PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Light has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Light

172 cm
21
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

159 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Light!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Light avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee cracks Light with an open hand slap.

It looks like Peter Light has been cut.
Light throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Light on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Ivan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Light swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Light fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Light counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Light.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Light's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Light was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Light sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Light avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Light fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee lands a high kick!
Lee scores with a head kick.
Light uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Light drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws a head kick but Light moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Light 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot

and Light moves into the clinch.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Light managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee missing with knees to the body.

Light breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Light moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Light shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Light to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Light counters with a two punch combo.
Light connects with a crisp jab.
Light throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Light misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Light catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Light throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Light dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Light throws a right and a left that both miss.
Light lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Light ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Light throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Light's hands.
Lee connects with a high kick.
A combination from Light does no damage.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Light counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Light works the jab nicely.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Light counters with a stiff right hand.
Light lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Light lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Light throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Light swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Light does no damage.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Light counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee throws a body punch but Light moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Light shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Light to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A combination from Light does no damage.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Light lands the left hand.
Light scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Light.
Light closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lee misses with a right hand
letting Light counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Light's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Light misses with a jab, cross combination.
Light checks the leg kick.
Donk. Lee catches Light right on the button with a cross.
Light cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Light misses with a two punch combination.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Light is just out of range.
Lee misses with a hook
and Light counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee tries to work over Light's front leg with a kick but Light checks it.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Light.
Lee scores with a kick to the body.
Light might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Light gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Light counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Light to acknowledge the strikes.
Light looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Light counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Light lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Light counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Light to acknowledge the strikes.
Light looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee throws a head kick but Light moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Light darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Light fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Light scores with a jab to the jaw.
Light keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Light fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Light throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Light does no damage.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Light counters with a one-two to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Light scores with a four punch combination!
Light lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Light lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Light counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Light.
Light rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Light takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Light lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Light fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee connects with a high kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Light scores with a four punch combination!
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Light to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Light counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Light avoids the head kick by Lee.
Light throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Light's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Light takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Light throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Light rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Light both land. Nice combination.
Light looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Light stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Light throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ivan Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Light counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Light misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Lee misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A combination from Light does no damage.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Light avoids the head kick by Lee.
Light lands a jab-cross combination.
Light throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Light rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Light throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Light lands a jab-cross combination.
Light misses with a jab, cross combination.
Light throws a right and a left that both miss.
Light throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Light.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Light throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Light misses.
Light bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Light lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Light is working the combinations to good effect here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Light moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Light, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid body kick from Lee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Light blocks a jab.
Light slips a straight right by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Light fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Light manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Light.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Light cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Light tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Light drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Light.
Light throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Light swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Light lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Light in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Light.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Light counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Light to acknowledge the strikes.
Light looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.

Light clinches with his opponent.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Light.
Light is trying to break free.

Light's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Light lands a body shot.
Lee throws a head kick but Light moves out of range.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Light throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Light catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a swing at Light's ribcage but misses.
Light scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Light counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Light ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Light throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Light scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Light.
Peter Light is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Light counters with a two punch combo.
Light keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot

and Light holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Light blocks an elbow strike from Lee.

Light breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Light counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Light to acknowledge the strikes.
Light blocks a head kick by Lee.
Some wild striking there from Light.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Light.
Light slips under a jab.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Light.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Light.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Light lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Light counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Light.
I think Light has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Light!