PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li has chosen B.Y.O.B as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Lowe
vs
Li

170 cm
25
138 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
134 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Determined

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lionel Lowe!
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 Li!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Lowe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Li with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Li accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lowe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lowe wants to stand but Li is controlling the position.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Li postures up in Lowe's guard and throws a big left but Lowe blocks it.
Li content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lowe keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Li cracks Lowe with a solid left hand.
Li throws a strike but Lowe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lowe wants to stand but Li has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li striking from his own guard.
Li will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Li striking off his back but it's not causing Lowe any problems.
Li doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lowe tries to stand but Li is controlling from the bottom.
Li is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Li throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Li not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe pushes Li off looking to stand but Li dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Li lands a nice short elbow.
Li sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lowe defending well though.
Li lands strikes from half guard.
Li scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Li looks gassed!
Li throws a strike but Lowe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowe wants to stand and escape but Li is having none of it.
Li stands up over Lowe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Li is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lowe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Li postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Li prevents Lowe from getting back to his feet.
Lowe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Li.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li won't allow Lowe to get back to his feet.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Li postures up in Lowe's guard and throws a big left but Lowe blocks it.
Lowe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Li stops Lowe from standing up.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Li landing with the ground and pound.
Li postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Li postures up in Lowe's guard and throws a big left but Lowe blocks it.
Li stops Lowe from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Li is in close to Lowe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Li won't allow Lowe to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Li accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Li is looking to work some ground and pound but Lowe has wrist control.
Li postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Li throws a big right hand that misses.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lowe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lowe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Li.
Lowe wants to stand up but Li is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Li accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lowe keeping full guard, as Li tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cung Li dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Li keeps the fight on the outside.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Lowe.

Li shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Li throws a strike but Lowe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Li lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Li makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Li throws a strike but Lowe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Li has a closed guard, preventing Lowe from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Li lands an upkick as Lowe stands over him.
Li striking off his back.
Li throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Li throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lowe tries to stand but Li is controlling from the bottom.
Li trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Li throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lowe slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Li.
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
Li is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lowe blocks the strikes from Li.
Lowe tries to stand and escape but Li is controlling the position.
Li landing small, sideways elbows.
Lowe seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lowe blocks the strikes from Li.
Lowe is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lowe blocks the strikes from Li.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Li flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Li flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Li misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Li missing with punches from the bottom.
Lowe prevents Li from improving his position.
Lowe tries to stand and escape but Li is controlling the position.
Li missing with punches from the bottom.
Lowe wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Li can do anything to dispel that myth.
Li punching from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lowe tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Li.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li is pressing down on Lowe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Li trying to strike off his back.
Li wants to hit a switch here but Lowe passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Li there!
Li is desperately trying to improve his position but Lowe has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lowe blocks Li's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lowe tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cung Li will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Li circles away from the clinch attempt.

Li shoots in and bounces Lowe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lowe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lowe wants to stand up but Li is controlling him.
Li postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Li is working Lowe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Li accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Li prevents Lowe from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lowe wants to stand and escape but Li is having none of it.
Li throws a big right hand that misses.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Li loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Li with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cung Li has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lowe is looking to stand up but Li isn't so interested in that idea.
Li is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lowe wants to get back to his feet but Li is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Li thows a big elbow that misses.
Cung Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two 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.
Li not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Li has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Li missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lowe keeping full guard, as Li tries to pass.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Lowe wriggles free and stands up.
Lowe wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.

Li throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lowe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Li is in Lowe's guard.
Lowe keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li throws and elbow that misses. Lowe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Li's guard. Nice move by Lowe!
Li is trying to control the position but Lowe postures up.
Lowe wants to get up but he can't break Li's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Li is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Li is proving hard to escape from.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Li holds on and takes a little breather.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Cung Li hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li misses with a body shot.
Lowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Li rushes Lowe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li wants a takedown.
Lowe lands a right hand.
Lowe is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Lionel Lowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowe has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Li is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lowe pulls him back up using the underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cung Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Li 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cung Li!