PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yen
vs
Le

182 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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 Helsinki, Donnie Yen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cung Le!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le tries to clinch up but Yen circles away and keeps his distance.
Le misses with a head kick.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yen throws a sloppy head kick and Le moves out of range easily.
Le tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Le throws a lazy head kick
and Yen counters with a body kick that stops Le in his tracks momentarily.
Yen throws a head kick but Le moves out of range.
Yen clinches but Le breaks the clinch
and Le counters with a big head kick but Yen shrugs it off.
A head kick by Yen misses
and Le counters with a big head kick but Yen shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le throws a leg kick but Yen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Yen throws a head kick that misses.
Yen avoids the head kick by Le.
Yen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Le's head.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Yen lands a big head kick that sends Le tumbling to the mat! Yen takes a step backwards and waves Le back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Le is rocked!

It looks like Cung Le has been cut.
Le looks gassed!
Yen throws a lazy head kick
and Le counters with a head kick. That will keep Yen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Yen is rocked!
Le is still on wobbly legs! Can Yen finish him?
A head kick by Le misses
and Yen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Le's knee momentarily.
Oh Yen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Le seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Yen misses
and Le counters with a body kick that stops Yen in his tracks momentarily.
Yen throws a head kick but Le moves out of range.
Yen seems to have got his legs back now.
Yen scores with a leg kick.
Yen scores with a spinning back kick!
Yen tries to clinch up but Le circles away and keeps his distance.
Yen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yen lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le keeps the fight on the outside.
Yen lands a head kick. Le smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Le takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le blocks a head kick by Yen .
Yen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yen lands with a slapping head kick.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Yen moves out of range easily.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yen tries to clinch there but Le circles away.
Yen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Yen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yen lands a head kick. Le smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Le keeps the fight on the outside.
Yen lands with a slapping head kick.
Yen doesn't manage to clinch there - Le circles away.
Yen tries to clinch but Le is having none of it.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Yen moves out of range easily.
Yen throws a sloppy head kick
and Le counters with a nice body shot.
Le keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yen .
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yen throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yen tries to close the distance and clinch but Le swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Le's calf.
Le doesn't manage to clinch there - Yen circles away.
A head kick misses from Yen .
Yen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le.
Yen moves in looking to clinch but Le pushes him off.
Donnie Yen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le misses with a head kick.
Yen throws a head kick that misses
and Le counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Le misses with a head kick.
Yen lands a high kick!
Yen is looking to clinch.
Le misses with a head kick.
Yen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Le. That did some damage!
Le takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Le takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Le's calf.
Yen thows a body kick. Le tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yen is looking to clinch but Le is avoiding it.
Yen tries to clinch there but Le circles away.
Yen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yen swats away the attempt to clinch by Le.
Yen lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick by Le misses
and Yen counters with a good low kick that Le was not able to check.
Yen moves in looking to clinch but Le pushes him off.
Yen throws a leg kick which misses Le's front leg but catches the back leg as Le tries to avoid it.
Yen lands a head kick!
Yen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yen connects with a high kick.
Yen throws a head kick that misses
and Le counters with a head kick.
Yen lands with a kick to the temple. Le shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Le attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Yen darts in and clinches Le up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Yen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cung Le's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donnie Yen is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yen .
Le takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yen connects with a high kick.
Yen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Yen .
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yen .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yen .
Yen lands a head kick!
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yen connects with a solid leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Le in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yen is looking to clinch but Le is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yen wants to clinch up but Le keeps it at a distance.
Le's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Le.
Yen throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yen throws a head kick that half lands.
Yen connects with a high kick.
Yen fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Yen misses
and Le counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A good leg kick by Yen .
Yen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yen closes the distance but Le moves to the side
and Le counters with a big head kick but Yen shrugs it off.
Yen lands a head kick. Le smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Le paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Yen .
Yen misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Le might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yen has got the better of the exchanges.
Yen lands a high kick!
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le throws a leg kick which misses Yen 's front leg but catches the back leg as Yen tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yen doesn't manage to clinch there - Le circles away.
Yen throws a head kick but Le moves out of range.
Yen is looking to clinch.
Le avoids the head kick by Yen .
Le throws a head kick but Yen moves out of range.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Yen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Le shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Le content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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.
Le prevents Yen from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Yen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cung Le's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Le throws a sloppy head kick and Yen moves out of range easily.
Yen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Yen misses

and Le counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Le.

Le breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le tries to clinch but Yen is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Le.
Yen avoids the head kick by Le.
Yen tries to clinch but Le is having none of it.
Yen checks a leg kick nicely.
Yen blocks a head kick by Le.
Yen throws a head kick that misses.
Yen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Yen .
Le misses with a head kick.
Yen wants to clinch.
Le takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yen throws a head kick that half lands.
Le swats away the attempt to clinch by Yen .
A head kick from Yen lands but Le takes it in his stride.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le throws a head kick but Yen moves out of range.

Yen lands a big head kick that sends Le tumbling to the mat! Yen takes a step backwards and waves Le back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yen circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Le drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Yen follows Le to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Yen !