PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jin Lieu enters the cage!

Guapo
vs
Lieu

178 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

168 cm
28
159 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Guapo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jin Lieu!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guapo throws a head kick that half lands.
Guapo throws a head kick that half lands.
Lieu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guapo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guapo throws a body kick the misses
and Guapo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guapo misses with a low kick.
Guapo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guapo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lieu.
Guapo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lieu avoids the head kick by Guapo.
Lieu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guapo momentarily.
Lieu looks to land a right hand but Guapo moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lieu misses with a two punch combination.
Lieu looks to score with a jab to the body but Guapo is just out of range.
Guapo tries to land a front kick but Lieu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lieu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lieu misses with an uppercut. Guapo saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lieu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lieu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guapo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lieu misses with a hook.
Lieu misses with a hook. Guapo ducked under it nicely.
Guapo thumps Lieu with a low kick.
Guapo ducks under a wild hook from Lieu.
Guapo moves in looking to clinch but Lieu pushes him off.
Guapo throws a low kick but Lieu moves out of range easily.
Guapo scores with a leg kick.
Guapo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lieu misses the shot to the body.
Lieu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Guapo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guapo blocks a jab.
Guapo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lieu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lieu tests Guapo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guapo scores with the left hand. Lieu knows he should have avoided that one.
Lieu looks to land a combination but Guapo avoids it well.
Lieu needs to keep his hands up - Guapo had a free shot at his head there.
Guapo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lieu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guapo lands with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guapo.
Lieu throws an overhand right that lands on Guapo's shoulder, as Guapo tries to avoid the shot.
Lieu missing with a left hand there. Guapo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guapo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lieu misses its intended target.
Guapo moves out of range as Lieu strikes.
Guapo misses with a leg kick.
Guapo throws a sloppy head kick and Lieu moves out of range easily.
Lieu looks to land a left hand but Guapo moved out of range nicely.
Lieu misses the jab.
Lieu checks a leg kick nicely.
Guapo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lieu takes a step back to recover.
Lieu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lieu looks to land a left hand but Guapo moved out of range nicely.
Guapo slips a jab from Lieu.
Guapo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lieu throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu throws a series of punches but Guapo moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guapo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guapo.
Guapo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guapo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guapo staying out of range there.
Guapo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guapo connects with an inside leg kick.

Guapo has closed the distance and engaged Lieu in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guapo trying to stall but Lieu improves his position.
Nice body punch from Lieu - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guapo throws an elbow but it misses.
Lieu tries to throw a body punch but Guapo avoids it by throwing Lieu back against the cage.
Lieu lands an uppercut.
Lieu has a couple of punches blocked by Guapo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jin Lieu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Guapo slips under a jab from Lieu.
Lieu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Lieu.
Guapo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lieu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lieu checks a low kick from Guapo.
Guapo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lieu misses with a hook.
Guapo ducks under a wild hook from Lieu.
Guapo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lieu.
Guapo scores with a head kick. Lieu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Guapo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lieu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lieu keeps the fight on the outside.
Lieu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guapo throws a head kick that Lieu semi-blocks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lieu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lieu lands a nice shot that snaps Guapo's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Lieu misses the target.
Guapo misses with a series of wild punches.
Guapo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lieu.
Guapo throws a head kick but Lieu moves out of range.
Guapo slips a jab and a cross from Lieu.
Guapo slips a jab from Lieu.
Guapo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guapo throws a front kick that sends Lieu stumbling back into the cage.
Guapo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
El Guapo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guapo moves away from the strike by Lieu.
A telegraphed right hand from Lieu misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lieu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guapo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guapo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lieu.
Guapo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lieu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guapo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guapo throws a head kick but Lieu moves out of range.
Guapo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lieu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lieu misses the jab.
A head kick from Guapo lands but Lieu takes it in his stride.
Lieu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guapo.
El Guapo is winning the standup battle so far.
Lieu scores with the left hand. Guapo knows he should have avoided that one.
Lieu misses with a wild body shot.
Guapo takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guapo throws a solid leg kick but Lieu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guapo.

