PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piccolo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kung Le had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Le
vs
Jr

186 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piccolo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le tries to clinch up but Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jr tries to keep at a distance but Le has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Le.
Jr lands with a right to the head.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Jr.
Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Le tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jr's face.
Le landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Jr.
Le scores a nice knee to the body.
Jr is trying to stall.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
Le's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jr's face.
Le connects with a knee to the head.
Le lands a knee to the head.
Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Le is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jr trying to stall but Le improves his position.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr.
Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Le throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Le lands a nice elbow.
Le blocking some punches.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Le tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Le landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Jr.
Le scores with a knee to the head.
Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jr looking to stall.
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Le lands a knee to the head.
Le crunches a lovely knee into Jr's ribcage.
Le connects with a knee to the head.
Le looking to throw knees to the head but Jr is blocking nicely.
Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
Le lands a nice elbow.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Jr fails to land.
Jr working aggressively here.
Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Le.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Le lands an elbow inside.
Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le's elbow.
Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jr's face.
Le blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Jr trying to stall but Le improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Jr looking to stall.
Jr lands a right hand.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Le looking to throw knees to the head but Jr is blocking nicely.
Jr wants to stall.
A short body shot lands from Jr as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jr.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Jr.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Le with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jr working aggressively here.
Le lands an elbow inside.
Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le lands an elbow inside that Jr shrugs off.
Le misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr.
Le with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jr.
Le lands an elbow inside that Jr shrugs off.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
Le landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Le blocks an uppercut.
Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
Le blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jr misses with the head strike.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le lands an elbow inside that Jr shrugs off.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
Le scores a nice knee to the body.
Le lands a knee to the body.
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jr lands with a left to the head.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Le with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Le controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.
Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Le with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jr misses with the head strike.
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jr wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.
Le with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Jr.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jr's face.
Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jr is looking to control Le's arms but Le gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jr has his back to the cage.
Jr lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Le dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jr tries to clinch there but Le circles away.
Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Le looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Le wants to clinch
letting Jr counter with a right hand.
Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jr moves in looking to clinch but Le pushes him off.
Le wants to clinch
and Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jr wants to clinch.
Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le clinches but Jr breaks the clinch
and Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Le takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Le tries to clinch
and Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Le closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jr is breathing heavily.
Le looks to clinch
and Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le tries to clinch up
and Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Le tries to clinch
and Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le is looking to clinch.
Le fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le wants to clinch
enabling Jr to counter with a crisp jab.

Le rushes Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jr wants to stall.
Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Le controls his hands.
Le connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Jr.
Le lands a knee to the body.
Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
Le misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le lands an elbow that stopped Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Le crunches a lovely knee into Jr's ribcage.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Kung Le has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but Jr blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
Le with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jr looking to stall.
Le landing knees to the head.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le connects with a knee to the head.
Jr lands a right hand.
Jr avoiding damage as Le throws knees to the body.
Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Le lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Le missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jr.
Jr is looking to control Le's arms but Le gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jr has his back to the cage.
A short body shot lands from Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jr working aggressively here.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Le looking to throw knees to the head but Jr is blocking nicely.
Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jr working aggressively here.
Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Le misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr.
Le with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Le lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Jr looking to stall.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piccolo Jr 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!

Le tries to clinch but Jr moves away
and Jr counters with a left to the body.
Le tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Jr counter with a right hand.
Le tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Le misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr.
Le misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Le tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jr is looking to clinch.
Jr tries to clinch up.

Jr tries to keep at a distance but Le has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jr lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Le.
Le lands a knee to the head.
Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le landing knees to the body.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Le landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Le.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Le throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Jr stalling in the clinch but Le improves position.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Le with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Le lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Le.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Jr.
Le tries a knee to the head but Jr blocks it.
Le throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Le misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Le missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Jr.
Le landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Le.
Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Le misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr.
Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Le.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Le with a knee to the head.
Le with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jr.
Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Le lands an elbow that stopped Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Jr.
Le lands a knee to the head.
Le landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Le misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr works on Le's body with a couple of short punches.
Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Le gets an underhook and turns Jr into the cage.
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Le.
Le scores a nice knee to the body.
Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Le landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Les head.
Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Jr.
Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Le is keeping busy.
Le lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Le lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Le.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr dodges an elbow strike from Le.
Jr avoiding damage as Le throws knees to the body.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Jr working aggressively here.
Jr just leaning against Le, taking a breather.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Le wants to clinch
and Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Le darts in trying to clinch
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le tries to clinch but Jr moves away
and Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Le is rocked!
Jr drops Le with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Le! Jr dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Piccolo Jr!