PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balance Neut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ming Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neut kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is We're Not Gonna Take It. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Neut
vs
Lee

189 cm
29
200 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

200 cm
28
215 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Balance Neut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ming Lee!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neut looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Neut explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Neut.
Neut misses with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Neut.
Neut digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Neut thows a body kick. Lee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Neut throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neut.
Neut dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Neut tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Neut manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Neut lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neut lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
Neut lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Neut enables Lee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Neut manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lee pushes down on Neut's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Neut's head.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neut wants to get back to full guard.
Lee is thwarting Neut's attempts to control the position.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neut tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neut trying to control from the bottom.
Lee looks to land a strike but Neut avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Neut has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Neut might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neut is trying to keep Lee in close.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neut works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neut knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee postures up in Neut's guard and throws a big left but Neut blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neut is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Neut blocks nicely.
Neut working a defensive guard here.
Lee scoring with some ground and pound.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
Lee slips nicely into half guard.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Neut defending well though.

Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Neut is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neut keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy - UK. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Neut defending well.

Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Neut doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.
Neut blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Neut looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neut wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.

Lee is looking for a kimura but Neut is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.

Lee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Neut sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to advance position but Neut won't allow it.
Neut wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee looks to land a strike but Neut avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Neut pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Lee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neut is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neut has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Neut's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ming Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Neut tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Neut manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Neut sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Balance Neut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ming Lee.

Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neut wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Neut defending well though.
Neut tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Neut is trying to control but can't.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Neut is defending well.
Neut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee raining down shots from the mount!
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Neut is rocked!
Ming Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neut keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Neut takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lee's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ming Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Ming Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.