PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sweet Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Rancid - Dead Bodies as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jones
vs
Lee

185 cm
25
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

175 cm
27
185 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sweet Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Lee!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Sweet Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Lee thinks about the counter body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.

Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.

Lee closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Lee missing with knees to the body.

Lee pulls guard.
Jones wants to stand but Lee is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones stands up from Lee's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Lee is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Lee misses
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Jones was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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 Sweet Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Sweet Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones slips under a jab from Lee.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
Lee defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Lee steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.

Lee has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones slips a jab from Lee.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick by Jones misses

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with the combination.
Lee tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sweet Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Jones was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Jones moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Jones is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Jones prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 Sweet Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Jones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Lee closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Liam Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Liam Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lee has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Lee has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones wants to break free but Lee has control.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Lee.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Sweet Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Lee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!