PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by n. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kwan Lee was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jones
vs
Lee

188 cm
23
294 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

195 cm
18
323 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves away from the strike by Lee.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee slips under a jab from Jones.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a combination that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Kwan Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Jones shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Lee.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Lee cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot by Lee.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Jones's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones blocks a jab.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Lee 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to de liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Lee takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones blocks a jab.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donk. Jones catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwan Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A shot to de liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Jones throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Lee is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Jones shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee slips a straight right by Jones.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Steve Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee blocks a jab.
Jones moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones misses with a combination
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kwan Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Kwan Lee has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lee's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Jones prevents Lee from improving his position.
Lee has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
Lee wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kwan Lee's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steve Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones cracks Lee with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Jones!