PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qing Nan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Marroquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Carcass - Blind Bleeding The Blind. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Nan Lee
vs
Marroquin

201 cm
21
281 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

187 cm
21
250 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Qing Nan Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Marroquin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Marroquin cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Marroquin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marroquin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee lands a head kick!
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Marroquin throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Marroquin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marroquin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Marroquin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marroquin throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Marroquin walks into a left hand.
A jab from Marroquin misses.
Lee tries to clinch but Marroquin moves out of range.
Marroquin lands an overhand right.

It looks like Qing Nan Lee has been cut.
Marroquin misses with the combination.
Marroquin throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Marroquin misses with a double jab
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Marroquin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A cross from Lee lands.
A shot to the body from Marroquin misses
and Lee counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Marroquin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marroquin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee misses with a hook.
Marroquin looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee is looking to clinch but Marroquin is avoiding it.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marroquin.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Marroquin throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice combination there by Lee.
A big right from Marroquin misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a hook.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lee misses the jab.
Jab from Marroquin.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marroquin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Marroquin misses.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee works over Marroquin's head and body with a nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Marroquin swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a right and a left that Marroquin avoids nicely.
Marroquin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Marroquin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Marroquin is predictable there

and Lee counters by clinching up.
Marroquin wants to break free but Lee has control.
A frustrated look appears on Marroquin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Nan Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Qing Nan Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marroquin misses with a body shot.
Marroquin misses the body punch

and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Marroquin manages to break the clinch.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marroquin throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Marroquin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Qing Nan Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Marroquin ducks down to avoid it.
Marroquin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marroquin misses the shot to the body.
Marroquin misses with a double jab
and Marroquin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marroquin at a distance.
Marroquin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marroquin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Marroquin throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Marroquin throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Marroquin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Marroquin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Marroquin walks into a jab.
Lee scores with a one two! Marroquin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lee throws a jab when Marroquin was well out of range.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marroquin.
Lee moves away from the strike by Marroquin.
Lee misses with a combination
and Marroquin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marroquin lands a jab to the nose.
Marroquin fails to land with a series of punches.
Marroquin thuds a left hand into Lee's body.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marroquin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee keeps control of Marroquin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Marroquin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the ropes.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marroquins head.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee wants to break free but Marroquin has control.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee tries to break free but Marroquin pushes him back against the ropes.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch up but Marroquin circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marroquin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Marroquin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marroquin misses with a looping left.
Mario Marroquin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marroquin misses with a series of wild punches.
Marroquin throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marroquin.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marroquin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Nan Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Qing Nan Lee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lee tries to clinch up but Marroquin circles away and keeps his distance.
Marroquin misses with a double jab
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee is looking to clinch but Marroquin is avoiding it.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Marroquin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marroquin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Marroquin.
Marroquin throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marroquin just misses with a punch to the body.
Marroquin misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marroquin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marroquin misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marroquin thinking.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Marroquin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marroquin misses the shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
A head kick by Marroquin misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marroquin.
Lee closes the distance but Marroquin moves to the side
and Marroquin counters with a one-two to the body.
Marroquin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marroquin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marroquin.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Marroquin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee stuns Marroquin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marroquin misses with a hook.
Marroquin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marroquin throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Marroquin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marroquin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marroquin.
Marroquin takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Marroquin keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Marroquin.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marroquin.
Lee is looking to slow Marroquin down with leg kicks.
Marroquin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Marroquin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marroquin misses with a combination

and Lee moves into the clinch.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee defending well as Marroquin loads up on a big left hand.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Marroquin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Nan Lee clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Qing Nan Lee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marroquin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marroquin. Marroquin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marroquin looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Marroquin misses with a shot to the body

and Lee moves into the clinch.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marroquin swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marroquin's head backwards.
Qing Nan Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee slips under a jab from Marroquin.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marroquin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marroquin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marroquin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marroquin looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
Lee throws a series of punches but Marroquin moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marroquin in his tracks.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Lee tests Marroquin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marroquin.
Marroquin throws a big shot that misses.
Lee scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marroquin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marroquin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin misses with a looping right.

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marroquin's efforts to push away.

Marroquin breaks the clinch.
A jab from Lee misses.
Marroquin loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marroquin.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Marroquin circles away.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Marroquin pushes him off.
Marroquin misses with the combination.
Lee slips a straight right by Marroquin.
Marroquin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee tries to clinch but Marroquin moves out of range.
Lee slips a straight right by Marroquin.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marroquin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Marroquin is out of range.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Nan Lee had his way with Mario Marroquin in that round.
The cut man is working on Qing Nan Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Marroquin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marroquin.
Marroquin misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Marroquin punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot by Marroquin.
Marroquin missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marroquin misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marroquin lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marroquin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marroquin, as that shot connected.
A jab from Marroquin misses.
Marroquin misses with a body punch
and Marroquin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Marroquin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Marroquin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Marroquin misses its intended target.
Marroquin throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin misses the shot to the body.
Marroquin throws a big shot that misses.
Marroquin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marroquin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab from Lee.
Marroquin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marroquin throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marroquin counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Marroquin.
Marroquin misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Marroquin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Marroquin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marroquin throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Qing Nan Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marroquin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee defending well as Marroquin loads up on a big left hand.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Marroquin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marroquin.
Marroquin misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marroquin throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Marroquin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Marroquin scores with a punch to the head.
Marroquin misses the jab.
Marroquin misses with an uppercut.
Marroquin misses with a body punch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mario Marroquin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marroquin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Marroquin 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marroquin. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marroquin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Marroquin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Marroquin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46

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