PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
King

180 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David King!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King lands a jab.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

King moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
A short right from King.
King avoiding damage.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from King.
King wants to break free but Lee has control.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with the head strike.

King breaks the clinch.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

King darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on King - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
King lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from King.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.

Lee is rocked!
King pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from King.
King is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
A short left from King.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by King.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lee's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lee drops to his knees and King pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David King!
David King was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.