PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tone Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen I Am Perfection by Cage 9 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cross
vs
Lee

195 cm
36
288 lbs
20 - 19 - 0

200 cm
29
255 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tone Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Lee!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Cross takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cross.
Cross throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee takes a swing at Cross's ribcage but misses.
Cross lands a jab to the head.
Cross digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Cross throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Cross slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Donk. Lee catches Cross right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Cross throws a big shot that misses.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Cross connects with an inside leg kick.
Cross takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee avoids the body shot from Cross.
Cross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cross duly obliges.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cross misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Cross moved out of range.
Cross misses with a low kick.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Cross.
Cross works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Cross throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Nice cross by Lee.
Cross throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cross counter with a right hand.
Cross scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cross looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cross.
Cross swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Cross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee moves forwards but Cross connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Cross misses with a straight right.
Cross thumps Lee with a low kick.
Cross on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cross looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Ricky Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Cross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee jabs at Cross's body.
Cross scores with a decent looking hook.
Cross moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Cross throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Cross makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee cracks Cross with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cross lands with a nice body punch.
Lee looks winded!
Cross connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cross with a nice cross.
Cross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cross lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Cross takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cross closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Cross.
Cross throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Cross saw that one coming.
Cross throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Cross scores with a leg kick.
Cross is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Cross misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tone Cross dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cross throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Cross throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee connects with a body shot.
A big left from Cross misses.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
A left lands for Cross.
Tone Cross is winning the standup battle so far.
Cross missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cross paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Cross is out of range.
Cross needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Cross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Cross ducks down to avoid it.
Cross tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross blocks a jab.
Cross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Cross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Cross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee with a nice cross.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cross misses the jab.
Cross throws a big shot that misses.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Cross's head but Cross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Cross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Cross misses the jab.
Jab by Cross.
Cross loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross staying out of range there.
Good shot there by Cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lee might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cross has got the better of the exchanges.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Cross is out of range.
Cross avoids the body shot from Lee.
Cross looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee throws a body punch but Cross moves out of range.
Cross missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cross tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Cross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Cross moved out of range nicely.
Cross connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Cross misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Cross scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Cross throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee clobbers Cross with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cross has time to react.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Cross.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cross can pounce on him.
Cross swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cross misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross swinging wildly here.
Cross moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cross counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cross looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Cross thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Cross misses with a wild body shot.
Cross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Cross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee moves away from the strike by Cross.
Cross scores with a head kick.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tone Cross dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cross misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cross slips a jab from Lee.
Cross slips a jab from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Cross misses.
Cross on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cross.
Cross connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cross moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Cross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cross takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Cross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cross scores with a body shot.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cross looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Cross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cross tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Cross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Cross moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Cross rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Cross slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee misses the body punch
and Cross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Cross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cross misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee moves away from the strike by Cross.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Cross scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cross slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Cross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Cross throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Jab from Lee.
Cross lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Cross takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Cross avoids the body shot from Lee.
Cross throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cross uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Cross.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cross throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Cross misses with a wild combination.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross moves away.
Lee with a jab.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Cross throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Cross counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Cross 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ricky Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee throws a hook to the side of Cross's head but Cross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee connects with a jab.
Lee looks to land a combination. Cross sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cross shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Cross cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Cross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Tone Cross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tone Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cross 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tone Cross!
Tone Cross took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CRAZY COW Co. 159 for their support in the buildup to the fight.