PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Haze (ranked 48 p4p, 3 weight class) and Lee Sang Seok (ranked 63 p4p, 5 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lee Sang Seok enters the cage!

Haze
vs
Sang Seok

168 cm
31
147 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

176 cm
27
160 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Sully's Bar & Grill

Urban Fighter
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze feints and then cracks Seok's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seok down.
A jab from Haze finds it's way through Seok's defenses.
Seok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haze lands with a kick to the ribs.
Haze throws a low kick, looking for Seok's leg but Seok calmly moves out of range.
Seok misses with a shot to the body
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Seok moves out of range as Haze strikes.
Haze throws an overhand right that lands on Seok's shoulder, as Seok tries to avoid the shot.
Haze throws a front kick aimed at Seok's knee but Seok avoids it well.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Haze defends it well.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Haze pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Haze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Seok is just out of range.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Haze pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Seok gets the takedown into side control.
My spies in Gym Beam inform me that Seok has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Seok's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Haze wants to improve his position but Seok is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Seok.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seok stalling.
Haze is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haze is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seok thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haze's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice strikes from Seok there.
Haze wants to improve his position but Seok is controlling well.

Seok is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Haze sees it coming and defends easily.
Haze misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Seok is looking to take a break and control but Haze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haze is in trouble now - Seok has advanced to mount!
Seok lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok punishing his opponent with strikes.
Haze is in a horrible position here. Seok smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Seok wants to control the pace but Haze is squirming around nicely.
Seok controlling his opponent.
Seok scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Haze?
Seok lands with some strikes.

Seok goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Haze is on top in guard.
Seok is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze chips away with some ground and pound.
Haze wants to control from the top but Seok keeps moving.
Haze is in close to Seok's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haze trying to control but Seok is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze lands a couple of elbows.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Seok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seok is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Sang Seok dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Haze checks a low kick from Seok.
An inside leg kick lands from Haze.
Seok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seok is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A head kick misses from Haze.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Haze closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Seok shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haze manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Haze looking for a sweep. Not yet Haze, not yet.
Seok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seok working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Seok scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Seok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok tries to free his leg and advance position but Haze is retaining full guard.
Seok wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
Haze trying to keep a closed guard but Seok is proving a slippery customer.

Haze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Seok gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Seok trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seok pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haze is keeping the position for now.
Seok throwing strikes from guard but Haze blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Haze wants to sweep but no luck.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Seok trying to control the position from guard on top but Haze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick.
Haze throws a head kick that Seok semi-blocks.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seok avoids the body shot from Haze.
Seok checks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Seok there.
Haze goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Seok.
Haze throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Haze defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok tries to bum rush Haze with a series of wild strikes but Haze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haze thinks about countering with a body kick.
Haze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Haze connects with a body shot.
Jerry Haze is winning the standup battle so far.
Haze looks to throw the jab but Seok is out of range.
Haze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seok.
Seok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze.
Seok 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.
Haze is looking to wear down Seok with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Seok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Haze half committed to a counter leg kick.
Haze throws a wild body kick that Seok sees coming a mile off.
Haze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seok checks it well.
Seok takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haze throws a leg kick but Seok moved away.
Jerry Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze misses with a low kick as Seok jumps back.
Haze scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok blocks a head kick by Haze.
Haze lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Seok sprawls well. Seok wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haze gets slowly back to his feet.
Haze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seok.
Haze thinks about countering with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Seok misses
and Haze counters with a thumping low kick.
Haze lands a slapping body shot.
Haze connects with a right hand. Seok shakes it off.
Seok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haze throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Seok bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Haze's head.
Haze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Haze dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Seok checks a low kick from Haze.
Seok clobbers Haze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Seok lands a body shot.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Seok.
Haze appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Seok moves out of range of the body kick.
Haze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Seok tried to score with a low kick but Haze checks it.
Haze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze slips a jab from Seok.
A slow jab from Seok misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Seok misses its intended target.
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haze throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze looks for the body kick but Seok saw that one coming.
Seok checks a leg kick.
Seok takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seok doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haze takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Seok misses with a right hand
and Haze counters with a nice kick to the body.
Haze throws an overhand right that lands on Seok's shoulder, as Seok tries to avoid the shot.
Haze goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seok feints the counter takedown.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seok.
Seok throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Seok sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Seok blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haze can pounce on him.
Haze misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Seok.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Seok misses.
Haze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Seok throws a jab when Haze was well out of range.
Haze is looking to land body kicks.
Haze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Seok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Haze tries to land a leg kick but Seok saw it coming and moves away.
Seok takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haze moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seok looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seok. That did some damage!
Haze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haze lets loose with a powerful body kick. Seok will feel that in the morning.
A thudding body kick lands there by Seok!
Seok smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seok avoids the body shot from Haze.
Haze throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Haze defends it well.
Haze lands a right hook to the body.
Seok avoids the body shot from Haze.
Seok scores with a jab. Haze acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Seok scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Haze.
Haze avoids the body shot from Seok.
A counter left hand to the body from Haze misses its target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok moves out of range of the body kick.
Haze scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haze fails with the takedown.
Seok checks a leg kick.
Seok avoids the head kick by Haze.
Seok has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haze.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick.
Haze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Haze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Seok moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Haze clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Haze throws a low kick but Seok moves out of range easily.
Seok blocks a jab.
Seok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haze.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seok.
Seok shoots in but no luck this time.
Seok tries to bum rush Haze with a series of wild strikes but Haze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seok pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haze is out of range and Seok settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok avoids the head kick by Haze.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Haze pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Haze tries to land a front kick but Seok steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seok scores with a sloppy right hand. Haze should have avoided that one.
Seok moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A cross from Seok lands.
Haze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haze misses with the body kick

and Seok counters with a takedown into side control.
Seok cracks Haze with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Seok throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Seok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haze keeps working.
Haze taking a bit of punishment here - Seok scoring with strikes.
Seok moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Seok working the ground and pound but Haze is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seok is trying to get an arm triangle but Haze is defending well.
Haze prevents Seok from moving into mount.

Seok has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Haze is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Seok yanks on the arm and Haze is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Seok.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lee Sang Seok!
Lee Sang Seok is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Lee Sang Seok thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.