PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings. Joe Boxer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Phan Tran Le's chin.

Boxer
vs
Tran Le

184 cm
36
200 lbs
26 - 19 - 0

179 cm
24
182 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Boxer moves out of range easily.
Le showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boxer.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Le misses its intended target.
Le digs a good body shot into Boxer's ribs.
A jab lands there for Boxer.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Boxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Le misses.
Le lands a high kick!
Boxer moves forwards but Le connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le misses with a wild combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boxer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Le has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Le and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Le lands a jab to the head.

A head kick lands from Boxer that sends Le to the canvas. Le tries to scramble back to his feet but Boxer brings him back down into side control.

Le is rocked!

It looks like Phan Tran Le has been cut.
Le regains half guard.
Le is still in real trouble! Can Boxer finish him?
Le keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Le seems to have recovered his senses.
Boxer slips a nice elbow through Le's hands, connecting with Le's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Le is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boxer pulls his head out easily.

Le has one foot on Boxer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le.

Boxer lands a head kick that stumbles Le and the fighters go to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le keeping moving, preventing Boxer from controlling successfully.
Boxer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boxer wants to control from the top but Le keeps moving.
Le is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boxer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boxer throwing strikes from guard but Le blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer tries to free his leg and advance position but Le is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Le holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boxer thuds a left hand into Le's body.
Boxer lands a leg kick that knocks Le off balance momentarily.
Le blocks a head kick by Boxer.
Le misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot lands for Le.
Boxer misses with an uppercut. Le saw that one coming.
Le blocks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boxer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Le has Boxer up against the cage in a clinch.
Boxer working hard to break the clinch.
Le throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Boxer breaks from the clinch.
Le lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boxer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Boxer. Those never looked like landing.
Le swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le slips a jab from Boxer.
Boxer throws a jab when Le was well out of range.
Boxer throws a low kick, looking for Le's leg but Le calmly moves out of range.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Le.

Le clinches with his opponent.
Boxer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Le is keeping busy.
Boxer has had enough of the clinch but Le keeps him there for the moment.
Boxer is trying to break the clinch but Le is controlling him.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boxer breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Le blocks the leg kick.
Boxer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Le on the side of the head.

Le fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxer, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Boxer wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Le.

Boxer breaks the clinch.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Le avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
Boxer lands with a slapping head kick.
Le slips under a jab from Boxer.
Le keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Boxer motions for Le to come forward. Boxer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Le lands with an uppercut that bounces Boxer off the cage and back into range.
Le pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Boxer moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Boxer drops Le with a right and a left! Boxer comes rushing in but Le regains his composure and manages to keep Boxer in guard.
Boxer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boxer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Boxer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phan Tran Le's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Le looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Le.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Boxer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Le pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boxer misses with a hook. Le ducked under it nicely.
Boxer lands a body shot.
Joe Boxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Le is out of range and Boxer settles back down.
Le misses with a body kick.
Boxer misses with a double jab.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le.
Boxer misses with a hook. Le ducked under it nicely.
Le throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Boxer moves out of range easily.
Le swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Le needs to keep his hands up - Boxer had a free shot at his head there.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Le.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le lands with a right hand.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Boxer moves out of range easily.
Le avoids a kick to the body.
Donk. Boxer catches Le right on the button with a cross.
Le connects with a nice looking jab.
Boxer dodges the punch combination from Le.
Le swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boxer.
Boxer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Le moves into range and clinches up with Boxer.

Le breaks from the clinch.
Le lands the left hand.
Joe Boxer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le fakes the leg kick and cracks Boxer in the body.
Boxer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Boxer tries to land a front kick but Le steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Boxer finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
Boxer throws a head kick but Le moves out of range.
Boxer keeps Le at a distance using the push kick.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Le is just out of range.
Le slips a jab from Boxer.
Boxer connects with a body shot.
Le uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Le checks a low kick from Boxer.
Boxer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boxer.
Boxer tries to work over Le's front leg with a kick but Le checks it.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Le moves out of range.
A big right from Le misses.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
Le blocks a jab.
Boxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boxer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Le scores with the left hand. Boxer knows he should have avoided that one.
Le is looking to clinch.
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Le scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boxer throws a head kick that Le semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le misses with the combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Le darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boxer looks to land a right hand but Le moved out of range.
Le avoids the head kick by Boxer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Le sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boxer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Le connects with a jab.
Le lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boxer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le.
Boxer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Le throws a jab when Boxer was well out of range.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses.
Le fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boxer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Le throws a hook to the side of Boxer's head but Boxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Le as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le lands a nice shot that snaps Boxer's head back.
Le avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Le with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Le scores with a head kick. Boxer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Phan Tran Le will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Phan Tran Le's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Le tries to move into range but Boxer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Le lands a brutal head kick. Boxer looks out on his feet and Le throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Phan Tran Le!
An out of breath Phan Tran Le thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.