PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sang Seok (ranked 114 p4p, 10 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 118 p4p, 11 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sang Seok
vs
Kenway

176 cm
28
152 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

175 cm
33
153 lbs
23 - 8 - 3

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seok throws a good cross that connects.
Edward Kenway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenway connects with a body shot.
Seok connects with a looping right hand.
Seok moves out of range of the body kick.
Seok misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That kick from Kenway tenderised Seok's leg. Seok is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kenway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seok's calf.
Kenway lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kenway.
Seok moves out of range of the body kick from Kenway.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kenway.
Kenway connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Kenway tenderised Seok's leg. Seok is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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 throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kenway stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kenway gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seok.
Kenway checks a low kick from Seok.
Seok takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Seok.
Kenway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seok was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenway.
A swing and a miss from Kenway.
Kenway throws a leg kick

and Seok counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Seok.
Seok pushes down on Kenway's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kenway blocking the ground and pound attempt from Seok.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seok is looking to take a break and control but Kenway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok stalling.
Kenway is trying to control but can't.
Seok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kenway keeps working.
Seok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seok tries to pass to full mount but Kenway defends it.
Kenway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kenway!
Seok with shots to the head and body - Kenway looks very uncomfortable down there.
Seok with good strikes from the mount here!
Seok avoids the attempt from Kenway to control.
Seok tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Seok trying to control but Kenway is having none of it.
Kenway really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seok avoids the attempt from Kenway to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Seok is looking to work his way around to Kenway's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Kenway is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from Seok's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Seok working Kenway over with strikes here.
Seok working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seok wants to control the pace but Kenway is squirming around nicely.
Kenway tries to hold on but Seok pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Sang Seok dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Seok keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenway.
Kenway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seok.
Kenway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seok scores with the left hand. Kenway knows he should have avoided that one.
Seok has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kenway finds it's way round the side to connect with Seok's head.
Seok lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kenway misses with a body shot.
Kenway throws a shot from downtown. Seok moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Seok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seok ducks under a wild hook from Kenway.
Seok feinted with a counter takedown.
Seok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenway.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seok throws a series of punches but Kenway avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Kenway on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kenway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kenway staying out of range there.
Kenway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seok moves out of range of the strikes.
Seok lands with a right hand.
Seok takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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.
Edward Kenway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Kenway misses.
Seok tries to counter with a takedown but Kenway is quick to defend against it.
Seok shoots in and drives through. Kenway sprawls well.
Kenway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seok throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seok.
A shot to the body from Seok misses
and Kenway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Seok there.
Edward Kenway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seok.
A countering left hand to the body from Kenway misses.
Kenway misses with a kick to the body.
Seok drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kenway sprawls and moves away.
Kenway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seok's calf.
Kenway looks to land a left hand but Seok moved out of range nicely.
Seok misses with a wild body shot.
Kenway feints a counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kenway. Those never looked like landing.
Seok drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kenway sprawls and moves away.
Seok is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Seok.
Kenway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seok shoots in for a takedown but Kenway shows good takedown defense.
Kenway throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seok misses with a looping left.
Seok avoids the body shot from Kenway.
Seok drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kenway sprawls and moves away.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Seok.
Seok chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenway can pounce on him.
Donk. Kenway catches Seok right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kenway lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Seok has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seok and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Seok works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kenway thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Seok. Kenway does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Seok crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kenway - the referee stops the clock and Seok gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kenway. Seok manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok shoots in looking for a takedown but Kenway manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Seok's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kenway is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Seok with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sang Seok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenway misses with a straight right.
Kenway gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Seok counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenway keeping hold of Seok's head, controlling as best he can.
Lee Sang Seok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Seok is trying for a kimura here. Kenway looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Seok wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lee Sang Seok!
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.