Guapo moves into range and clinches up with Lieu.
Lieu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Lieu fails to land.
Lieu swings wildly with an uppercut but Guapo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guapo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lieu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lieu tries a body shot but Guapo blocks it.
Lieu scores with a shoulder strike.
Guapo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lieu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lieu blocks an elbow strike.
Lieu avoids a wild elbow strike from Guapo.
Lieu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guapo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lieu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu misses with the head strike.
Lieu misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lieu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guapo throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guapo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lieu's brow.
Guapo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guapo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lieu's brow.
Lieu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Lieu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lieu takes an elbow to the temple.
Guapo blocks an uppercut.
Lieu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guapo.
Lieu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lieu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Lieu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Guapo throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Lieu.
Lieu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guapo just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Lieu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Guapo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guapo.
Guapo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Guapo lands a leg kick that knocks Lieu off balance momentarily.
Lieu misses with a double jab.
Guapo scoring well with a low kick there.
Guapo cracks Lieu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lieu lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Lieu.
Guapo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Lieu as he connects with a hook.
Guapo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lieu's sensitive parts.
Guapo misses with a head kick.
Lieu looks to throw the jab but Guapo is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lieu throws a series of punches but Guapo avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu misses with a wild body shot.
Lieu misses with a hook
and Guapo counters with an inside leg kick.
Guapo tries to clinch up but Lieu circles away and keeps his distance.
Guapo avoids the body shot from Lieu.
Lieu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guapo throws a sloppy head kick
and Lieu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Lieu misses.
A big right from Lieu misses.
Lieu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guapo can pounce on him.
Guapo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lieu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lieu throws a jab when Guapo was well out of range.
Guapo misses with a left hand
and Lieu counters with a nice uppercut.
Lieu looks to land a right hand but Guapo moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu swings for the body but Guapo moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lieu.
Lieu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lieu looks to land a left hand but Guapo moved out of range nicely.
Guapo thows a leg kick but Lieu checks it
and Lieu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lieu throws the left hand but Guapo avoids the punch easily.
Guapo throws a leg kick but Lieu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lieu with a nice cross.
Lieu swings for the body but Guapo moves out of range.
Lieu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice body kick there by Guapo.
Lieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lieu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guapo takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu looks to throw the jab but Guapo is out of range.
A jab from Guapo finds it's way through Lieu's defenses.
Guapo wants to clinch.
Lieu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guapo moves away.
Lieu throws out a loose jab but Guapo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by Lieu as he checks the leg kick.
Lieu misses with an uppercut.
Guapo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lieu.
Lieu moves out of range of the strikes.
Guapo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lieu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lieu throws out a loose jab but Guapo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu misses with a hook. Guapo ducked under it nicely.
Guapo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lieu. That did some damage!
Guapo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lieu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lieu connects with a body shot that sends Guapo's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guapo.
Guapo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lieu scores with a jab.
Lieu throws a hook to the side of Guapo's head but Guapo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guapo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guapo connects with an inside leg kick.
Lieu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lieu misses with a right hand
and Guapo counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jin Lieu just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jab by Lieu.
Lieu connects with a jab.
Guapo lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Lieu there.
Lieu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Guapo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guapo lands a head kick!
Lieu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lieu connects with a body shot that sends Guapo's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Guapo.
Lieu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Guapo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lieu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu scores with a nice head shot.
Guapo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guapo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guapo moves out of range as Lieu strikes.
Guapo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guapo throws a leg kick but Lieu moved away.
Lieu moves out of range of the leg kick from Guapo.
Lieu moves out of range of the leg kick from Guapo.
Lieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guapo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lieu.
Lieu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guapo tries to work over Lieu's front leg with a kick but Lieu checks it.
Guapo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lieu feints a jab promting Guapo to slip. Lieu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guapo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lieu throws a lazy right hand but Guapo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Guapo is rocked!
Guapo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Guapo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lieu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guapo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lieu scrambles back to his feet.
Lieu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guapo.
Lieu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guapo throws a head kick but Lieu moves out of range.
Guapo blocks a jab.
Lieu moves out of range of the body kick.
Guapo misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Guapo.
Lieu throws a jab when Guapo was well out of range.
Lieu misses with a hook.
Guapo moves forwards but Lieu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lieu misses with a series of wild punches.
Lieu throws a shot from downtown. Guapo moves away and avoids it.
Lieu swings widly with a right hand
and Guapo counters with a low kick, right behind Lieu 's knee.
Guapo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Guapo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lieu throws a jab when Guapo was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guapo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guapo seems to have got his legs back now.
Guapo scores with a shot to the body.
Guapo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guapo scores with a leg kick.
Lieu misses with a hook to the body
and Guapo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guapo misses with a head kick.
Lieu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lieu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guapo moves away.
Guapo moves in looking to clinch but Lieu pushes him off.
Guapo scores with a sloppy right hand. Lieu should have avoided that one.
Lieu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guapo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guapo throws a leg kick but Lieu moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guapo moves away from the strike by Lieu.
Lieu looks to land a right hand but Guapo moved out of range.
Lieu lands a glancing blow to the side of Guapo's head.
Lieu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lieu blocks a low kick nicely.
Lieu swings widly with a right hand
and Guapo counters with a body kick that stops Lieu in his tracks momentarily.
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!
Lieu throws a body punch but Guapo moves out of range.

Guapo clinches.
Lieu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lieu struggles to land a body shot inside as Guapo controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Lieu.
Lieu blocks an elbow strike.
Guapo wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Lieu dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lieu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guapo.
Lieu throws a right hand that Guapo ducks under and follows up with a left that Guapo also avoids with ease.
Guapo throws a head kick but Lieu moves out of range.
Guapo moves away from the strike by Lieu.
Lieu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lieu throws the left hand but Guapo avoids the punch easily.
Lieu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guapo.
Lieu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guapo.
Guapo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guapo defending well as Lieu loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lieu misses the target.
Guapo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lieu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu jabs Guapo right on the nose. Guapo blinks but takes it well.
Lieu walks into a straight right hand from Guapo.
Guapo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lieu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guapo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lieu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guapo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lieu.
Guapo lands a head kick. Lieu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lieu misses with a wild body shot.
Lieu thuds a left hand into Guapo's body.
Lieu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lieu looks to land a left hand but Guapo moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guapo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Guapo walks straight into a right hand from Lieu - that's dropped him! Lieu jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Guapo from any more punishment! Guapo complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jin Lieu!
Jin Lieu is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jin Lieu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.