PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel McCraig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel McCraig acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Lee
vs
McCraig

176 cm
21
183 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

193 cm
27
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cung Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel McCraig!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCraig tries a head kick but it misses.
McCraig misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCraig throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
McCraig scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McCraig keeps the fight on the outside.
McCraig throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
McCraig is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
McCraig taking a breather.
McCraig tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
McCraig working hard to break the clinch.
Lee is pushing McCraig up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from McCraig.
McCraig scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCraig is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraig throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee avoiding damage as McCraig throws knees to the body.
Lee stalling.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
McCraig with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCraig is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCraig's elbow.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCraig backwards.
McCraig is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McCraig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from McCraig.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee stalling.
McCraig is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now McCraig has his back to the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
McCraig landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCraig.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
McCraig lands a nice knee to the body.
McCraig scores a nice knee to the body.
McCraig is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCraig is defending well for now.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
McCraig landing knees to the body.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but McCraig is blocking nicely.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraig trying to land knees to the body.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCraig blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCraig avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCraig.
McCraig managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee stalling against the cage.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCraig.
Lee lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Daniel McCraig has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraig tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
McCraig trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCraig lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McCraig is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by McCraig.
McCraig is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCraig tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
McCraig missing with knees to the body.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped McCraig in his tracks for a moment.
Lee tries a knee to the head but McCraig blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cung Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel McCraig's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
McCraig throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCraig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCraig tries a head kick but it misses.

Lee has McCraig up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
McCraig missing with knees to the body.
McCraig blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
McCraig is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns McCraig into the cage.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as McCraig controls his hands.
McCraig is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCraig misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCraig's brow.
McCraig blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but McCraig leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by McCraig.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but McCraig avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Cung Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee stalling against the cage.
McCraig blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
McCraig blocking some punches.
McCraig is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now McCraig has his back to the cage.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCraig managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Lee.
McCraig blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCraig is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
McCraig utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
McCraig taking a breather.
McCraig avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
McCraig trying to land knees to the body.
Lee lands an elbow just above McCraig 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCraig managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but McCraig blocks with his arms.
McCraig throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
McCraig tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
McCraig is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
McCraig tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCraig.
McCraig managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
McCraig with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but McCraig leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee tries to work over McCraig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as McCraig tries to tie him up.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCraig tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McCraig is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
McCraig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cung Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel McCraig's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McCraig manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a series of punches but McCraig avoids them all with ease.
Lee tries to clinch but McCraig is having none of it.
McCraig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee tries to clinch up but McCraig circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCraig.
Lee tries to clinch but McCraig is having none of it.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for McCraig.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from McCraig.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but McCraig leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee is pushing McCraig up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
McCraig trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed McCraig into the cage.
McCraig tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by McCraig.
McCraig missing with knees to the body.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCraig is defending well for now.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McCraig looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraig unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McCraig throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCraig lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
McCraig looking to slow down the pace here.
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 creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McCraig is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now McCraig has his back to the cage.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee is trying to stall.
McCraig misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McCraig managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraig wants to stall.
McCraig scores a nice knee to the body.
McCraig tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCraig lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McCraig tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
McCraig is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McCraig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
McCraig working Lee over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

McCraig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
A solid body kick from McCraig.
McCraig throws a head kick that misses.
McCraig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee blocks a head kick by McCraig.
Lee blocks a head kick by McCraig.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCraig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - McCraig circles away.
Daniel McCraig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cung Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCraig tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel McCraig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cung Lee!