PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yka Sonni (ranked 793 p4p, 228 weight class) and Boo Lee (ranked 125 p4p, 42 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Mama Said Knock You Out. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sonni
vs
Lee

175 cm
26
220
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
44
215
38 - 23 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yka Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 3, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sonni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Sonni.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Sonni staying out of range there.
Sonni dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee throws a push kick but Sonni slaps the foot to one side.
Sonni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Sonni.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Sonni moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sonni. That's going to slow Lee down.
Lee with a jab.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Sonni's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sonni lands an overhand right.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee lands a head shot.
Sonni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Sonni counters with a straight right hand.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee throws a leg kick but Sonni checks it.
Sonni tries to clinch up.
Sonni throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sonni in his tracks.
Sonni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lee swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sonni. That one must have hurt.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Sonni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Sonni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sonni scrambles back to his feet.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Sonni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Sonni blocks the low kick.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sonni checks it well.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonni loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sonni rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Sonni is working Lee over against the cage.
Lee pushes Sonni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sonni prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
Sonni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee looks winded!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Sonni slowing the pace effectively.
Sonni lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sonni has him pressed against the cage.
Sonni swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Sonni.
Sonni lands a left hand.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Sonni blocks a head kick by Lee.
Sonni is looking to counter punch.
Sonni is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Sonni's head back.
Sonni lands a body shot.
Sonni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sonni had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A big right from Sonni misses.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sonni. Sonni obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.

Sonni clinches with his opponent.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sonni with the inside leg kick.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sonnis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Sonni misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Lee.
Sonni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Boo Lee will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sonni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sonni throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sonni throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Sonni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Sonni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sonni under the eye.
Sonni tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee walks into a left hand.
A leg kick checked by Sonni.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Sonni moved out of range nicely.
Sonni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sonni doesn't seem bothered though.
Sonni swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Sonni with an uppercut!
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sonni throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Sonni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boo Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Sonni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Sonni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee moves out of range as Sonni throws a body kick.
Sonni does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sonni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni misses with a low kick.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sonni.
Sonni throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sonni.
Sonni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice shot by Lee.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni tried to counter with a leg kick but Lee avoided it.
Lee throws the left hand but Sonni avoids the punch easily.
Sonni throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.

Sonni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sonni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee throws a right and a left that Sonni avoids nicely.
Sonni thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A bone on bone clash there as Sonni blocks the leg kick.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
Sonni checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee scores with the left hand. Sonni knows he should have avoided that one.
Sonni lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Sonni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee tries to clinch but Sonni is having none of it.
Lee throws a body punch but Sonni moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sonni misses the target.
Sonni lands with an overhand left.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Sonni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Sonni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him 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 slips a straight right by Sonni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Lee.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
Lee takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Sonni blocks the body kick.
Sonni throws a shot to the body.
Lee lands a front kick.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sonni.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee misses with an uppercut
letting Sonni counter with a right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lee in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Boo Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee works Sonni's body with a nice hook.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sonni misses with a body kick.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Sonni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Sonni clinches.
Sonni digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sonni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a body punch.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Sonni as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sonni.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Sonni scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sonni walks into a left hand.
Sonni works the jab nicely.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Sonni rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sonni blocking some punches.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sonni tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Sonni back against the cage.
Sonni lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yka Sonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
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!
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
You can see that Lee has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sonni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sonni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Sonni scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sonni.
Sonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonni.
Sonni is working Lee over against the cage.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sonni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Sonni on the inside.
Lee blocks a body shot from Sonni.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Lee digs a right hand into Sonni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sonni's gas tank.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Sonni has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Sonni throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Lee wants to clinch up but Sonni keeps it at a distance.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Sonni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Sonni slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sonni throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sonni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Lee is looking to slow Sonni down with leg kicks.
Sonni throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee throws a hook but Sonni avoids it easily.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee with a nice cross.
Sonni avoids the body shot from Lee.
A shot to the liver by Sonni. Beautiful body shot.
Sonni blocks a head kick by Lee.
Sonni half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Sonni's head but Sonni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boo Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Sonni avoids it.

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 Yka Sonni.
I think Lee 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Boo Lee!
A very excited looking Boo 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.