PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Magatsu Taito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Teaching You as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taito
vs
Lee

164 cm
29
140 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

166 cm
30
145 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magatsu Taito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taito throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taito throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taito gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Taito.
Taito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Taito on that attempt.
Lee throws a jab when Taito was well out of range.
Taito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
A big right from Taito misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taito tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magatsu Taito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Taito is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taito has time to react.

Taito shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Taito was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taito scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lee?
Lee holds on for dear life, controlling Taito's posture momentarily.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taito with a couple of short strikes.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee tries to hold on but Taito postures up.
Taito landing strikes from the mount.
Taito throws some wild stikes that Lee manages to avoid easily.
BOOM! Taito connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
Taito misses with a head shot.
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lee is bucking up trying to escape but Taito cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lee is looking to improve his position but Taito isn't that keen on the idea.
Lee holds on for dear life.
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taito fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lee in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Taito scoring with strikes but Lee is staying in there.

Lee is rocked!
Lee tries to reverse the position but Taito maintains control.
Taito has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Taito landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Taito finish him?
BOOM! Taito connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Taito! Lee is hurt baaadly! Taito is firing away with more strikes - Lee is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magatsu Taito!
Our winner, Magatsu Taito, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.