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 fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Duddy
vs
Lee

182 cm
25
196 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

190 cm
29
192 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Lee!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duddy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Tyson Lee has been cut.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Duddy counters with a left to the body.
Good leg kick by Duddy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Duddy. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Duddy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee looks gassed!

Duddy darts in and clinches Lee up against the ropes.
Duddy has Lee pushed against the ropes.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Duddy has the dominant position.
Duddy lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Duddy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Duddy keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duddy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duddy cracks Lee with an open hand slap.

Duddy has Lee up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee wants to break free but Duddy has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duddy obliges.

Duddy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Duddy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duddy throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Duddy.
A head kick misses from Duddy.
Duddy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duddy connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy misses with an attempted mid kick.

Duddy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duddy stalls.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duddy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Duddy has him pressed against the ropes.
Duddy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duddy pushes Lee back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duddy stalling against the ropes.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
John Duddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duddy.
Duddy's corner calls for a 1-2. Duddy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That has opened up Tyson Lee's cut even more.

Duddy moves into the clinch.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Duddy as the two fighters clinch.
Duddy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Duddy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
John Duddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Lee.
Duddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Duddy gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Duddy manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee being controlled against the ropes.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Duddy is controlling him.
Lee is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duddy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duddy misses with a knee to the head.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Duddy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Duddy fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Duddy moves out of range easily.
Duddy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Duddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duddy lands a jab to the head.
Duddy tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duddy misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like John Duddy has been cut.
John Duddy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee tries to clinch there but Duddy circles away.

Duddy clinches up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duddy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duddy stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duddy breaks from the clinch.
Duddy throws a shot to the body.
Lee tries to land a body kick
and Duddy counters with a straight right hand.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Lee pushes Duddy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duddy as Lee tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duddy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Duddy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee letting Duddy take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Duddy.
Duddy swinging wildly here.
Duddy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Duddy throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Duddy counters with a straight right hand.

The cut above Tyson Lee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Duddy counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee throws a lazy head kick

and Duddy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Duddy.

Tyson Lee's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee wants to break free but Duddy has control.
John Duddy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duddy keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Duddy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
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.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duddy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee wants to clinch but Duddy slips to the side
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duddy fails to land with a series of punches.
Duddy misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duddy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duddy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Duddy drives through and clinches with Lee against the ropes.
Duddy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Duddy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.

Duddy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duddy avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Duddy clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee tries to work over Duddy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Duddy is controlling him.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duddy has him pressed against the ropes.

Duddy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duddy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duddy lands with a nice body punch.
Lee throws a head kick but Duddy moves out of range.
John Duddy is winning the standup battle so far.
Duddy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duddy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.

Duddy darts in and clinches Lee up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duddy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.

Duddy manages to break the clinch.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Duddy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duddy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duddy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Duddy moves into the clinch.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Duddy.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Duddy keeps him there for the moment.
Duddy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duddy just leaning against Lee, taking a breather.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.

Duddy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duddy throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Duddy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tyson Lee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Duddy!
In his post fight interview, John Duddy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.