PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricard Cuenca has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eric Lee's chin.

Lee
vs
Cuenca

175 cm
31
170 lbs
26 - 16 - 1

189 cm
22
182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricard Cuenca!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuenca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Cuenca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Cuenca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cuenca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee takes a swing at Cuenca's ribcage but misses.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuenca is just out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Cuenca to counter with a crisp jab.
Cuenca doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cuenca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Eric Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee cracks Cuenca with a good jab.
Lee connects with a right hand. Cuenca shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a leg kick
and Cuenca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cuenca counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
A jab from Lee misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Cuenca slips the punch.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Cuenca blocks the leg kick.
Donk. Lee catches Cuenca right on the button with a cross.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuenca was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Cuenca tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cuenca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cuenca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Cuenca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee throws a series of punches but Cuenca moves out of range.
Cuenca moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee works Cuenca's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cuenca counters with a left to the body.
Cuenca wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Cuenca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cuenca is out of range.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Cuenca scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuenca moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cuenca moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee lands a front kick.
Cuenca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Cuenca counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Cuenca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cuenca.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Cuenca wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cuenca.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Lee.
Lee lands a nice hook to Cuenca's body. Cuenca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cuenca.
Cuenca tries a head kick but it misses.
Cuenca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cuenca connects with a high kick.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cuenca's sensitive parts.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Jab from Lee.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cuenca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Cuenca moves away and avoids it.
Cuenca misses with a low kick.
Cuenca slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cuenca blocks a leg kick.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuenca looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Cuenca tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cuenca connects with a solid leg kick.
Cuenca moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cuenca throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Cuenca cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuenca thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuenca.
A bone on bone clash there as Cuenca blocks the leg kick.
Cuenca checks a leg kick.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cuenca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cuenca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuenca.
An inside leg kick from Cuenca misses.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Cuenca misses.
Cuenca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cuenca under the eye.
Lee checks a low kick from Cuenca.
Eric Lee is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a swing at Cuenca's ribcage but misses.
Lee with a hook.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuenca moves away.
Cuenca has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuenca moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee wants to slow Cuenca down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee cracks Cuenca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee throws a leg kick but Cuenca checks it.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee digs a good body shot into Cuenca's ribs.
Cuenca misses with a body kick.
Cuenca connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cuenca doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca checks a leg kick.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuenca.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuenca.
Cuenca lands a nice looking body kick.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cuenca is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Cuenca is looking to land body kicks.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Cuenca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Cuenca throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping left.

Cuenca darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Cuenca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
Lee blocks a body shot from Cuenca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Cuenca.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Cuenca.
Cuenca blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cuenca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee avoids the head kick by Cuenca.
Cuenca throws a half hearted mid kick.
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 Eric Lee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee throws a body punch but Cuenca moves out of range.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Cuenca.
Lee misses with a hook
and Cuenca counters with a right hand to the body.
Cuenca misses with a wild combination.
Cuenca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Cuenca saw it coming and moves away.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Cuenca slips under a jab from Lee.
Cuenca lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Cuenca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cuenca tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Cuenca counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Lee throws a hook but Cuenca blocks it.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cuenca at a distance.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cuenca can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cuenca checks a low kick from Lee.

Cuenca closes the distance and clinches.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Cuenca.

Cuenca clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuenca gets underhooks to prevent Lee's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca misses with a body punch.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cuenca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cuenca prevents a body shot from Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cuenca lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Cuenca controls the action.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cuenca lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee lands a body punch.
Cuenca scores with a knee to the head.
Cuenca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cuenca tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cuenca prevents a body shot from Lee.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cuenca blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cuenca avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Cuenca.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuenca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Cuenca swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cuenca trying to land knees to the body.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Cuenca's ribcage. Cuenca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Cuenca turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Ricard Cuenca just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Cuenca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Cuenca throws a big shot that misses.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cuenca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Lee.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Cuenca counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cuenca fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
Cuenca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Cuenca scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuenca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A swing and a miss from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Cuenca.
Cuenca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cuenca. Cuenca obviously looking to wear him down.
Cuenca tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Cuenca lands the left hand.
Cuenca looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cuenca, right into the meat.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cuenca at a distance.
Cuenca gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cuenca fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
A solid body kick from Cuenca.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cuenca - that will leave a mark!
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!
Cuenca is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee swings for the body but Cuenca moves out of range.
Lee takes a swing at Cuenca's ribcage but misses.
Cuenca lands with a right hand.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cuenca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cuenca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee is looking to slow Cuenca down with leg kicks.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cuenca lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cuenca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cuenca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cuenca slips a straight right by Lee.
Cuenca defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Cuenca.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Cuenca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Cuenca saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Cuenca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cuenca thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick from Cuenca lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuenca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cuenca moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Cuenca misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cuenca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cuenca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Cuenca is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricard Cuenca dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A cross from Lee lands.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Cuenca saw that one coming.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee throws a leg kick but Cuenca moved away.
Cuenca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
Cuenca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cuenca thuds his shin into the meat of Lee's side.
Cuenca throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab when Cuenca was well out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Cuenca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cuenca blocks a low kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Cuenca blocks the leg kick.
Lee throws a body punch but Cuenca moves out of range.
Lee checks a low kick from Cuenca.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cuenca throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuenca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca thumps Lee with a low kick.
Cuenca avoids the body shot from Lee.
Cuenca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Cuenca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Cuenca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee thuds his right hand into Cuenca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Cuenca ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cuenca scores with a nice strike.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Cuenca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuenca is just out of range.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cuenca.
Cuenca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cuenca checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Cuenca.
Cuenca misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks a head kick by Cuenca.
Cuenca avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Cuenca slips a jab from Lee.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Cuenca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cuenca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Lee.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Cuenca.
Cuenca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eric Lee.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:48
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 47:48
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ricard Cuenca!
Ricard Cuenca is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Ricard Cuenca made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.