PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stefano Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lie has chosen we right here as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Foley
vs
Lie

180 cm
24
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 25 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefano Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lie tries to clinch up but Foley circles away and keeps his distance.

Foley moves into the clinch.
Foley effectively controlling the action here.
Foley with a knee to the head.
Foley trying to control the position but instead, Lie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foley into the cage.
Maybe Foley would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Foley is trying to break the clinch but Lie is controlling him.
Lie is trying to break the clinch but Foley has him pressed against the cage.
Lie tries to break the clinch but Foley is controlling the position.
Foley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lie's efforts to push away.
Foley lands an elbow inside that Lie shrugs off.
Lie tries to circle away but Foley has him pinned against the cage.
Lie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foley prevents Lie from breaking the clinch.
Foley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lie tries to circle away but Foley has him pinned against the cage.
Lie tries to break free but Foley pushes him back against the cage.
Foley tries a knee to the head but Lie blocks it.
Foley is trying to break the clinch but Lie is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lie is trying to break free.

Foley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mike Lie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lie wants to clinch up but Foley keeps it at a distance.

Foley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lie, pushing him back against the cage.
Lie has had enough of the clinch but Foley keeps him there for the moment.
Lie wants to break free but Foley has control.

Foley breaks from the clinch.
Lie tries to bum rush Foley with a series of wild strikes but Foley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mike Lie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lie tries to clinch but Foley moves out of range.

Lie instigates a clinch.
Lie managing to block the knees to the body from Foley.

Foley breaks the clinch.
Foley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lie's calf.
Lie misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lie doesn't manage to clinch there - Foley circles away.

Foley has closed the distance and engaged Lie in a clinch.

Foley breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Lie has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Foley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lie wants to clinch.
Lie tries to clinch up
and Foley counters with a left and a right that stings Lie.
Lie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lie tries to clinch but Foley moves out of range.

Lie clinches up against the cage.
Foley is trying to force a seperation but Lie has the dominant position.
Foley tries to break the clinch but Lie is controlling the position.

Foley manages to break the clinch.
Lie misses with a double jab.
Lie tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Foley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lie's guard.
Foley is breathing heavily.
Lie wants to stand and escape but Foley is having none of it.
Foley tries to stand but Lie is controlling from the bottom.
Lie wants to stand but Foley is controlling the position.
Lie has a closed guard, preventing Foley from standing up.
Lie is looking to stand up but Foley isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Lie instigates a clinch.
Foley has Lie pressed against the cage, preventing Lie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lie wants to break free but Foley has control.
Foley misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Foley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Foley prevents Lie from breaking the clinch.
Lie tries to circle away but Foley has him pinned against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foley has him pressed against the cage.

Lie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foley slips a jab and a cross from Lie.

Oooh a lovely combination from Lie sends Foley down but not out. Lie dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Stefano Foley has been cut.
Lie wants to stand but Foley is controlling his arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefano Foley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Lie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Lie does no damage.
Foley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Foley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lie.
Stefano Foley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lie.
Lie misses with the combination.
Foley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Foley keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Lie does no damage.

Lie instigates a clinch.
Lie has had enough of the clinch but Foley keeps him there for the moment.
Lie working hard to break the clinch.
Lie tries to break the clinch but Foley is controlling the position.
Lie wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lie managing to block the knees to the body from Foley.
Lie wants to get back to striking at distance but Foley won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foley missing with knees to the body.

Foley manages to break the clinch.
Lie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lie tries to clinch but Foley moves out of range.
Lie moves in looking to clinch but Foley pushes him off.
Lie misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Lie does no damage.
Lie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Foley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lie really felt that one!
Foley finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Lie's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Foley falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Lie!
A very excited looking Mike Lie 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.