PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hitmonlee comes to the cage accompanied by The Hitmonlee Entrance Theme. Michael Bright has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee's chin.

Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee
vs
Bright

173 cm
20
143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

168 cm
24
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bright!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Hitmonlee misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bright checks a leg kick.
Bright throws a body punch but Hitmonlee moves out of range.
Bright takes a swing at Hitmonlee's ribcage but misses.
Bright staying out of range there.
Hitmonlee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hitmonlee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hitmonlee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hitmonlee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bright wants to clinch.
Hitmonlee takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Bright misses.
Hitmonlee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hitmonlee throws a sloppy head kick and Bright moves out of range easily.

Bright pushes Hitmonlee up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bright taking a breather.
Hitmonlee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hitmonlee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bright stalling against the cage.
Hitmonlee blocking some punches.
Bright looking to slow down the pace here.
Hitmonlee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brights head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hitmonlee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hitmonlee letting Bright take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hitmonlee is pushing Bright up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hitmonlee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bright.
A body shot lands from Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee blocks a body shot from Bright.
A short uppercut from Hitmonlee.
Good body shot from Hitmonlee.
Hitmonlee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitmonlee just leaning against Bright, taking a breather.
Bright jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hitmonlee walks away with a smile on his face. Bright gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hitmonlee wants to clinch up but Bright keeps it at a distance.
Bright throws a lazy right hand but Hitmonlee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bright fails with a takedown attempt.
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bright.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Bright misses its intended target.
Bright tries to clinch
and Hitmonlee counters with a nice leg kick.
Bright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitmonlee throws a head kick that misses.
Hitmonlee blocks a jab.
Horrible takedown by Bright or perhaps it was just good defense by Hitmonlee which made him look bad.
Bright's corner calls for a 1-2. Bright obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bright misses with a looping right.
Hitmonlee throws an overhand right that lands on Bright's shoulder, as Bright tries to avoid the shot.
Hitmonlee feints and then cracks Bright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bright down.

Bright gets a takedown into half guard.
Hitmonlee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bright.
Hitmonlee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bright.
Hitmonlee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hitmonlee tries to get out of the position.
Bright wants to pass the guard but Hitmonlee is defending well.
Bright is trying to control the action in half guard but Hitmonlee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hitmonlee tries to roll over but Bright keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee dominated 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.

Bright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bright throws a body punch but Hitmonlee moves out of range.
Hitmonlee lands with a kick to the temple. Bright shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good shot there by Hitmonlee.
Bright looks to land a left hand but Hitmonlee moved out of range nicely.
Bright throws a hook but Hitmonlee avoids it easily.
Bright throws the left hand but Hitmonlee avoids the punch easily.
Hitmonlee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bright moves away.
Bright misses with an uppercut. Hitmonlee saw that one coming.
Bright throws a body punch but Hitmonlee moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitmonlee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bright. That did some damage!
Bright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hitmonlee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bright throws a lazy right hand but Hitmonlee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Hitmonlee. No joy for Bright on that attempt.
Hitmonlee scoring well with a low kick there.
Bright fails with the takedown
and Hitmonlee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hitmonlee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hitmonlee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bright misses with a jab to the body
and Hitmonlee counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonlee wants to land a leg kick but Bright is out of range.
Hitmonlee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bright swings for the body but Hitmonlee moves out of range.
Hitmonlee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bright.
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bright.
Bright throws a hook but Hitmonlee blocks it.
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hitmonlee tries to clinch but Bright is having none of it.
Michael Bright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitmonlee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Michael Bright has been cut.
Hitmonlee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hitmonlee counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonlee throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitmonlee looks to throw the jab but Bright is out of range.
Hitmonlee connects with a jab.
Bright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hitmonlee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bright at a distance.
Bright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Bright scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright tries to pass to full mount but Hitmonlee defends it.
Hitmonlee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bright is working away from the top position though.

Bright is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bright working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hitmonlee is pressing down on Bright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bright tries to free his leg and advance position but Hitmonlee is retaining full guard.
Hitmonlee seems keen to control Bright's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Bright's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hitmonlee.
Bright misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hitmonlee counters with a solid body kick.
Hitmonlee misses with a leg kick.
Bright's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hitmonlee defending well as Bright loads up on a big left hand.
Bright misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hitmonlee counters with a head kick. That will keep Bright thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bright fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hitmonlee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bright.
Bright sizes up Hitmonlee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bright ducks under a wild hook from Hitmonlee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitmonlee lands with an uppercut that bounces Bright off the cage and back into rage.

Bright feints and as Hitmonlee raises his hands in defense, Bright changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hitmonlee is trying to control the position but Bright postures up.
Bright wants to control from the top but Hitmonlee keeps moving.
Bright looking to sit in guard and control but Hitmonlee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bright pulls Hitmonlee in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonlee wants to control from the top but Bright keeps moving.

Bright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hitmonlee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hitmonlee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bright looking for a sweep. Not yet Bright, not yet.
Michael Bright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonlee stands and throws Bright's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bright manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hitmonlee's best efforts.
Hitmonlee is keen to just control but Bright is a slippery customer.
Bright regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bright 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.
Hitmonlee trying to control but Bright is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright wants to improve his position but instead Hitmonlee has moved into half guard.
Bright makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bright.
Hitmonlee tries to stand but Bright is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bright bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hitmonlee's guard.
Bright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bright with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bright is looking to work some ground and pound but Hitmonlee has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hitmonlee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee!