PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qing Nan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nan Lee
vs
Mercury

201 cm
34
279 lbs
31 - 14 - 0

225 cm
29
263 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Qing Nan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mercury momentarily.
Mercury lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercury.
Mercury doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercury.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Steel Penn's Furious Styles that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Mercury lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Qing Nan Lee has been cut.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Mercury ducks down to avoid it.
Mercury connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Mercury there.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercury connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercury throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Mercury slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a low kick but Mercury avoids it.
Mercury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Mercury swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Mercury can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
Mercury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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 controlling the action here for a moment.
Mercury can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercury moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Mercury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercury misses with a two punch combination.
Mercury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee thows a leg kick but Mercury checks it
and Mercury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Mercury.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Mercury is out of range.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Mercury is out of range.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee looks to land a combination but Mercury avoids it well.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercury manages to avoid it.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mercury moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Mercury as he checks the leg kick.
Mercury wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mercury delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mercury's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercury is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mercury throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Mercury is out of range.
Mercury avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Mercury connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mercury throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Mercury down.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Mercury's head but Mercury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercury.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury scores with a nice right hand.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Mercury moved out of range.
Mercury cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Freddie Mercury will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mercury scores with a leg kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Mercury saw that one coming.
Mercury is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Mercury has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Mercury connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mercury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Mercury finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mercury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Freddie Mercury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee misses with a leg kick
and Mercury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercury tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses with a combination
and Mercury counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lee is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee slips a straight right by Mercury.

Mercury gets a clinch.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Mercury connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mercury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercury misses the jab.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercury counters with a straight right hand.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Mercury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee tries to clinch but Mercury is having none of it.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercury throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercury.
Mercury works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mercury attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Mercury moved out of range nicely.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Mercury swinging wildly here.
Mercury tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Mercury pushes him off.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Mercury is out of range.

Mercury pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Mercury's ribcage.
Mercury is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Mercury takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee misses with a hook.
Mercury blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercury throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury walks into a left hand.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Mercury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mercury checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Mercury.
Mercury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Nan Lee dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee thuds his right hand into Mercury's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Mercury.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Mercury saw that one coming.
Mercury closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mercury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee sizes up Mercury with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Mercury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mercury.
Mercury dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Mercury scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercury.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mercury has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mercury misses with a body punch.
Mercury working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mercury in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mercury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee blocks a body shot from Mercury.
Mercury pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mercury cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Mercury lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercury lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Mercury backwards.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mercury.
Mercury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mercury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mercury.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mercury fails to land.
Mercury lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Qing Nan Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mercury misses with the head strike.
Mercury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee is trying to break free.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee thows a leg kick but Mercury checks it
letting Mercury counter with a right hand.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Mercury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Mercury's defenses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Mercury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercury can pounce on him.
Mercury throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury slips under a jab.
Mercury has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mercury there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mercury thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mercury lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Mercury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee tries to bum rush Mercury with a series of wild strikes but Mercury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercury lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Mercury lands.
Mercury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mercury 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 Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Mercury tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
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.
Mercury with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mercury.
Mercury moves away from the strike by Lee.
Mercury slips under a jab.
Mercury throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Mercury stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Mercury moved out of range nicely.
Lee misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Mercury.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercury!

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Mercury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mercury 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Freddie Mercury!