PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Duddy
vs
Lee

182 cm
24
196 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
28
192 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Lee!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Duddy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duddy looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee cracks Duddy with a good jab.

It looks like John Duddy has been cut.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Duddy lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Duddy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Tyson Lee has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Lee.
John Duddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a low kick but Duddy avoids it.
Lee throws a head kick but Duddy moves out of range.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Duddy throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duddy misses with a wild combination.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Duddy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sloppy strikes from Duddy. Those never looked like landing.
Duddy fails to land with a series of punches.
Duddy throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duddy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duddy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duddy looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Duddy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Duddy counters with a solid body kick.
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Duddy connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Duddy. Those never looked like landing.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Duddy.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Duddy scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duddy throws a one two combo.
Sloppy strikes from Duddy. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duddy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Duddy.

John Duddy's cut is getting worse.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Duddy counters with a thumping low kick.
Duddy moves out of range of the body kick.
Duddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Duddy misses with a wild body shot.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Duddy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Duddy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee shoots for a takedown but Duddy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee with a hook.

Lee gets tackled into the ropes by Duddy. Duddy maintains the clinch.

Duddy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duddy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duddy is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Duddy misses with a double jab.
Duddy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.

Duddy instigates a clinch.

Duddy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duddy scores with a nice head shot.

That has opened up Tyson Lee's cut even more.
Lee misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Duddy.
Lee wants to clinch.
Duddy 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.
Lee is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duddy is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Duddy circles away and we're back to standing.

Duddy rushes Lee and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Duddy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John Duddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duddy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Duddy connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Duddy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some wild striking there from Duddy.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Duddy.

Duddy gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Duddy breaks from the clinch.
Duddy throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Duddy misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Duddy jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Duddy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duddy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Duddy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Duddy scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duddy. That's going to slow Lee down.
John Duddy is winning the standup battle so far.
Duddy avoids the head kick by Lee.
Duddy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duddy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duddy throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Duddy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Duddy throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lee walks into a jab.
Duddy cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Duddy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duddy.
Danga de danga de dang - Duddy scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick misses from Lee.
Duddy throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
No joy there for Duddy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
John Duddy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Duddy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duddy throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Duddy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Duddy avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee wants to clinch
and Duddy counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Duddy.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duddy.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Duddy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duddy scores with a leg kick.
Duddy scores with a leg kick.
Duddy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duddy duly obliges.

The cut above Tyson Lee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duddy throws a good cross that connects.
Duddy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duddy rushes Lee and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.

Duddy breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Duddy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Duddy misses with a left hand
and Duddy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duddy takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.

Duddy darts in and clinches Lee up against the ropes.
Lee wants to break free but Duddy has control.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Duddy has double underhooks.

Duddy breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
John Duddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Lee.
Duddy walks into a left hand.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Duddy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Duddy closes the distance and clinches.
John Duddy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee is trying desperately to land a takedown but Duddy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lee.

Duddy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Duddy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duddy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyson Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duddy misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Duddy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duddy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Duddy!