PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ravish McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Nan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Prong - Whose Fist Is This Anyway?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McTavish
vs
Nan Lee

200 cm
23
280 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

201 cm
19
281 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ravish McTavish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Qing Nan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavish takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

McTavish gets the takedown into side control.
Lee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McTavish's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but McTavish is very close to passing his half guard.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee is trying to keep McTavish in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has his hands on McTavish's head, controlling the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Qing Nan Lee just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee jabs McTavish right on the nose. McTavish blinks but takes it well.
McTavish slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
McTavish slips a jab from Lee.
McTavish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McTavish.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination

and McTavish counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee is controlling McTavish's posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McTavish looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish controls from within his opponent's guard.
McTavish won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McTavish trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
McTavish is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A big right from Lee misses.
McTavish cracks Lee with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but McTavish is out of range.
McTavish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through McTavish's defenses.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped McTavish's head back.
McTavish jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McTavish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Lee.
McTavish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Nan Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee misses with a jab to the body
and McTavish counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Lee lands.
McTavish misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
McTavish checks the leg kick.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but McTavish is just out of range.

McTavish shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lee tries to lock up and control but McTavish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding McTavish's attempts to control the action.
Lee is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McTavish avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Lee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McTavish kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
McTavish misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee tries to hold on but McTavish pushes him away.
Lee is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee wants to hold on but McTavish pushes him away.
Lee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McTavish tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McTavish avoids the attempt from Lee to control.

Despite being in the dominant position, Qing Nan Lee just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A jab from McTavish misses.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McTavish tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee throws a right and a left that McTavish avoids nicely.
McTavish throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Qing Nan Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McTavish darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Qing Nan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Nan Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lee cracks a nice hook into McTavish's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTavish moves away.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTavish.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McTavish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McTavish rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Qing Nan Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McTavish slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
McTavish takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McTavish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McTavish wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and McTavish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTavish moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McTavish misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McTavish.
Lee scores with the left hand. McTavish knows he should have avoided that one.
McTavish slips a jab from Lee.
McTavish ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McTavish with a poor takedown
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting McTavish counter with a right hand.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and McTavish counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee misses with a straight right.
McTavish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. McTavish moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from McTavish.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McTavish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish avoids the body shot from Lee.
McTavish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but McTavish is just out of range.
Lee with a nice cross.
Lee scores with a one two! McTavish had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McTavish blocks a jab.
Lee misses with a kick to the body
and McTavish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left lands for Lee.
McTavish is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. McTavish moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Nan Lee really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McTavish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands a with a good body shot.
McTavish throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
McTavish drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McTavish avoids the body shot from Lee.
McTavish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McTavish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee stalks McTavish and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McTavish's face. McTavish staggers backwards, shaken.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McTavish.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTavish was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
McTavish misses with a leg kick.
Lee misses with a body shot.
McTavish ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee slips a jab from McTavish.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee cracks McTavish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and McTavish counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee clobbers McTavish with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee jabs at McTavish's body.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
McTavish slips under a jab from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but McTavish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McTavish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee scores with the left hand. McTavish knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
McTavish 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 lands with an uppercut that bounces McTavish off the cage and back into rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee cracks McTavish with an open hand slap.
Lee slips a jab from McTavish.
McTavish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee punishes McTavish's body with a nice straight punch.
McTavish ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped McTavish's head back.
Lee works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces McTavish off the cage and back into rage.
Lee slips a jab from McTavish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Nan Lee dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lee misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. McTavish doesn't seem phased though.
Lee throws a hook but McTavish blocks it.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McTavish on the side of the head.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McTavish.
A lazy left from McTavish finds it's target.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McTavish at a distance.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTavish moves away.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McTavish sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTavish misses with a looping left.
McTavish takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from McTavish finds it's target.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
McTavish avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
McTavish staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McTavish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
McTavish slips a jab from Lee.
Lee scores with a jab. McTavish acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McTavish shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McTavish takes one to the chin there.
Lee throws out a loose jab but McTavish uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTavish loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
McTavish misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McTavish moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McTavish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee throws a right and a left that McTavish avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
McTavish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McTavish moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by McTavish.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ravish McTavish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee lands a jab.
Qing Nan Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McTavish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McTavish.

And that's the end of the fight!
Qing Nan Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 44:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 43:50
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qing Nan Lee!
Qing Nan Lee is the new heavyweight champion!