PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Markus Rieech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rieech's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DMX ft. Black Violin-Im a Ryder. Markus Rieech has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rieech
vs
Lee

178 cm
26
185 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

188 cm
22
196 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Markus Rieech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch but Rieech is having none of it.
Rieech misses with the combination.
Rieech throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Rieech fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rieech fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rieech throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Rieech pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee wants to clinch up but Rieech keeps it at a distance.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rieech throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee tries to clinch up but Rieech circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rieech cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Rieech throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee is looking to clinch but Rieech is avoiding it.
A big left from Rieech misses.
Rieech misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries to clinch there but Rieech circles away.
Rieech throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rieech misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rieech circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rieech moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee is looking to clinch but Rieech is avoiding it.
Lee tries a low kick but Rieech avoids it.
Lee is looking to clinch but Rieech is avoiding it.
Rieech misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rieech looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee with a jab.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rieech to score with a decent uppercut.
Rieech is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Rieech thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Rieech tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Rieech works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Rieech, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rieech tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rieech paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee cracks Rieech with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rieech misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Rieech 's knee.
Rieech is breathing heavily.
Rieech misses with a looping left.
Rieech takes one on the button.
Rieech lands a jab.
Lee tries to clinch
and Rieech counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Rieech swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rieech swinging wildly here.
Lee wants to clinch.
Rieech connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A leg kick checked by Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up but Rieech circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee throws a right and a left that Rieech avoids nicely.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Rieech circles away.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rieech.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rieech manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rieech throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Rieech looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee wants to clinch.
Jab from Lee.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee lands a nice hook to Rieech's body. Rieech takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a right hand that Rieech ducks under and follows up with a left that Rieech also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee thumps Rieech with a low kick.
Markus Rieech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Rieech.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rieech's calf.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rieech throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Rieech circles away.
Rieech throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.

Lee connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Rieech onto his butt! Rieech bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Rieech chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.

Lee connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Rieech onto his butt! Rieech bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.

Rieech is rocked!
Lee closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Rieech back against the ropes! Lee follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Rieech out cold! What a finish! Lee looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Lee!
Jason Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.