PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaoklai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanomtom comes to the cage accompanied by Jill Tracy - Pulling Your Insides Out. Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On To The Next One. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Barney Lee was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Khanomtom
vs
Lee

178 cm
26
175 lbs
18 - 3 - 1

182 cm
28
170 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Barney Lee!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanomtom lands a right hook to the body.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khanomtom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.

Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Khanomtom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khanomtom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Khanomtom keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khanomtom lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khanomtom throws an elbow but misses.
Khanomtom pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanomtom controls his hands.
Khanomtom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanomtom tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khanomtom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khanomtom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Khanomtom.
Barney Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanomtom misses with a straight right.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khanomtom throws out the jab.
A low kick from Lee misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Khanomtom takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Khanomtom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanomtom throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khanomtom.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khanomtom rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee throws a body punch but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.

Lee drives through and clinches with Khanomtom against the cage.
Khanomtom blocks a body shot from Lee.
Khanomtom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khanomtom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Khanomtom.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Barney Lee has been cut.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Khanomtom prevents a body shot from Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khanomtom.
Khanomtom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khanomtom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanomtom throws a head punch that misses.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanomtom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanomtom keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khanomtom.
Khanomtom misses with a punch on the inside.
Khanomtom is trying to stall.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Khanomtom misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Khanomtom blocks with his arms.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee works on Khanomtom's body with a couple of short punches.
Khanomtom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Khanomtom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Khanomtom scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Khanomtom looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanomtom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Khanomtom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaoklai Khanomtom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Lee's cut.
That's time! Khanomtom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee slips a straight right by Khanomtom.
Lee jabs Khanomtom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khanomtom misses with a kick to the body.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is winning the standup battle so far.
Khanomtom wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Khanomtom.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Khanomtom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Khanomtom throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Khanomtom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Khanomtom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
A good leg kick by Khanomtom.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Khanomtom throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khanomtom.
An inside leg kick from Khanomtom misses.
Khanomtom sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanomtom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanomtom walks into a jab.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khanomtom misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khanomtom, right into the meat.
Khanomtom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee moves out of range as Khanomtom throws a body kick.
Khanomtom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.

Khanomtom gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a body shot but Khanomtom blocks it.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khanomtom misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanomtom throws a head punch that misses.
Lee tries to break free but Khanomtom pushes him back against the cage.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee tries a body shot but Khanomtom blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Khanomtom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Khanomtom blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khanomtom.
Lee tries to work over Khanomtom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaoklai Khanomtom has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Khanomtom controls the action.
Khanomtom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Khanomtom avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee lands a right hand.
Khanomtom tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Khanomtom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khanomtom lands with a left to the head.
Khanomtom trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khanomtom throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Khanomtom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khanomtom looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanomtom tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Khanomtom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanomtom is working Lee over against the cage.
Khanomtom tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.

Khanomtom manages to break the clinch.
Khanomtom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khanomtom ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanomtom.
Lee swings for the body but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khanomtom cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kaoklai Khanomtom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barney Lee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanomtom moves away.
Lee throws the left hand but Khanomtom avoids the punch easily.
Khanomtom is looking to land body kicks.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khanomtom on the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Khanomtom!
Lee blocks the body kick.
Lee avoids the head kick by Khanomtom.
Lee tests Khanomtom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanomtom manages to avoid it.
Khanomtom throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khanomtom walks into a straight right hand from Lee.

Khanomtom closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Khanomtom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Khanomtom pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Khanomtom avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanomtom blocks a body shot from Lee.
Khanomtom blocks a body shot from Lee.
Khanomtom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khanomtom prevents a body shot from Lee.
Khanomtom lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Khanomtom.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khanomtom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Khanomtom won't allow it.
Khanomtom tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Khanomtom tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khanomtom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanomtom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Khanomtom is blocking nicely.
Khanomtom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Khanomtom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanomtom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khanomtom with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Lee.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee checks a low kick from Khanomtom.
Barney Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khanomtom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Khanomtom throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee swings for the body but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanomtom moves away.
Khanomtom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Khanomtom takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Khanomtom's knee but Khanomtom avoids it well.
Khanomtom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Khanomtom.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khanomtom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Khanomtom's shoulder, as Khanomtom tries to avoid the shot.

Khanomtom tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khanomtom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanomtom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Khanomtom as the two fighters clinch.
Khanomtom manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanomtom controls his hands.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanomtom controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kaoklai Khanomtom.
Well Khanomtom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaoklai Khanomtom!
A very excited looking Kaoklai Khanomtom made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.