PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lanny Poffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Poffo
vs
Lee

150 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lanny Poffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Poffo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Poffo looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee tries to clinch but Poffo is having none of it.
Lee is looking to clinch but Poffo is avoiding it.
Poffo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee is looking to clinch.

Lee darts in and clinches Poffo up against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poffo avoids it.
Poffo managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Poffo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poffo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poffo avoids it.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poffo is defending well for now.
Poffo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Poffo avoids the damage to the body.
Poffo blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Poffo managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poffo is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee looks gassed!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poffo's brow.
Poffo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Poffo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Poffo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poffo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Poffo counters with a left to the body.
Poffo lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Poffo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poffo lands a right hook to the body.
Poffo lands an overhand right.

Poffo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Poffo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Poffo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Poffo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Poffo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Poffo is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Poffo lands a couple of digs.

Lee is rocked!
Poffo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Poffo finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poffo loads up on a big left hand. Lee felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Poffo looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Lee can't hide his disappointment, as Poffo celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lanny Poffo!