PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Thompson (ranked 2081 p4p, 1766 weight class) and Shi Woo Lee (ranked 197 p4p, 175 weight class). Thompson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Emmure - Nemesis. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Shi Woo Lee enters the cage!

Thompson
vs
Lee

177 cm
25
155
7 - 3 - 0

165 cm
26
156
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Seventh Circle Clothing

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shi Woo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Dave Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Lee instigates a clinch.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Lee misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
A short left from Lee.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Lee.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four 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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shi Woo Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thompson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Thompson feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Thompson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thompson misses with a double jab

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Thompson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shi Woo Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Lee.

Thompson is rocked!
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee misses with the head strike.
A short right from Lee.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee working aggressively here.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Thompson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lee is unloading with more strikes now! Thompson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shi Woo Lee!
An out of breath Shi Woo Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.