PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oyama Masahiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ho Suk Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Masahiro
vs
Suk Lee

180 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oyama Masahiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ho Suk Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masahiro pinned against the cage. Masahiro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masahiro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Lee wants to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Masahiro. Lee shrugs it off though.
Masahiro misses the jab.
Masahiro throws a head kick that misses.
Masahiro stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Masahiro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Masahiro counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Masahiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masahiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Masahiro tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Masahiro misses with a wild combination.
Masahiro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Masahiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Masahiro lands a damaging elbow.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Masahiro is controlling the position.
Lee trying to stall but Masahiro improves his position.

Masahiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masahiro. Masahiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee looks winded!

Masahiro rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Masahiro lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Masahiro jumps guard and drags Lee to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Masahiro uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Masahiro lands a big head kick that sends Lee tumbling to the mat! Masahiro takes a step backwards and waves Lee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lee shoots in but Masahiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oyama Masahiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ho Suk Lee.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Masahiro circles away.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Masahiro throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.

Masahiro closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Masahiro has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Masahiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masahiro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Masahiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masahiro. Masahiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Masahiro is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Masahiro circles away and we're back to standing.
Masahiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee blocks a head kick by Masahiro.
Masahiro tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masahiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Masahiro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masahiro.

Masahiro lands a big head kick that sends Lee tumbling to the mat! Masahiro takes a step backwards and waves Lee back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lee is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Masahiro.
Masahiro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee blocks a head kick by Masahiro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee shoots in but Masahiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee tries to clinch there but Masahiro circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oyama Masahiro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Masahiro throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masahiro.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
Masahiro shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Masahiro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masahiro drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee is trying desperately to land a takedown but Masahiro is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lee.
Masahiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee tries to clinch but Masahiro moves out of range.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Masahiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Lee thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masahiro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Masahiro throws a head kick that misses.
Lee blocks a head kick by Masahiro.

Lee clinches up against the cage.

Masahiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masahiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Masahiro throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Lee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Masahiro.
Masahiro thuds his shin into the meat of Lee's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masahiro shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Masahiro counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masahiro lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Masahiro throws a head kick that misses.
Masahiro scores with a leg kick.
Masahiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Masahiro throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Masahiro.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Masahiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Masahiro. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masahiro scores with a nice body kick.
Masahiro feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.

Masahiro gets a clinch.

Masahiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masahiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee tries to clinch but Masahiro is having none of it.
Lee wants to clinch
and Masahiro counters with a good, hard body kick but Lee shrugs it off.
Masahiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Masahiro. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Oyama Masahiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ho Suk Lee.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masahiro throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a series of punches but Masahiro moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Masahiro!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masahiro connects with a high kick.
Masahiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Masahiro, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Masahiro against the cage but Masahiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oyama Masahiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masahiro keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick.
Masahiro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oyama Masahiro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
Masahiro throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee wants to slow Masahiro down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Masahiro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.

Masahiro lands a big head kick that sends Lee tumbling to the mat! Masahiro takes a step backwards and waves Lee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Masahiro finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masahiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee wants to stay close but Masahiro steps back to make room for something. Lee seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Masahiro and Lee drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oyama Masahiro!