PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Fernandes de Omena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chung lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lie has chosen Face Of Meth as his entrance music. chung lie has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Fernandes de Omena
vs
lie

169 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

151 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Fernandes de Omena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, chung lie!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - lie has eaten all the pies!
The fight stays on the outside here - lie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
lie tries to close the distance and clinch up but de Omena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
lie fails with an attempt to clinch.
lie is looking to clinch but de Omena is avoiding it.
lie is looking to clinch.
lie is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lie tries to clinch there but de Omena circles away.
lie wants to clinch.
lie wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lie tries to clinch but de Omena moves out of range.
lie tries to clinch there but de Omena circles away.
lie wants to clinch.
de Omena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Omena circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
de Omena circles away from the clinch attempt.
lie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
de Omena swats away the attempt to clinch by lie.
lie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from de Omena finds it's way round the side to connect with lie's head.
lie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as de Omena throws out the jab.
lie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
lie ducks right into an uppercut from de Omena.
de Omena swats away the attempt to clinch by lie.
lie tries to clinch up but de Omena circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Omena misses with a straight right.
de Omena misses with a looping left.
lie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Omena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
de Omena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
lie fails in his attempt to clinch.
chung lie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
lie tries to clinch but de Omena moves out of range.
lie tries to clinch up.
lie moves in looking to clinch but de Omena pushes him off.
de Omena keeps the fight on the outside.
lie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Omena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
lie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
lie doesn't manage to clinch there - de Omena circles away.
lie tries to close the distance and clinch up but de Omena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
lie tries to clinch up but de Omena circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab from de Omena.
lie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from de Omena finds it's way round the side to connect with lie's head.
Good shot there by de Omena.
lie wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
lie staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Fernandes de Omena dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

lie fails in his attempt to clinch.
lie is looking to clinch.
lie moves in looking to clinch but de Omena pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from de Omena misses the target.
lie fails with an attempt to clinch.
lie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
lie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
de Omena is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lie wants to clinch up but de Omena keeps it at a distance.
A left lands for de Omena.
The fight stays on the outside here - lie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
lie wants to clinch up but de Omena keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lie ducks under a wild hook from de Omena.
lie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Omena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - lie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
de Omena is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
lie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
lie moves in looking to clinch but de Omena pushes him off.
lie fails with an attempt to clinch.
lie tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
de Omena waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract lie.
lie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - lie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
de Omena circles away from the clinch attempt.
lie tries to clinch but de Omena is having none of it.
lie doesn't manage to clinch there - de Omena circles away.
de Omena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - lie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lie doesn't manage to clinch there - de Omena circles away.
lie is looking to clinch but de Omena is avoiding it.
lie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
de Omena keeps the fight on the outside.
lie is looking to clinch but de Omena is avoiding it.
de Omena throws the left hand but lie avoids the punch easily.
de Omena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
de Omena dips to his left and cracks lie with an uppercut!
de Omena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
lie tries to clinch up.
lie tries to close the distance and clinch up but de Omena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
de Omena swats away the attempt to clinch by lie.
lie wants to clinch up but de Omena keeps it at a distance.
chung lie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
lie slips a jab from de Omena.
lie tries to clinch but de Omena moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
lie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Omena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
lie slips under a jab from de Omena.
de Omena keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Fernandes de Omena dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

lie tries to clinch but de Omena moves out of range.
lie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
lie slips a jab from de Omena.
A big left from de Omena misses.
lie fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - lie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lie is looking to clinch.
lie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
de Omena swats away the attempt to clinch by lie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Omena throws out a loose jab but lie uses good head movement to avoid it.
lie fails with an attempt to clinch.
lie is looking to clinch.
lie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
de Omena keeps the fight on the outside.
de Omena keeps the fight on the outside.
de Omena throws a lazy right hand but lie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
de Omena swats away the attempt to clinch by lie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
lie slips under a jab.
lie tries to close the distance and clinch but de Omena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
lie tries to clinch but de Omena moves out of range.
lie tries to clinch but de Omena moves out of range.
lie wants to clinch up but de Omena keeps it at a distance.
lie walks into a stiff left hand from de Omena.
Nice defenses there by lie.
The fight stays on the outside here - lie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
lie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Omena paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lie tries to clinch up.
lie wants to clinch up but de Omena keeps it at a distance.
lie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from de Omena.
lie tries to clinch up but de Omena circles away and keeps his distance.
lie tries to clinch up but de Omena circles away and keeps his distance.
de Omena circles away from the clinch attempt.
lie tries to clinch up but de Omena circles away and keeps his distance.
lie is looking to clinch but de Omena is avoiding it.
lie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Omena paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
lie fails with an attempt to clinch.
de Omena circles away from the clinch attempt.
lie tries to clinch but de Omena moves out of range.
lie tries to clinch up.
lie moves in looking to clinch but de Omena pushes him off.
lie tries to close the distance and clinch but de Omena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
lie tries to clinch up but de Omena circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
lie moves in looking to clinch but de Omena pushes him off.
lie tries to clinch but de Omena moves out of range.
chung lie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcos Fernandes de Omena is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
lie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcos Fernandes de Omena.
Well de Omena has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Fernandes de Omena!