PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jun Fan Lee (ranked 2965 p4p, 2021 weight class) and William S Burroughs (ranked 366 p4p, 259 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bruce Lee Soundtrack. Burroughs has chosen William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer as his entrance music. William S Burroughs acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Lee
vs
Burroughs

178 cm
26
195
9 - 8 - 0

180 cm
25
189
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Fan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William S Burroughs!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Burroughs. That snapped Lee's head back.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Sparks gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burroughs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Lee cracks Burroughs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burroughs swinging wildly here.
As Burroughs looks to move away, Lee throws a big counter combo but Burroughs just gets out of the way.
Burroughs scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burroughs misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burroughs misses with a lunging right hand
and Burroughs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee jabs at Burroughs's body.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Burroughs.
Burroughs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jun Fan Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Burroughs.
No joy there for Burroughs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burroughs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Burroughs stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been informed that Burroughs has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Burroughs misses with some punches.
Burroughs works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee digs a right hand into Burroughs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burroughs's gas tank.
Burroughs tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Burroughs back against the cage.
Burroughs tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Burroughs back against the cage.
Burroughs misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Burroughs.
Lee is pushing Burroughs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lee stalling the fight.
Lee seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burroughs effectively controlling the action here.
Burroughs is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burroughs has his back to the cage.
Burroughs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burroughs tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burroughs misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee has Burroughs pressed against the cage.
Burroughs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Burroughs tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burroughs working aggressively here.
Burroughs tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Burroughs back against the cage.
Burroughs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burroughs letting Lee take a breather here.
Lee blocks a body shot from Burroughs.
Burroughs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Burroughs misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jun Fan Lee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee lands a head shot.
Good work by Burroughs as he checks the leg kick.
Burroughs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Burroughs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burroughs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burroughs lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burroughs.
Burroughs lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Burroughs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Burroughs lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Burroughs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burroughs avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burroughs fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Burroughs.
Burroughs swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burroughs misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs misses with the head strike.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
Lee just leaning against Burroughs, taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Come on Burroughs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burroughs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burroughs lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Burroughs fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Burroughs misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burroughs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burroughs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burroughs lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burroughs.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burroughs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burroughs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee is stalling here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burroughs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burroughs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William S Burroughs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.

It looks like William S Burroughs has been cut.
Lee lands the left hand.
Burroughs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Burroughs cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Burroughs throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Burroughs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burroughs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burroughs counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee is looking to clinch but Burroughs is avoiding it.
Burroughs drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lee defends it well.
A big left from Burroughs misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burroughs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burroughs jabs at Lee's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Burroughs misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Burroughs.
Burroughs throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Burroughs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Burroughs scores with a jab.
A jab from Burroughs misses.
Lee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burroughs misses with a right hand
letting Lee counter with a right hand.

Burroughs is rocked!
Lee cracks Burroughs on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Burroughs falls backwards against the cage. Lee follows up with more strikes that drop Burroughs to his knees. Lee keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Burroughs! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jun Fan Lee!
Jun Fan Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.