PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Maokhamphiou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wee Ning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maokhamphiou comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin Orchestra. Wee Ning has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maokhamphiou
vs
Ning

173 cm
26
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
146 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Maokhamphiou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wee Ning!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ning keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maokhamphiou.
Ning fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maokhamphiou avoids it really well and circles away.
Maokhamphiou slips a jab and a cross from Ning.
Ning takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maokhamphiou misses with an uppercut.
Maokhamphiou tries to clinch but Ning moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ning misses.

Maokhamphiou has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou lands a shoulder strike.
Maokhamphiou misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Maokhamphiou.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maokhamphiou.
A short right from Maokhamphiou.
Ning is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maokhamphiou to keep the fight standing.
Maokhamphiou lands a nice uppercut.
Maokhamphiou lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ning backwards.
Maokhamphiou gets through Ning's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ning.
Maokhamphiou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maokhamphiou has a couple of punches blocked by Ning.

Ning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Maokhamphiou catches Ning right on the button with a cross.
Ning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou lands with a cross.

Ning is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ning misses with a two punch combination.

Maokhamphiou sends Ning crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Maokhamphiou is motioning to the referee to let Ning up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ning is still on wobbly legs! Can Maokhamphiou finish him?
Maokhamphiou throws a hook to the side of Ning's head but Ning sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Maokhamphiou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ning seems to have recovered his senses.
Ning can't break the clinch.
Maokhamphiou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Ning breaks the clinch.
Ning keeps the fight on the outside.
Maokhamphiou misses with a straight right.
Ning misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maokhamphiou connects with a jab.
Maokhamphiou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ning has time to react.
A combination from Ning does no damage.
Crack! Maokhamphiou connects with the perfect overhand right and Ning falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Maokhamphiou!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Maokhamphiou!