PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flint Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ヨシピィ・ダ・ガマ/&#. Flint Marko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chan Lee's chin.

Marko
vs
Lee

181 cm
21
193 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
195 lbs
9 - 5 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flint Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a head kick but Marko moves out of range.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Marko closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marko passes into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marko connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Marko wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marko is controlling the pace.
Marko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marko working Lee over with strikes.
Marko is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
Marko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control here.
Marko is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marko is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.

Marko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marko thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.

Marko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling the position well.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marko.
Marko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marko 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.

Marko looking for a submission but Lee manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Marko from controlling successfully.
Marko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee seems keen to control Marko's posture.
Marko trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Marko throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Marko is proving a slippery customer.

Chan Lee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Marko tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marko's face.
Marko looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flint Marko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee throws a push kick but Marko slaps the foot to one side.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee throws a head kick that misses

so Marko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marko is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marko won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee pulls Marko in to control the position.
Marko tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Marko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marko throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Marko trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lee looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lee looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lee!
Lee tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Marko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Flint Marko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lee tries to move to mount but Marko blocks the move with his legs.

Lee decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Marko dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Marko persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Lee lands a big head kick that sends Marko tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves Marko back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Marko is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marko blocks a head kick by Lee.
Oh Marko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marko misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Lee gets a clinch.
Marko wants to break free but Lee has control.
Marko seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marko fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flint Marko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marko fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Marko moves out of range easily.
Marko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Marko's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and as Marko loses concentration momentarily, Lee counters with a picture perfect head kick! Marko goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chan Lee!
Chan Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.