PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Ha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Lee
vs
Ha

177 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keung Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Ha!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Ha. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Ha misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Ha thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Ha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ha avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keung Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Ha. Those never looked like landing.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ha lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee looks for a takedown but Ha sprawls well.
Ha lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ha connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Keung Lee has been cut.
Ha lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Ha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ha misses with a head kick.
Ha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Ha tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Ha lands a left and a right that send Lee crashing to the mat, dazed. Ha thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Keith Ha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ha throws a body kick that misses.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Ha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ha swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Ha throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.

Lee is rocked!

Keung Lee's cut is getting worse.
Ha misses with a wild combination.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lee. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ha pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ha gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Ha is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ha has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Ha is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.

Lee gets control of Ha's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Ha stands and steps away. Lee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ha misses with a wild combination.
Ha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A combination from Ha does no damage.
A head kick misses from Ha.
Ha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ha throws a shot to the body.
Ha works Lee's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Ha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ha stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ha looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee is looking to clinch but Ha is avoiding it.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee moves forwards but Ha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Ha.
Ha throws a head kick that misses.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Ha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keung Lee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ha.
Ha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ha avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee fails to land the takedown.

Ha drops Lee with a beautiful combination! Lee stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ha is looking for the KO!

Keung Lee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ha drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Lee right on the button. Lee goes down! Ha follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ha gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Ha!