PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Temujin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Stonedberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Stonedberg

186 cm
28
185 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

197 cm
39
200 lbs
29 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Temujin Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Stonedberg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Stonedberg had a free shot at his head there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stonedberg.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee moves out of range as Stonedberg strikes.
Stonedberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stonedberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stonedberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A telegraphed right hand from Stonedberg misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stonedberg. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Stonedberg misses.
Stonedberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stonedberg throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stonedberg misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee blocks a head kick by Stonedberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonedberg lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stonedberg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stonedberg throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stonedberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stonedberg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stonedberg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stonedberg throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee tries to counter with a takedown but Stonedberg is quick to defend against it.
Stonedberg missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michael Stonedberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stonedberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stonedberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee slips under a jab from Stonedberg.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stonedberg.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stonedberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stonedberg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Stonedberg tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stonedberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee blocks a body shot from Stonedberg.

Stonedberg breaks the clinch.
Stonedberg throws a nice head kick!
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee staying out of range there.
Stonedberg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stonedberg misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Stonedberg lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body kick there by Stonedberg.
Michael Stonedberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the body shot from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Jab from Stonedberg.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee pushes Stonedberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stonedberg scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Stonedberg misses with some punches.
Stonedberg scores with a nice hook to the head.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Stonedberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stonedberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stonedberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stonedberg!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Stonedberg throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stonedberg throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stonedberg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Lee clobbers Stonedberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Stonedberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Stonedberg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stonedberg misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Stonedberg saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lee slips under a jab.
Stonedberg scores with a leg kick.
Lee slips a jab from Stonedberg.
Lee swings for the body but Stonedberg moves out of range.
Stonedberg throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stonedberg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Stonedberg settles back down.
Lee misses with a hook
and Stonedberg counters with a nice leg kick.
Stonedberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stonedbergs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
Stonedberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Stonedberg swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stonedberg works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stonedberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Michael Stonedberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Stonedberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee blocks a jab.
Stonedberg throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Stonedberg darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee blocks a body shot from Stonedberg.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stonedberg checks a low kick from Lee.
Stonedberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stonedberg swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Lee moves out of range as Stonedberg throws a body kick.
Stonedberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stonedberg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Stonedberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee keeps Stonedberg at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stonedberg - that will leave a mark!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Stonedberg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Lee cracks the inside of Stonedberg's front leg.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stonedberg throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.

Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Lee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stonedberg sees it coming and defends easily.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.
Stonedberg works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stonedberg keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee stops Stonedberg from standing up.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lee 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.
Stonedberg trying to control the position.
Lee controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Stonedberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stonedberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee prevents a body shot from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Stonedberg tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Stonedberg has him pressed against the cage.
Stonedberg misses with some punches.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonedberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stonedberg lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee prevents a body shot from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Stonedberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stonedberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stonedberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee swings for the body but Stonedberg moves out of range.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Stonedberg moves his leg out of the way.
Stonedberg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Stonedberg.
Michael Stonedberg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Lee

and Stonedberg counters by clinching up.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stonedberg misses with a body punch.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stonedberg walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stonedberg looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Stonedberg throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stonedberg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stonedberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stonedberg throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Temujin Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Stonedberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lee slips a straight right by Stonedberg.
Stonedberg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stonedberg throws out the jab.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stonedberg throws a head kick that misses.
Stonedberg scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Stonedberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Stonedberg misses.
Lee feinted with a counter takedown.
Stonedberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stonedberg.
Stonedberg tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Good exchange - Stonedberg coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonedberg throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Stonedberg misses with a head kick.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stonedberg.
It seemed like Stonedberg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee moves away from the strike by Stonedberg.
Stonedberg throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stonedberg misses the jab.
Lee feinted with a counter takedown.
Stonedberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stonedberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stonedberg misses with a head kick.
Lee attempts a counter takedown but Stonedberg avoids it well and moves away.
Stonedberg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Stonedberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stonedberg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Stonedberg!
An out of breath Michael Stonedberg thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.