PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Knish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knish comes to the cage accompanied by Big Ten Inch by Areosmith. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Knish
vs
Lee

200 cm
24
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

225 cm
30
250 lbs
27 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Knish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Lee!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Knish misses with a hook.
Knish lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knish tries a head kick but it misses.
Knish throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Knish is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Knish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knish dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Knish throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Knish throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knish checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee throws a push kick but Knish slaps the foot to one side.
Knish lands with a nice body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knish moves away.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knish on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knish has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knish and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy left from Knish finds it's target.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Knish.
Knish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Knish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Knish counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Knish misses.
A cross from Knish lands.

Knish clinches with his opponent.
Knish scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knish wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Knish content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee is trying to stall.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Knish.
Knish effectively controlling the action here.
Knish looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knish trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knish stalls.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Knish's head.
Knish is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lee works on Knish's body with a couple of short punches.
Knish lands an uppercut.
Knish can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knish has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Knish trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knish into the cage.
Knish working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee misses with the head strike.
Knish has Lee pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Knish dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knish.
Lee jabs Knish to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donk. Lee catches Knish right on the button with a cross.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Knish.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
A head kick misses from Lee.

Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knish is looking to escape.
Knish might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knish is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee content just to control the position here.
Knish is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Knish is looking to get to half guard.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Knish in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knish is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knish is looking to escape.
Lee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Knish is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lee lands a heavy elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knish is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knish wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee wants to control the pace but Knish is squirming around nicely.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fred Lee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Knish is just out of range.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Knish goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Knish finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knish lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Knish gets a clinch.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Knish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lee wants to slow Knish down by chopping away at his legs.
Knish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee slips a jab from Knish.
Knish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knish checks a leg kick.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Knish shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knish has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knish.
Joey Knish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knish misses with a straight right.
Joey Knish is winning the standup battle so far.
Knish takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Knish's front leg but catches the back leg as Knish tries to avoid it.
Lee wants to slow Knish down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Knish seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knish is looking to land body kicks.
Knish throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Knish avoids the body shot from Lee.
Knish throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
A low kick from Knish is predictable there
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knish checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knish.
Knish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee lands a jab to Knish's midsection.
Knish scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Knish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knish misses with a straight right.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Knish - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knish.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knish stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee avoids the head kick by Knish.
Knish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joey Knish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knish throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Knish thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knish scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knish's sensitive parts.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Knish moved away.
Good shot there by Knish.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knish rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Knish counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee throws a push kick but Knish slaps the foot to one side.
Knish works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Knish tries a head kick but it misses.
Knish misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Knish thumps Lee with a low kick.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knish is looking to land body kicks.
Knish looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee connects with a high kick.
Lee throws a right and a left that Knish avoids nicely.
Knish checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knish does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knish plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Lee is rocked!
Knish is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Knish finish him?
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Knish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Knish is just out of range.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knish. Knish circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knish throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knish wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Knish showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knish has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Joey Knish!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Joey Knish!

Joey Knish wins by majority decision!