PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Le's choice of entrance music: Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Immanuel
vs
Tran Le

177 cm
36
184 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

179 cm
33
182 lbs
27 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le.

Immanuel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Le scores with a shot to the side of Immanuel's head.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Le taking a breather.
Le lands an uppercut.
Immanuel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Le has a couple of punches blocked by Immanuel.
Le misses with an elbow over the top.
Le misses with a hook to the ribs.
Our sources have told us that Immanuel has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Immanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
Immanuel scores with a shot to the side of Le's head.
Le wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Le lands an elbow just above Immanuel 's eye.
Immanuel lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Phan Tran Le has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Immanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Le lands a shoulder strike.
Immanuel blocks an elbow strike from Le.
Immanuel digs a right hand underneath Le's ribcage. Le let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Le lands a hook that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Immanuel - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le has a couple of punches blocked by Immanuel.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Le.
Le tries to stall but Immanuel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Le lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Le misses with the head strike.
Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Immanuel lands a nice elbow.
Immanuel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Immanuel.
Immanuel lands a nice elbow.
Le misses with an elbow over the top.
Immanuel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Immanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Immanuel managing to block the knees to the body from Le.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Le takes an elbow to the forehead.
Le scores a nice knee to the body.
Immanuel prevents a body shot from Le.
Immanuel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Immanuel cracks Le with a nice body shot.
Le stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Immanuel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Immanuel.
We've been informed that Le has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Le takes an elbow to the temple.
Immanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Immanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Le blocks an elbow strike from Immanuel.
Le takes a shot to the head.

Le is rocked!
Le tries to work over Immanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Immanuel throws an elbow but misses.
Immanuel lands a nice elbow.
Immanuel lands a nice elbow.
Le is still on wobbly legs! Can Immanuel finish him?
Immanuel pushes off an throws an elbow but Le leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Le seems to have recovered his senses.
Immanuel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel lands with a left to the head.
Immanuel lands a body shot.
Le prevents a body shot from Immanuel.
Immanuel dodges an elbow strike from Le.
Immanuel lands a damaging elbow.
Le misses with a hook from the clinch.
Le trying to control the position but instead, Immanuel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Le into the cage.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Immanuel.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Immanuel.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Immanuel.

That has opened up Phan Tran Le's cut even more.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Immanuel.
Immanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le throws an elbow but it misses.
Immanuel lands an elbow inside.
Le is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Immanuel is defending well for now.
Immanuel blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Immanuel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Immanuel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le or not.
Immanuel lands an elbow inside that Le shrugs off.
Le creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Le dodges an elbow strike from Immanuel.
Immanuel is leaning against Le and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Immanuel managing to block the knees to the body from Le.
Immanuel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Le can't find room to land a body shot as Immanuel controls the action.
Immanuel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Le lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Immanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Le.
Le misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le blocks the elbow strike.
Immanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Immanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le's elbow.
Immanuel letting Le take a breather here.

Le's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yeshua Immanuel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phan Tran Le's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Le throws a big shot that misses.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that both miss.

Immanuel drives through and clinches with Le against the cage.
Immanuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Yeshua Immanuel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Immanuel lands an elbow just above Le 's eye.
Immanuel throws an elbow that misses.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel misses with an elbow over the top.
Immanuel lands a damaging elbow.
Immanuel lands with a light punch inside.
Le lands a knee to the body.
Le can't find room to land a body shot as Immanuel controls the action.
Le lands an elbow inside that Immanuel shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Immanuel blocks an uppercut.
Immanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Immanuel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

The cut above Phan Tran Le's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Immanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Immanuel.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Immanuel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Immanuel lands an elbow inside that Le shrugs off.

Immanuel drops Le onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Le is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Le lands a hook that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Le displaying some good clinch control by pressing Immanuel up against the cage.
Le is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Immanuel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le can do to turn this around?
Le lands a nice elbow.
Immanuel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Immanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Le avoids a wild elbow strike from Immanuel.
Le lands an elbow just above Immanuel 's eye.
Immanuel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Le avoids the elbow strike from Immanuel, against the cage.
Immanuel tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel is leaning against Le and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Le connects with a knee to the head.
Le tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Immanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Immanuel misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Immanuel - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Immanuel.

Immanuel drops Le onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Le is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Phan Tran Le's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Le pushes Immanuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Immanuel lands a left hand.
Le prevents a body shot from Immanuel.
Le lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Le lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Le throws a punch but it's blocked by Immanuel.
Immanuel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le takes an elbow to the forehead.
Le is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Immanuel blocks a body shot from Le.
Immanuel prevents a body shot from Le.
Immanuel avoids a wild elbow strike from Le.
A shot in the inside from Immanuel.
Immanuel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Le.
Le misses with a punch on the inside.
Immanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Le takes an elbow to the temple.
Immanuel digs a right hand underneath Le's ribcage. Le let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Le is breathing heavily.
Le doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le tries a body shot but Immanuel blocks it.
Le misses with some punches.
Le throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Immanuel blocks it with crossed arms.
Immanuel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Le throws an elbow but misses.
Immanuel lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Immanuel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le pushes Immanuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Le swings wildly with an uppercut but Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Phan Tran Le's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yeshua Immanuel!
After the big win, Yeshua Immanuel made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Phan Tran Le was interviewed post fight and said 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.