PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddha Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Buddha Haze was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lee
vs
Haze

180 cm
27
191 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

192 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gang Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buddha Haze!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee throws a right hand that Haze ducks under and follows up with a left that Haze also avoids with ease.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick.
Haze blocks the body kick.
Haze throws a one two combo.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haze lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a combination
and Haze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee tries for a takedown but Haze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haze jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haze pinned against the cage. Haze gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gang Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Haze lands a body shot.
Buddha Haze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haze lands with a good body shot.
Haze lands with a good body shot.
Haze scores with a decent looking hook.
Haze scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Gang Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haze connects with a looping right hand.
Haze bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Haze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Haze displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haze finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Haze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Gang Lee has been cut.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Haze punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haze!
Haze's corner calls for a 1-2. Haze obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haze scores with a jab to the body.
Haze throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Haze connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Haze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haze is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haze closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haze throws out a powerful jab.
Haze scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Haze connects with a body shot.
Haze is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haze goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haze.
Haze scores with a three punch combo!

Lee is rocked!
Haze lands with a good body shot.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Haze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Haze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haze connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Haze. Those never looked like landing.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Haze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haze stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haze lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haze is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haze works the jab nicely.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddha Haze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gang Lee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Haze throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Nice straight punches there by Haze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haze.
Haze works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haze cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Buddha Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haze misses with the combination.
Haze lands a jab-cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Haze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haze throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee throws a right and a left that Haze avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Haze sees coming a mile off.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee looks for the body kick but Haze saw that one coming.

Lee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haze manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haze pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haze pulls Lee in close to his closed guard and prevents Lee from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haze wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee won't allow Haze to sweep him here.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Haze is trying to keep Lee in close.
Lee postures up in Haze's guard and throws a big left but Haze blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haze can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Haze wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee won't allow Haze to sweep him here.
Lee passes Haze's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Haze keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee throwing shots but Haze is blocking nicely.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haze's head.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Haze wants to get back to full guard.
Haze tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haze keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Haze's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze is trying to stand.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Haze pushes Lee off looking to stand but Lee dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haze defending well though.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lee connects with a nice short shot to Haze's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gang Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gang Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haze closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haze lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haze displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Haze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Haze clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gang Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Haze.
Lee throws a push kick but Haze slaps the foot to one side.
Haze swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee avoids the body shot from Haze.
Lee misses with a combination
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Haze catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haze cracks Lee with an open hand slap.

Lee drives through with a takedown into Haze's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haze is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haze is adopting a defensive guard.
Haze looking for a sweep. Not yet Haze, not yet.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee 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.
Haze looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Haze is controlling Lee's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Buddha Haze.
Nice takedown defense from Haze. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Haze dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Haze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Haze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Haze lands with a nice body punch.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Haze lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haze throws a one two combo.
Lee throws a series of punches but Haze moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haze slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Haze lands with a nice body punch.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haze throws a shot to the body.
Haze sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haze connects with a body shot.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Haze gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buddha Haze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haze has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddha Haze!
Buddha Haze decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.