PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Diefendorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diefendorf kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Go Go Gadget Gospel. Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Teaching You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Wendell Diefendorf has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Diefendorf
vs
Lee

178 cm
29
144 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

166 cm
23
145 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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5th Round

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 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wendell Diefendorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Lee!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Diefendorf finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
A jab from Diefendorf misses.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diefendorf throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Diefendorf ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diefendorf misses with a wild body shot.
Diefendorf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Diefendorf's shoulder, as Diefendorf tries to avoid the shot.
Diefendorf takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diefendorf.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diefendorf moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Diefendorf throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Brandon Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Diefendorf moved out of range.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diefendorf under the eye.
A jab from Lee misses.
Diefendorf lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diefendorf manages to avoid it.
Diefendorf shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diefendorf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee thuds his right hand into Diefendorf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diefendorf loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diefendorf's calf.
Lee misses with a hook.
Diefendorf scores with a shot to the body.
Diefendorf cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Diefendorf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diefendorf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Diefendorf throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Diefendorf throws a good cross that connects.
Diefendorf ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Diefendorf lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diefendorf misses with a few strikes there.
Diefendorf lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diefendorf.
Jab from Diefendorf.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diefendorf checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Diefendorf's head but Diefendorf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws a leg kick but Diefendorf checks it.
Lee staying out of range there.
Diefendorf feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Diefendorf then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diefendorf finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Diefendorf. Those never looked like landing.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Diefendorf moves away and avoids it.
Diefendorf throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Diefendorf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diefendorf misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Diefendorf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee misses with a hook. Diefendorf ducked under it nicely.
Diefendorf throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Diefendorf misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Diefendorf loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Diefendorf lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diefendorf connects with a jab.
Diefendorf lands with a shot to the body.
Diefendorf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diefendorf throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diefendorf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diefendorf throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Diefendorf throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Diefendorf is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Diefendorf misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diefendorf darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf lands with a kick to the ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diefendorf connects with a crisp jab.
Diefendorf lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab from Lee.
Diefendorf throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee punishes Diefendorf's body with a nice straight punch.
Diefendorf is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee cracks a nice hook into Diefendorf's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Diefendorf. Those never looked like landing.
Diefendorf thows a body shot but no joy.
Diefendorf throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Diefendorf stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Diefendorf slips a straight right by Lee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diefendorf throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diefendorf circles away quickly and effectively.
Diefendorf misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wendell Diefendorf will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diefendorf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Crunch! Diefendorf slams his shin into Lee's torso.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diefendorf throws out the jab.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diefendorf lands with a cross.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee scores with a jab.
Diefendorf throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Diefendorf has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Diefendorf misses with a looping right.
Diefendorf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diefendorf misses with a body punch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee avoids the body shot from Diefendorf.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a body punch but Diefendorf moves out of range.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Diefendorf manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Diefendorf is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefendorf takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diefendorf staying out of range there.
Lee takes a swing at Diefendorf's ribcage but misses.
Diefendorf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diefendorf. Lee shrugs it off though.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diefendorf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diefendorf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diefendorf wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diefendorf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diefendorf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diefendorf has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diefendorf and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Diefendorf throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Diefendorf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Diefendorf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diefendorf misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee avoids the head kick by Diefendorf.
Lee blocks a jab.
Diefendorf connects with a single shot there.
Diefendorf misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diefendorf staying out of range there.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diefendorf keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diefendorf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diefendorf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diefendorf ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Diefendorf moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diefendorf throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diefendorf.
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.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Diefendorf misses with a wild combination.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diefendorf throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Diefendorf staying out of range there.
Lee blocks a head kick by Diefendorf.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diefendorf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diefendorf swinging wildly here.
Diefendorf scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diefendorf throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Diefendorf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diefendorf counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diefendorf works the jab nicely.
Lee misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diefendorf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diefendorf checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Brandon Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diefendorf connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Diefendorf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diefendorf with a nice cross.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Diefendorf throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Diefendorf's head back.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Diefendorf steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diefendorf doesn't seem phased though.
Diefendorf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diefendorf.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diefendorf was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Diefendorf checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diefendorf fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Diefendorf counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee connects with a jab.
Diefendorf lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Diefendorf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diefendorf jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee moves away from the strike by Diefendorf.
Diefendorf misses with the combination.
Diefendorf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Diefendorf is just out of range.
Lee throws a hook but Diefendorf avoids it easily.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Diefendorf moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diefendorf throws a body kick that misses.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diefendorf blocks a jab.
Lee takes a swing at Diefendorf's ribcage but misses.
Diefendorf throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Diefendorf connects with an inside leg kick.
Diefendorf lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diefendorf loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diefendorf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee is looking to slow Diefendorf down with leg kicks.
Diefendorf lands with an overhand left.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diefendorf looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diefendorf at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefendorf throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Diefendorf scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Diefendorf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diefendorf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Diefendorf dodges the punch combination from Lee.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diefendorf counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Diefendorf.
Diefendorf is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee throws a leg kick but Diefendorf sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Diefendorf strikes.
Diefendorf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diefendorf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Diefendorf getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Diefendorf.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diefendorf throws out the jab.
Diefendorf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diefendorf throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diefendorf staying out of range there.
A jab from Diefendorf misses.
Diefendorf catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diefendorf takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Diefendorf loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee throws a hook but Diefendorf avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diefendorf misses the shot to the body.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Diefendorf's ribs.
Diefendorf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Diefendorf.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Diefendorf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Diefendorf moved out of range.
Diefendorf misses with a straight right.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diefendorf closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from Diefendorf misses.
Lee lands a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brandon Lee.
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 John Roberts scores the fight for Brandon Lee!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Brandon Lee!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Brandon Lee!

Brandon Lee wins by unanimous decision!