PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 25078 p4p, 19689 weight class) and Tommy Lee (ranked 710 p4p, 714 weight class). Lee has chosen Kickstart My Heart as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Nu Cuuuuutos
vs
Lee

188 cm
31
165
10 - 7 - 1

186 cm
32
185
26 - 10 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Nu Cuuuuutos saw that one coming.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Lee tries to keep at a distance but Nu Cuuuuutos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Nu Cuuuuutos in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos has been cut.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Nu Cuuuuutos controls the action.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a left to the head.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Nu Cuuuuutos.

It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nu Cuuuuutos fails to land.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Nu Cuuuuutos is blocking nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Nu Cuuuuutos can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a body shot from Lee.
Nu Cuuuuutos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nu Cuuuuutos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nu Cuuuuutos swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.

Nu Cuuuuutos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nu Cuuuuutos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nu Cuuuuutos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nu Cuuuuutos slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range of the body kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a head kick by Lee.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses the shot to the body.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee stalks Nu Cuuuuutos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nu Cuuuuutos's face. Nu Cuuuuutos staggers backwards, shaken.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a jab to the head.
Lee misses the jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee moves out of range as Nu Cuuuuutos strikes.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body shot.
Lee slips a jab from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee staying out of range there.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nu Cuuuuutos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Nu Cuuuuutos. That snapped Lee's head back.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Nu Cuuuuutos swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nu Cuuuuutos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Lee looks to move away, Nu Cuuuuutos throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
Tommy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a straight right.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids a kick to the body.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws the left hand but Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the punch easily.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lee manages to circle out of the way.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nu Cuuuuutos manages to avoid it.
Nu Cuuuuutos stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to counter by clinching up but Lee breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nu Cuuuuutos.

Nu Cuuuuutos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Nu Cuuuuutos blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Nu Cuuuuutos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee pushes Nu Cuuuuutos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with an elbow over the top.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Nu Cuuuuutos dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Nu Cuuuuutos trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nu Cuuuuutos into the ropes.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to circle away but Nu Cuuuuutos has him pinned against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks the elbow strike.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Nu Cuuuuutos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short right from Nu Cuuuuutos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Nu Cuuuuutos blocks it.
Nice body punch from Lee.

Nu Cuuuuutos breaks from the clinch.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Nu Cuuuuutos moved out of range nicely.
Nu Cuuuuutos seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lee.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a jab to the body.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Nu Cuuuuutos counters by clinching up.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lee manages to circle out of the way.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Nu Cuuuuutos cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lee manages to circle out of the way.
Lee throws a series of punches but Nu Cuuuuutos moves out of range.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Nu Cuuuuutos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos moves away.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nu Cuuuuutos in his tracks.
Nu Cuuuuutos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a jab.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
Lee wants to slow Nu Cuuuuutos down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nu Cuuuuutos under the eye.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
No joy there for Nu Cuuuuutos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nu Cuuuuutos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nu Cuuuuutos works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nu Cuuuuutos. That's going to slow Lee down.
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!
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nu Cuuuuutos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a hook.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nu Cuuuuutos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nu Cuuuuutos avoids the head kick by Lee.
Decent striking displayed by Nu Cuuuuutos there.
Nu Cuuuuutos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nu Cuuuuutos ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Tommy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nu Cuuuuutos checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a jab to the head.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Lee!
A very excited looking Tommy Lee 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.