PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell has chosen Stepping Razor as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Lee
vs
Powell

183 cm
23
189 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

182 cm
26
200 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Powell!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a lazy head kick
enabling Powell to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Lee lands a left and a right that send Powell crashing to the mat, dazed. Lee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Joe Powell has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Powell cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
A jab from Powell misses.
Powell with a hook.
Powell misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powell.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Powell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell staying out of range there.
Powell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Powell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee 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 misses with a right hand
and Powell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Powell throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Powell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Powell misses with a two punch combination.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Powell counters with a nice body shot.
Joe Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee misses with a combination
and Powell counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Powell lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab from Powell.
Powell wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Powell throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Powell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Powell lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Powell moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
Powell lands a body shot.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Powell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Powell does it's job there.
Powell scores with a body shot.
Powell jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Powell digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Powell delivers a nice body kick.
Powell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powell lands a nice looking body shot.
Powell scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Powell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Powell is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.

Powell rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Powell gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Powell is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Powell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Powell is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
A shot in the inside from Powell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Powell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Powell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Powell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Joe Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Powell.
Powell misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Powell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powell just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Powell to score with a decent uppercut.
Powell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Powell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Powell lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Powell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Powell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Powell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee tries to move into range but Powell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Powell lands with a nice body punch.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Powell can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Powell closes the distance and clinches.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Powell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Powell obliges.
Powell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Powell lands a nice elbow.
Powell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Powell pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Powell digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Powell lands a nice elbow.
Powell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Powell.
Powell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell scores with a hook to the body.
Powell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Powell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Powell lands a nice knee to the body.
Powell lands a knee to the body.
Powell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Powell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Powell scores with a hook to the body.
Powell is stalling here.
Powell lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Powell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Powell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Powell.
Powell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Powell.
Powell lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
Powell lands an uppercut.

Lee is rocked!
Powell landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Powell.
Powell lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Powell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Powell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Powell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lee 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Powell. That's going to slow Lee down.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powell digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Ryan Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell lands a slapping body shot.
Powell lands with a shot to the body.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Powell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powell counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Powell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Powell finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Lee moves forwards but Powell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Powell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Powell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Powell connects with a nice looking jab.
Powell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Powell tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Powell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Powell connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Powell is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Jab by Powell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Powell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Powell connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Powell. Beautiful body shot.
Powell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Powell throws a front kick that sends Lee stumbling back into the cage.
Powell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Powell throws a shot to the body.
Powell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Powell.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joe Powell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.

Powell has managed to clinch.

Powell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Powell drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Joe Powell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Ryan Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powell slows down the pace here.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Powell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Powell 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Powell!