PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Boxer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Boxer
vs
Lee

190 cm
29
210 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

195 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Boxer both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Tom Lee has been cut.
Boxer 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.
Boxer throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.

Boxer rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Boxer.
Boxer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer with a knee to the head.
Boxer lands a body punch.
Lee has Boxer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boxer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boxer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boxer obliges.
Lee looks gassed!
Boxer presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boxer lands a shot to the body.
Boxer lands a knee to the body.
Boxer lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Boxer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Boxer lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.

Lee tumbles to the floor! Boxer threw a big shot that dropped him and now Boxer is on top looking to finish! Lee has guard but can he survive?!

Lee is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Boxer finish him?
Boxer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boxer.
Boxer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lee is working an open guard so Boxer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Boxer cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee walks into a left hand.

Boxer drops Lee with a big left hand and mounts him. Lee is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer controlling his opponent.
Lee is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Boxer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Boxer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Boxer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Boxer controlling the pace for now.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boxer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Joe Boxer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Boxer lands with a nice body punch.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boxer lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer and Lee are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Boxer throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Lee into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Boxer knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Boxer!