PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jia Le Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Striker has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Le Li
vs
Striker

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jia Le Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Striker!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker scores with a body shot.

Li clinches.
Striker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Striker wants to break free but Li has control.
Li prevents Striker from breaking the clinch.
Striker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Striker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li lands a hook that snaps the head of Striker backwards.
Li prevents Striker from breaking the clinch.
Striker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Li works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Striker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Striker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Li has Striker pressed against the cage, preventing Striker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Striker is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Striker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Li has Striker pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Li pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Striker tumbling to the mat - Li dives into Striker's guard.
Striker wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li scoring with punches to the head and body.
Striker has his hands on Li's head, controlling the position.
Li connects with a couple of short punches.
Striker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Striker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Li working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Li postures up and lands a big shot to Striker's brow.
Striker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Li. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Striker being controlled here, momentarily.
Striker wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li thows a big elbow that misses.
Li slips nicely into half guard.
Li looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Striker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Striker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Li.
Li scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Li not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Li missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Li not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Li is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Striker wants to control but Li is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Li is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li winds up and cracks Striker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Li prevents Striker from improving his position.
Li thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Striker's head.
Li controlling the action here.
Li lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Li is trying to control the action in half guard but Striker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li working Striker over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li passes the guard and advances to mount!
Li punching from mount but Striker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Li postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Striker looks a forlorn figure.
Li misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Li wants to control the pace but Striker is squirming around nicely.
Li punishing his opponent with strikes.
Li lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Striker is bucking up trying to escape but Li cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Li trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Li is landing with some decent strikes but Striker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jia Le Li dominated that round.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Striker with a hook.
Striker throws a one two combo.
Striker falls off balance throwing a combination

and Li counters with a takedown into side control.
Li lands a few punches from side control.
Striker is trying to improve his position.

Li tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Li has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Striker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Li.
Li working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Li's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Striker parries the strikes from Li easily there. Li is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Striker to escape.
Jia Le Li overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li working the head and body with strikes.
Li looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Striker is avoiding damage well.
Li creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Striker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Li works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Striker is trying to get back to half guard.
Striker is breathing heavily.

Li is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Striker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Striker defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with the ground and pound.
Li is looking to take a break and control but Striker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Li controls the position.
Li trying to control the action but Striker is working from the bottom.

Li is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Striker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Striker struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is putting a hurting on Striker here, landing some big shots from side control.
Striker gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Li pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Striker is looking to improve his position but Li isn't that keen on the idea.
Li lands a heavy elbow.
Li lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Li has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Li sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Li cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker taking shots to the head.
Li looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Li pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Striker is bucking up trying to escape but Li cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Li with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li with shots to the head and body - Striker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Li looking to control but Striker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Li lands a nice shot to the head.
Li sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Striker can't escape the position.
Li lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Striker hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jia Le Li dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Li moves into the clinch.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li misses with a hook to the ribs.
Striker is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Striker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Striker's efforts to push away.
Striker struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Striker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Striker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Striker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li goes for a takedown in the clinch but Striker prevents it.
Good body shot from Li.
Striker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Striker tries to break the clinch but Li is controlling the position.
Striker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li lands a body shot in the clinch.
Striker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Striker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Striker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Li lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Li.
Li digs a right hand into Striker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Striker's gas tank.
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Striker tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Striker wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Li has Striker pressed against the cage, preventing Striker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Li.
A right hand to the body from Li.
Li lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Striker or not.
Striker tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Li.
A shot in the inside from Li.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker taking a breather.
Li lands an uppercut.
Striker is looking to break free of the clinch but Li has double underhooks.
Li digs a right hand underneath Striker's ribcage. Striker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Li lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Li lands a hook to the side of the head.

Li has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Striker regains guard immediately.
Li stands and throws Striker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Li has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Striker can't escape the position.
Striker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Li looking for a guillotine from mount but Striker is having none of it.
Li looking to finish Striker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Striker!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Striker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Li working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Striker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Li with the ground and pound from mount.
Li landing strikes from the mount.
Li lands with some strikes.

Li looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Li trying to control but Striker is having none of it.
Striker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li controlling the pace for now.
Li with shots to the head and body - Striker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Li can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Striker is looking to escape.
Striker is bucking up trying to escape but Li cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li landing strikes from the mount.
Sam Striker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Striker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jia Le Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Li, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

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