PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Modus Ponens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Ponens

189 cm
20
202 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Modus Ponens!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ponens's head backwards.
Lee jabs Ponens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee lunges at Ponens with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ponens's hand.

It looks like Modus Ponens has been cut.
Jab from Lee.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ponens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kevin Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries to bum rush Ponens with a series of wild strikes but Ponens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ponens was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
And Ponens tries to counter it with a takedown but Lee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ponens.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ponens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ponens misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Ponens.
Ponens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Ponens.
Lee lands a head shot.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ponens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ponens slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Ponens shoots in.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ponens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.

Ponens is rocked!
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ponens is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee throws a body punch but Ponens moves out of range.
Ponens seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Ponens's defenses.

That has opened up Modus Ponens's cut even more.

Ponens darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ponens backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Ponens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Ponens.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Ponens, against the cage.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Ponens.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ponens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ponens is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ponens has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ponens thinking.
Lee is looking to wear down Ponens with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee swings for the body but Ponens moves out of range.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Ponens should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponens misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kevin Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Modus Ponens.
Ponens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Kevin Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponens with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Lee lands.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Ponens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

The cut above Modus Ponens's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ponens. Ponens obviously looking to wear him down.

Ponens drives through with a takedown into Lee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ponens throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Modus Ponens's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Ponens is just out of range.
Ponens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Jab by Lee.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Ponens steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lee.
Ponens wants to clinch
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee throws the left hand but Ponens avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee connects with a right hand. Ponens shakes it off.
Lee throws an off balance right hand

and Ponens counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ponens.
Ponens lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Ponens lands a nice elbow.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Ponens controls the action.
Ponens throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Ponens.
Lee prevents a body shot from Ponens.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ponens throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Lee.
Ponens can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Ponens misses with an elbow strike.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Ponens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Ponens.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Ponens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ponens lands a damaging elbow.
Lee works on Ponens's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Ponens throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ponens can do to turn this around?
With the fighters up against the cage, Ponens throws an elbow but misses.
Ponens misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.

Ponens gets a takedown into half guard.
Lee looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ponens trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponens with the ground and pound but Lee uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ponens stops Lee from standing up.
Ponens scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ponens looking to pass the guard.
Lee is looking to stand up but Ponens isn't so interested in that idea.
Ponens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ponens won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee leaves Ponens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kevin Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Modus Ponens.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lee misses with a hook. Ponens ducked under it nicely.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ponens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Ponens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ponens tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Ponens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ponens.
Lee leaves Ponens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kevin Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Modus Ponens's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ponens thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Ponens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ponens misses with a body kick.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Ponens's head.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ponens tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Ponens. Ponens gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Ponens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ponens wants to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a body punch but Ponens moves out of range.

Oooooh!!! Lee has knocked Ponens down with a huge combo! Lee steps away and waves a wobbly Ponens back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ponens misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a big right hand! Oh Ponens is in trouble here! Lee follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Lee!
A very excited looking Kevin Lee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.