Wesley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesley.
Lee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lee looks to clinch
and Wesley counters with a head kick. That will keep Lee thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wesley counters with a head kick.
Lee throws a lazy head kick

and Wesley moves into the clinch.

Wesley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wesley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kung Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wesley wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Lee misses

and Wesley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesley tries to stand and escape but Lee is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Wesley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee wants to control but Wesley is keeping busy.
Wesley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like Wesley is going to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wesley stalling away here and it's allowed Lee to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee throws a head kick but Wesley moves out of range.
Wesley is looking to clinch.
Kung Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee swings for the body but Wesley moves out of range.
Wesley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Wesley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Wesley clinches up against the cage.
Wesley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Wesley keeps him there for the moment.
Wesley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kung Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Wesley.
Wesley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wesley misses with an elbow over the top.
Wesley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wesley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wesley tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Wesley drops back down to his feet.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
Wesley throws an elbow that misses.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wesley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wesley prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Wesley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Wesley has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wesley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Wesley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Wesley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Wesley instigates a clinch.
Wesley has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wesley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Wesley misses with some punches.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Wesley is controlling the position.
Wesley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesley tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wesley connects with a knee to the head.
Wesley landing knees to the head.
Wesley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wesley as Lee tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee tries to break free but Wesley pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wesley tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wesley.
Wesley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.

Wesley tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Wesley is controlling him.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wesley lands a knee to the head.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wesley has him pressed against the cage.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Wesley breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a head kick that misses

and Wesley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A knee to the head by Wesley.
Lee is trying to stall.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Wesley won't allow it.
Wesley is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kung Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Wesley.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Wesley has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wesley scores with a knee to the head.
Wesley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wesley keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wesley misses with a knee to the head.
Wesley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wesley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Wesley has the dominant position.
Wesley looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee is looking to control Wesley's arms but Wesley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Wesley is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wesley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Lee throws a head kick that misses

and Wesley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wesley tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Wesley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wesley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wesley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wesley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wesley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Wesley landing knees to the head.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wesley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Lee misses

and Wesley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lee!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Wesley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wesley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Wesley!