PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jenga Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Boban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boban has chosen Baracuda - Ass Up as his entrance music. Mirko Boban is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lee
vs
Boban

185 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jenga Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Boban!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boban looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Mirko Boban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boban throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Boban connects with a looping right hand.
Lee shoots in but Boban avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boban bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Boban dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!

Lee has closed the distance and engaged Boban in a clinch.
Boban presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban working Lee over with knees to the body.
Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boban fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boban connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee avoids the body shot from Boban.
Boban tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Boban.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Boban.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boban looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee throws a hook but Boban blocks it.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boban misses with a kick to the body.
Lee defending well as Boban loads up on a big left hand.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boban as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenga Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boban counters with a left to the body.
Boban slips under a jab from Lee.
Boban lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Boban's head but Boban sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee misses with a combination
and Boban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boban throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boban misses with a body kick.
Boban throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boban.
Boban avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Boban shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boban lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boban scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Boban dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Boban connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boban is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Boban misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Boban's head but Boban sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boban throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to clinch up.
A big right from Lee misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Boban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Boban lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boban.
Boban uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Boban scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boban pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a swing at Boban's ribcage but misses.
Boban lands with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Boban ducks down to avoid it.
Boban misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boban as he avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Mirko Boban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boban throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Boban throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boban throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boban dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boban looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Boban ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Boban lands with a nice body kick.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Boban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boban.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boban lands a jab to the nose.
Boban ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Boban waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Boban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boban slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Boban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Boban tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boban lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
Boban scoring well with a low kick there.
Boban tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Boban pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee avoids the body shot from Boban.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Boban.
Boban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Boban rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Boban does it's job there.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boban swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boban scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boban throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Lee is rocked!
Boban lands a brutal uppercut that launches Lee off his feet! Lee tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mirko Boban!