PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jun Fan Lee (ranked 1260 p4p, 1289 weight class) and Horghain Yan Spentliche (ranked 172 p4p, 175 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Bruce Lee Soundtrack. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lee
vs
Yan Spentliche

178 cm
27
195
13 - 9 - 0

185 cm
25
190
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Fan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horghain Yan Spentliche!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Yan Spentliche lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee is pushing Yan Spentliche up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yan Spentliche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yan Spentliche being controlled against the cage.
Yan Spentliche looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yan Spentliches head.
Yan Spentliche swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Yan Spentliche misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Lee stalling.
Yan Spentliche goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Yan Spentliche keeps him there for the moment.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee gets through Yan Spentliche's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yan Spentliche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Yan Spentliche fails to land.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yan Spentliche to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Lee wants to clinch but Yan Spentliche slips to the side
and Yan Spentliche counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yan Spentliche is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee is looking to clinch but Yan Spentliche is avoiding it.
Yan Spentliche connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lee forces Yan Spentliche back against the cage and clinches.
Lee has Yan Spentliche pressed against the cage.
Yan Spentliche throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Yan Spentliche cracks Lee with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yan Spentliche or not.
Yan Spentliche has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yan Spentliche misses with the head strike.
Yan Spentliche swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yan Spentliche looking for a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Yan Spentliche on the inside.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jun Fan Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horghain Yan Spentliche.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
Yan Spentliche lands a shoulder strike.
Yan Spentliche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yan Spentliche throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yan Spentliche lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee tries a body shot but Yan Spentliche blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Yan Spentliche fails to land.
Yan Spentliche misses with a punch on the inside.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yan Spentliche connects with a looping right hand.

Yan Spentliche tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Horghain Yan Spentliche dominated that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yan Spentliche throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yan Spentliche connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Horghain Yan Spentliche seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yan Spentliche avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yan Spentliche lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Yan Spentliche fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yan Spentliche stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Horghain Yan Spentliche seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan Spentliche stalling against the cage.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Yan Spentliche listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yan Spentliche missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Yan Spentliche misses its intended target.
Jun Fan Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee tries to clinch but Yan Spentliche is having none of it.
Yan Spentliche pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Yan Spentliche settles back down.
Yan Spentliche misses with a wild body shot.
Yan Spentliche with a jab.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Yan Spentliche.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yan Spentliche throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Yan Spentliche misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee avoiding damage.
Lee taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yan Spentliche dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yan Spentliche lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yan Spentliche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yan Spentliche wants a takedown but no success here.
Yan Spentliche lands with a light punch inside.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
Lee is pushing Yan Spentliche up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yan Spentliche lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Yan Spentliche tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Yan Spentliche has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lee after a bit of a struggle.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yan Spentliche to the mat! Yan Spentliche manages to get full guard.
Yan Spentliche has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Yan Spentliche is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Horghain Yan Spentliche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yan Spentliche lands with a nice body punch.
Yan Spentliche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Yan Spentliche on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yan Spentliche has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Horghain Yan Spentliche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yan Spentliche throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Yan Spentliche gets caught napping as Lee dives in and scores a takedown. Yan Spentliche manages to retain guard.
Lee stays in close to Yan Spentliche's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yan Spentliche has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Yan Spentliche's legs - danger averted.

Yan Spentliche looking for subs off his back but Lee has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yan Spentliche looking for submissions off his back.

Yan Spentliche looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Lee seems content to control.

Yan Spentliche actively working from the bottom here.

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.

Yan Spentliche looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yan Spentliche is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Yan Spentliche looking for submissions off his back.

Yan Spentliche has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Lee escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Lee!
Lee controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lee decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yan Spentliche throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
A good leg kick by Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Yan Spentliche. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Yan Spentliche misses.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yan Spentliche. Yan Spentliche circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yan Spentliche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jun Fan Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yan Spentliche, pushing him back against the cage.
Yan Spentliche working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Fan Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yan Spentliche has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horghain Yan Spentliche!
A very excited looking Horghain Yan Spentliche made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.