PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Green has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Green
vs
Lee

225 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Lee!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Green swinging wildly here.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Lee wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
Mike Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Green.
Green lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Green throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Lee wants to clinch.
Green throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Green misses with the combination.
Lee tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Lee is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Green throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green swinging wildly here.
Green throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Green looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Green tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.
Green tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Green tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Green really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee wants to clinch.
Green looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Green checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Green tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Green.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
Green looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

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.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Green checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee tries a low kick but Green avoids it.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee is looking to chop away at Green's legs.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Lee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
A combination from Green does no damage.
Mike Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green misses with a double jab.
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green misses with the combination.
Green looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Green throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Green.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.
Green is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee thumps Green with a low kick.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Green avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two 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.
Lee thumps Green with a low kick.
Lee tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Green's face.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Green is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Green won't want to take too many of those.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Green has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Green working hard to break the clinch.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Green takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Green blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Green blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Green on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee has Green pressed against the cage, preventing Green from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Green blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee misses with a knee strike.

Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee wants to clinch.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Green stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Green chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green checks a leg kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Green blocks a leg kick.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee keeps control of Green as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee keeps control of Green as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Green working hard to break the clinch.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Green wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Green.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Green is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Green wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee working Green over with knees to the body.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Green in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee has Green pressed against the cage, preventing Green from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Green has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee has Green pressed against the cage, preventing Green from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Green working hard to break the clinch.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Green is blocking nicely.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Green has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Green tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Green's ribcage.
Green working hard to break the clinch.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Green wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Green looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Green tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Green has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Green's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mike Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Green has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Green has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.

Green breaks from the clinch.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Green throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lee clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Green has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Green blocks it with crossed arms.
Green wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Green is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Green wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Green wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Green's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Green's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Green wants to break free but Lee has control.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Green is blocking nicely.
Green is trying to break free.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.
Green tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Green is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee has Green pressed against the cage, preventing Green from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Green working hard to break the clinch.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Green wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Green has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Green won't want to take too many of those.
Green has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Green has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Green wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee working Green over with knees to the body.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Green has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Lee!