PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jian Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lieu
vs
Royce

170 cm
29
159 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

175 cm
29
155 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jian Lieu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rolls Royce!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royce takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Royce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lieu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lieu connects with a crisp jab.
Lieu throws a shot from downtown. Royce moves away and avoids it.
Royce blocks a jab.
Royce takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Royce is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lieu clinches with his opponent.
Royce jumps guard but Lieu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lieu misses with the head strike.
Lieu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lieu has a couple of punches blocked by Royce.
Lieu throws a head punch that misses.
Lieu misses with a punch on the inside.
Royce lands a hook that snaps the head of Lieu backwards.
Royce tries to throw a body punch but Lieu avoids it by throwing Royce back against the cage.
Lieu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Royce.
Royce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lieu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Royce blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lieu.
Royce is struggling to control the position.
Royce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Royce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Royce misses with a body punch.
Lieu misses with a punch on the inside.
Lieu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Royce misses with a body punch.
Lieu throws a head punch that misses.
Royce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lieus head.
Royce is looking for a takedown.
Jian Lieu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolls Royce.
Lieu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lieu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Royce.
Royce is trying to pull guard but Lieu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lieu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lieu misses with a punch on the inside.
Royce fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lieu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lieu swings wildly with an uppercut but Royce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Royce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Royce blocks an uppercut.
Lieu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Royce's elbow.
Royce lands with a left to the head.
Lieu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Royce or not.
A head punch on the inside from Royce fails to land.
Royce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lieu lands with a light punch inside.
Royce trying to stall but Lieu improves his position.
Lieu misses with a punch on the inside.
Royce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Royce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lieu misses with some punches.
Lieu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Royces head.
Royce misses with the head strike.
Lieu throws a punch but it's blocked by Royce.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Royce manages to pull guard.
Lieu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lieu wants to get up but he can't break Royce's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Lieu stands up from Royce's guard - Lieu perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lieu misses with an uppercut. Royce saw that one coming.
Lieu misses with a hook

and Royce counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lieu!
Royce unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royce lands a heavy elbow.
Lieu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Royce tries to control but Lieu wriggling away.
Lieu is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royce controlling the pace for now.
Lieu is in a horrible position here. Royce smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lieu working to try and regain half guard.
Royce has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lieu's face.
Royce working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lieu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Royce trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Royce goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lieu is on top in guard.
Lieu tries to stand but Royce is controlling from the bottom.
Lieu looking to pass the guard.
Lieu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lieu tries to pass to full mount but Royce defends it.

Lieu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Lieu is looking for a kimura but Royce is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lieu to get the leverage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lieu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Royce does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Lieu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Royce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Lieu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Royce has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lieu is working away from the top position though.
Royce keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Royce wants to improve his position but Lieu is controlling well.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Lieu is looking for submissions but instead, Royce has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lieu drops back, looking for a kneebar! Royce looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Royce looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Royce!

Royce is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lieu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Royce happy to just control the position for now.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lieu is looking for a sweep.

Royce goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lieu has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Royce but great work by Lieu.

Lieu goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Royce has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lieu but great work by Royce.
Lieu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Royce lands a few punches from side control.
Lieu sneaks back into half guard.
Royce uses his free foot to push down on Lieu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lieu.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Royce fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Royce wants to control but instead Lieu manages to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Royce.
Royce winds up and cracks Lieu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Royce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Royce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lieu wants to improve his position but Royce is controlling well.
Lieu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jian Lieu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Royce shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lieu defends it nicely.
Royce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lieu.
Lieu avoids the body shot from Royce.
Lieu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Royce avoids the body shot from Lieu.
Royce throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lieu scores with a shot to the body.
Lieu scores with a jab to the head.
Jian Lieu is winning the standup battle so far.
Royce slips a straight right by Lieu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royce blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lieu.
Lieu misses the shot to the body.
Lieu misses with an uppercut. Royce saw that one coming.
Lieu misses with a hook
and Royce makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Royce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lieu swivels and escapes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Royce.
Lieu misses with a few strikes there.
Lieu cracks Royce with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lieu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royce manages to avoid it.
Rolls Royce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lieu cracks Royce with a good jab.

Royce rushes Lieu and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royce struggles to land a body shot inside as Lieu controls his hands.
Royce blocks an uppercut.
Royce has a couple of punches blocked by Lieu.
Lieu lands a left hand.
Royce is still on wobbly legs! Can Lieu finish him?
Lieu dodges an elbow strike from Royce.
Royce seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Lieu fails to land.
A short left from Royce.
Royce lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lieu.
Lieu misses with a punch on the inside.
Royce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jian Lieu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Royce changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lieu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jian Lieu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolls Royce.
Royce swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lieu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Royce moves out of range as Lieu strikes.

Lieu has managed to clinch.
Royce lands a body punch.
Lieu misses with some punches.
Royce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lieu lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Royce.
Royce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lieu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Royce's elbow.
Royce misses with the head strike.
Lieu misses with the head strike.
Lieu swings wildly with an uppercut but Royce uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Royce breaks from the clinch.
Royce fails to land with a series of punches.
Royce misses with a wild body shot.
Royce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lieu was well out of range. Poor timing from Royce.
Royce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royce throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lieu connects with a crisp jab.
Royce shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lieu throws an off balance right hand
and Royce counters with a straight right hand.
Lieu with a jab.
Lieu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Royce counters with a three punch combo that has Lieu backing up. Lieu nods at Royce to acknowledge the strikes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Royce slips a jab from Lieu.
Lieu circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Royce to the canvas! Royce doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Lieu keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jian Lieu!
Jian Lieu retains his lightweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jian Lieu made sure he mentioned [CBK] Knockout Apparel [Clearance Sale!], along with how happy he was to win his fight.