PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shi Woo Lee (ranked 1547 p4p, 2000 weight class) and Jona Qarase (ranked 167 p4p, 215 weight class). Qarase has chosen Tavaka by Voqa Kei Munia as his entrance music. Jona Qarase has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shi Woo Lee's chin.

Lee
vs
Qarase

165 cm
26
156
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
26
150
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shi Woo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jona Qarase!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Qarase lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee clobbers Qarase with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jona Qarase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qarase loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Qarase steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Qarase lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Qarase connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Qarase misses with a straight right.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Qarase's shoulder, as Qarase tries to avoid the shot.
Qarase throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Qarase moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Qarase throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Qarase misses the target.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Qarase misses with a looping right.
Lee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Qarase.
Qarase throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee misses with a hook. Qarase ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Qarase.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Qarase breaks away and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Qarase misses its intended target.
Lee is looking to counter the offense by Qarase and move into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Qarase.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Qarase scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Qarase 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.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qarase moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Qarase throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Qarase breaks away and moves out of range.
Qarase looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Qarase.
Qarase throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qarase throws out the jab.
Qarase misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Qarase cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Qarase throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Qarase waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Qarase misses its intended target.
Lee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Qarase.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Qarase counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Qarase.
Lee tries to move into range but Qarase moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Qarase.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Qarase breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qarase.
A slow jab from Qarase misses its intended target.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Qarase misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qarase misses with a hook.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Qarase.
Lee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Qarase.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qarase throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Qarase misses with an uppercut.
Lee defending well as Qarase loads up on a big left hand.
Lee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Qarase does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qarase slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Qarase swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a jab when Qarase was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jona Qarase dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Qarase throws a big shot that misses.
Qarase takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee misses the jab.
Qarase throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qarase has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Qarase waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Qarase is out of range.
Qarase loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Qarase looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qarase walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Qarase has time to react.
Qarase throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Qarase.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Qarase looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Qarase.
Lee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Qarase manages to circle out of the way.
Qarase misses with a looping left.
Qarase misses with a straight right.
Qarase connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Qarase misses.
Qarase throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Qarase throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Qarase connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qarase misses with a body shot.
Lee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Qarase.
Qarase looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Qarase misses with a looping left.
Lee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Qarase lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Qarase.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Qarase's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qarase swinging wildly here.
Qarase looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Qarase throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Qarase throws a big shot that misses.
Qarase scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee defending well as Qarase loads up on a big left hand.
Qarase misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qarase.
A little jabbing left from Qarase on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Qarase's head but Qarase sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Qarase throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Qarase manages to circle out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
A big right from Lee misses.
Qarase looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Lee is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Qarase's belly button to the back.
Qarase is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Qarase strikes.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Qarase jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Qarase throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee is looking to counter the offense by Qarase and move into the clinch.
Qarase slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Qarase. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Qarase.
Jona Qarase seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Qarase drops Lee with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lee looks back up at him and smiles so Qarase waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Qarase fakes the body blow, causing Lee to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Lee goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jona Qarase!
Our winner, Jona Qarase, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.