PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Stinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieu comes to the cage accompanied by "You Don't Know" by Eminem. Zane Lieu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lieu
vs
Stinson

180 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

184 cm
21
175 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Lieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barney Stinson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stinson misses with a wild combination.
Stinson throws a right and a left that Lieu avoids nicely.
Stinson slips under a jab from Lieu.
Stinson misses with a two punch combination.
Stinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lieu avoids the body shot from Stinson.
Lieu connects with a right hand. Stinson shakes it off.
Lieu catches Stinson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lieu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stinson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stinson misses with the combination.
Stinson throws a right hand that Lieu ducks under and follows up with a left that Lieu also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu swats away the attempt to clinch by Stinson.
Stinson looks to land a combination but Lieu avoids it well.
Stinson slips under a jab.
Stinson throws a right hand that Lieu ducks under and follows up with a left that Lieu also avoids with ease.
Stinson throws a series of punches but Lieu avoids them all with ease.
Stinson misses with the combination.
Stinson lands a really nice looking cross but Lieu seems unphased.
Lieu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stinson to score with a decent uppercut.

Lieu clinches up against the cage.

Lieu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stinson throws a right and a left that Lieu avoids nicely.

Lieu pushes Stinson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu lands with a short shot to the head.
Stinson tries to break the clinch but Lieu is controlling the position.
Lieu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lieu is leaning against Stinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lieu is struggling to control the position.
Lieu pushes Stinson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lieu prevents Stinson from breaking the clinch.
Lieu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lieu prevents Stinson from breaking the clinch.
Lieu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Lieu has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Stinson is trying to keep an underhook but Lieu manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lieu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lieu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lieu is trying to control. Stinson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stinson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu throwing shots but Stinson is blocking nicely.
Lieu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lieu is looking to take a break and control but Stinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stinson tries to clinch

and Lieu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stinson's guard.
Lieu thows a big elbow that misses.
Stinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lieu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lieu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lieu prevents Stinson from getting back to his feet.
Lieu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lieu throwing strikes but missing.
Lieu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lieu throws a big right hand that misses.
Stinson keeping full guard, as Lieu tries to pass.
Lieu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lieu takes one to the side of the head.
Stinson tries to clinch but Lieu moves away

and Lieu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stinson's guard now.
Stinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lieu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lieu thows a big elbow that misses.
Lieu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lieu postures up and lands a big shot to Stinson's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lieu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lieu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lieu looking to pass the guard.
Stinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu trying to control the position from guard on top but Stinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lieu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lieu trying to control the position from guard on top but Stinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lieu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lieu counters with a straight right hand.
Stinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barney Stinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Stinson scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinson throws a series of punches but Lieu avoids them all with ease.
Stinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barney Stinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stinson clinches but Lieu breaks the clinch
and Lieu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stinson tries to clinch but Lieu moves away
and Lieu counters with a nice body shot.
Barney Stinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stinson connects with a looping right hand.
Stinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lieu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lieu.
Stinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lieu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lieu won't allow Stinson to get back to his feet.
Lieu throws a big right hand that misses.
Lieu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stinson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu lands strikes from half guard.
Lieu thows a huge punch but Stinson dodges it nicely.
Lieu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lieu is looking to advance position but Stinson won't allow it.
Stinson is staying active underneath Lieu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stinson wants to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Lieu works his way into side control.
Lieu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lieu counters by clinching up.

Lieu manages to break the clinch.
Stinson throws a one two combo.
Stinson throws a combination that misses
and Lieu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lieu scores with a one two! Stinson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lieu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stinson avoids the body shot from Lieu.
Lieu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stinson counters with a three punch combo that has Lieu backing up. Lieu nods at Stinson to acknowledge the strikes.
Lieu ducks right into an uppercut from Stinson.
Stinson tries to clinch but Lieu moves away
and Lieu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Lieu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stinson lands a really nice looking cross but Lieu seems unphased.
Stinson tries to bum rush Lieu with a series of wild strikes but Lieu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lieu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stinson throws a nice looking combination but Lieu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Stinson misses.
Lieu loads up on a big right hand but Stinson slips the punch.
A right-left combo lands from Stinson.
Lieu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lieu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lieu scores with a shoulder strike.
Stinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lieu won't allow it.

Lieu lands a takedown into guard.
Lieu trying to control the position from guard on top but Stinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lieu controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zane Lieu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lieu throwing strikes but missing.
Stinson wants to get back to his feet but Lieu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lieu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lieu with a nice head shot there.
Lieu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lieu landing some decent shots from guard.
Lieu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lieu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lieu won't allow Stinson to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu distracts Stinson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lieu throws a big right hand that misses.
Lieu tries to free his leg and advance position but Stinson is retaining full guard.
Lieu pushing down on Stinson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stinson is trying to stand.
Lieu tries to pass to full mount but Stinson defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lieu in particular looking to stall.
Lieu thows a huge punch but Stinson dodges it nicely.

That's four 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.
Lieu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stinson is trying to stand back up but Lieu is controlling him
Lieu passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stinson!
Stinson is in a horrible position here. Lieu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lieu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stinson looks a forlorn figure.
Barney Stinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lieu landing strikes, looking to finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Lieu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lieu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Lieu!