PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zombie Lee (ranked 2330 p4p, 3149 weight class) and Vishis Vourture (ranked 162 p4p, 207 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lee
vs
Vourture

165 cm
28
143
14 - 13 - 2

163 cm
25
130
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zombie Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vishis Vourture!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Vourture tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vourture throws a lazy body kick

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Vourture displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Vourture misses with the head strike.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Vourture misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vourture fails to land.
Vourture digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vourture looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Vourture controls his hands.
Vourture blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Vourture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee blocks a body shot from Vourture.
Vourture looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Vourture.
Vourture misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working aggressively here.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vourture prevents a body shot from Lee.
Vourture blocks an uppercut.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vourture.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vourture misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vourture.
Lee tries a body shot but Vourture blocks it.
Vourture misses with the head strike.
Vourture throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee avoiding damage as Vourture throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Vourture misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Vourture lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vourture blocks a body shot from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Lee.
Vourture trying to land knees to the body.
Vourture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Vourture working aggressively here.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vourture goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Lee.
Vourture with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vourture lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.
Vourture can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee letting Vourture take a breather here.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Vourture lands with a right to the head.
Vourture tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Vourture back against the cage.
Vourture throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee blocks a body shot from Vourture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Vourture fails to land.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Vourture.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vourture takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Vourture.
Vourture tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Vourture tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vourture's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vourture.
Vourture misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vourture lands with a right to the head.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Vourture looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Vourture misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vourture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vourture can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Vourture tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Vourture back against the cage.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Vourture lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Vourture is trying to stall.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vourture connects with a knee to the head.
Vourture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vourture.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Vourture controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vishis Vourture will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Vourture is just out of range.
Vourture tries a quick counter leg kick but Lee is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Vourture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee lunges at Vourture with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vourture's hand.
Lee blocks a head kick by Vourture.
Vourture moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vourture was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Vourture follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lee wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vourture counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
A big right from Lee misses.
Vourture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Vourture counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vourture throws a body kick that misses.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vourture.
Vourture blocks a jab.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Vourture tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Vourture uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vourture. That's going to slow Lee down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Vourture is just out of range.
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vourture fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zombie Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Vourture slips under a jab.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vourture throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Vourture makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture misses with a head kick.
Lee lands a jab to Vourture's midsection.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Vourture looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Vourture fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vourture misses with a kick to the body.
Lee connects with a jab.
Vourture throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vourture buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee tries to clinch but Vourture moves out of range.
Lee misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Vourture's head back.
Vourture keeps the fight on the outside.

Vourture clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Vourture utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vourture cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Vourture misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vourture.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Vourture controls his hands.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zombie Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A low kick lands for Vourture.
A jab lands there for Lee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vourture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Lee clinches up with Vourture and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vourture is stalling here.
Vourture blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vourture lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Vourture pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vourture's elbow.
Vourture is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vourture digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Vourture controls his hands.
Lee tries a body shot but Vourture blocks it.
Vourture prevents a body shot from Lee.
Vourture tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Vishis Vourture seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vourture scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vourture backwards.
Vourture lands with a light punch inside.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Vourture is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Vourture prevents a body shot from Lee.
Nice body punch from Vourture.
Vourture lands a shoulder strike.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vourture misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture blocks an uppercut.
Vourture is stalling here.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Vourture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vourture lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Vourture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vourture throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vourture slows down the pace here.
Vourture trying to land knees to the body.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vourture looking to stall.
Vourture is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Vourture.
Vourture looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vourture.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vourture swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Vourture swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vourture tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Vourture avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Vourture struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Vourture putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Vourture to work.
Vourture swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vourture backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vourture is stalling here.
Vourture tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vourture looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Vourture lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Vourture lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vourture can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vourture lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vourture softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vishis Vourture.
I think Vourture 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vishis Vourture!