PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pung Tung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pung Tung has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tung
vs
Lee

172 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pung Tung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Tung misses.
Tung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pung Tung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tung looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tung misses with the combination.
Tung lands a jab to the nose.
Tung swinging wildly here.
Tung 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.
Tung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tung thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Tung throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Tung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tung scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tung misses with a two punch combination.
Tung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Tung looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Tung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee moves away from the strike by Tung.
Tung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tung works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tung throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Tung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves to clinch but Tung breaks away
and Tung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tung paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Tung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Tung throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
A combination from Tung does no damage.
Tung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tung looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tung lands an overhand right.
Tung pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Tung follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tung misses with a body kick.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Tung.
Tung thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tung pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Tung follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Tung uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pung Tung dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tung throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Tung misses with the combination.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Tung misses with a series of wild punches.
Tung keeps the fight on the outside.
Pung Tung is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tung scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tung misses with a body kick.
Tung throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tung.
Tung throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tung stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Lee has managed to clinch.
Tung tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Tung fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tung blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tung is defending well for now.
Tung has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Tung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tung blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Tung jumps guard but Lee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pung Tung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tung jumps guard but Lee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Tung drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Tung is working an open guard so Lee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tung feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tung fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Tung feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Tung then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lee blocks a head kick by Tung.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Tung.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tung.
Tung scores with a decent looking hook.
Pung Tung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tung's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tung duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tung, as that shot connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee tries to clinch but Tung moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pung Tung dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

A combination from Tung does no damage.
Tung connects with a crisp jab.
Tung shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Tung to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lee tries to clinch but Tung moves out of range.
Tung misses with the combination.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tung.
Tung swinging wildly here.
Tung misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tung throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Tung.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Tung.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Tung misses.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
A head kick misses from Tung.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Tung off balance momentarily.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch there but Tung circles away.
Tung is looking to land body kicks.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee has Tung pressed against the cage, preventing Tung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Tung is blocking nicely.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tung has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tung is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Tung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tung is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Tung is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pung Tung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tung can't get the takedown.
Brandon Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tung wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Tung is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tung is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee landing knees to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pung Tung.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tung, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pung Tung!