PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Fawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Living in America. Gareth Fawkes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cassius Lee's chin.

Lee
vs
Fawkes

167 cm
27
143 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

172 cm
20
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cassius Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gareth Fawkes!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *****MY YARD***** in the buildup to the fight.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fawkess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fawkes moves away.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fawkes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Fawkes's ribs.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Fawkes counters by clinching up.
Fawkes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fawkes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Fawkes avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fawkes to keep the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Fawkes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fawkes prevents it.
Fawkes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fawkes lands a nice uppercut.
Fawkes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Fawkes.
Fawkes lands a body shot.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Fawkes has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fawkes.
Lee tries to pull guard but Fawkes won't allow it.
Fawkes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fawkes is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Fawkes digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Fawkes.
Fawkes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fawkes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Fawkes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fawkes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Fawkes.
A shot in the inside from Fawkes.
Fawkes lands a nice shot to the body.
Fawkes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fawkes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fawkes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fawkes lands a nice shot to the body.
Fawkes lands an uppercut.
Fawkes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fawkes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.

Lee is rocked!
Fawkes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fawkes lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Fawkes.
Fawkes lands a left hand.
Fawkes is working Lee over against the cage.
Fawkes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fawkes digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fawkes is working Lee over against the cage.
Fawkes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fawkes pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Fawkes lands a shoulder strike.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Fawkes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fawkes lands with a short shot to the head.
Fawkes lands a body shot.
Fawkes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fawkes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fawkes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fawkes dips a shoulder and cracks Lee with a mighty uppercut! Lee falls back against the cage and Fawkes unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lee is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Fawkes screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Fawkes!
Gareth Fawkes is the new featherweight champion!