PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wiley - Take That. Lee has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Villa
vs
Lee

175 cm
27
184 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

185 cm
43
195 lbs
37 - 32 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Villa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 32 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Villa.
Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Jason Lee has been cut.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Villa with a nice cross.
Villa lands a body shot.
Villa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Villa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Villa avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lee looks winded!
Villa is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Villa blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Villa is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee avoiding damage as Villa throws knees to the body.
Villa presses Lee against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Villa tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Villa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Villa has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Villa lands with a right to the head.
Villa prevents a body shot from Lee.
Villa wants to break free but Lee has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa lands with a short shot to the head.
Villa avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Villa won't want to take too many of those.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Villa avoids the damage to the body.
Villa is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A body shot lands from Villa.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee stalling in the clinch but Villa improves position.
Villa tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the ropes.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villa.
Villa is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Villa has his back to the ropes.
Villa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Villa avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Villa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Villa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villa can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Villa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the ropes.
Villa lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee blocks a body shot from Villa.
Lee has Villa pushed against the ropes.
Villa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Villa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Villa blocks an uppercut.
Lee prevents Villa from breaking the clinch.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Villa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Villa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the ropes. Villa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
Villa misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Villa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Villa misses.
Villa looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Villa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Villa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Villa misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Villa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Villa.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Villa improves position.
Villa is trying to break free.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Villa backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leo Villa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Lee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Villa throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Villa.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lee 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.
Villa throws a good cross that connects.
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Villa misses with a body shot.
Villa avoids the body shot from Lee.
Villa stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Villa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Villa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Villa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Villa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Villa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Villa.
Villa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villa is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villa moves into the clinch successfully.
Villa digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Villa gets an underhook and turns Lee into the ropes.
Villa lands a body shot.
Villa throws a head punch that misses.
Jason Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Villa wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Villa.
A hook to the body from Villa.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Villa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Villa is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee blocks a body shot from Villa.
Villa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Villa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Villa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee is trying to stall.
Villa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lee is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A frustrated look appears on Villa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Villa avoids the damage to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Villa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Villa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Villa wants to break free but Lee has control.
Villa wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Villa avoids it.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee has Villa pressed against the ropes, preventing Villa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Villa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Villa has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Villa improves position.
Villa is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Villa wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Villa is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Villa working hard to break the clinch.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Villa trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villa.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Villa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee has Villa pressed against the ropes, preventing Villa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Villa scores with a hook to the body.

Villa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Villa cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
It looks like Villa has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice uppercut there from Villa.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Villa is looking to clinch.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Villa.
Villa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Lee is rocked!
Villa scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Villa finish him?
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!
Villa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Villa is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Lee like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Lee from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Villa!
Leo Villa is the new middleweight champion!