PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cal Riven (ranked 7730 p4p, 689 weight class) and Hanyu Lee (ranked 8183 p4p, 708 weight class). Riven's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Man In The Box. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Riven
vs
Lee

182 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Bullet Proof System

Knockdown Clothes

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cal Riven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanyu Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riven throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Riven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riven is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riven.
Riven slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Riven moves out of range.
Lee slips under a jab from Riven.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee lands a head kick. Riven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riven looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Riven misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riven scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee tries to clinch there but Riven circles away.
Riven throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee cracks Riven with a good jab.
Riven ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee connects with a high kick.
Riven swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Riven throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riven throws a head kick that misses.
Riven blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Riven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riven thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Riven misses with a body shot.
Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Riven with a body shot.
Riven throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Riven only half commits.
Riven misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riven.
Riven tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanyu Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riven lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Riven moves out of range easily.
Cal Riven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riven. Riven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Riven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Riven shakes him off and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Riven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Riven misses.
Riven throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Riven throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.

Lee darts in and clinches Riven up against the cage.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Riven gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hanyu Lee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Riven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riven.
Riven uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Riven misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Riven.
Riven throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riven misses with a hook.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Riven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee is looking to clinch but Riven is avoiding it.
Riven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riven. Riven obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riven. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cal Riven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riven just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Riven shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee shoots in and drives through. Riven sprawls well.
Riven throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Nice body punch from Riven.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riven misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Riven does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee moves away from the strike by Riven.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riven.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riven throws a body kick that misses.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Riven moves out of range easily.
Riven appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Riven half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cal Riven is winning the standup battle so far.
Riven misses with a head kick.
Riven misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Riven backing up. Riven nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Riven.
Lee looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Riven shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee throws a leg kick but Riven moved away.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riven feinted with a counter takedown.
Lee slips a jab from Riven.
Lee misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Riven misses its intended target.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riven counters with a body kick.
Riven misses with a kick to the body
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Riven jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Riven is just out of range.
Riven throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Riven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
As Riven backs off Lee throws a huge counter combo but Riven manages to avoid it all.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Riven feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee is looking to clinch but Riven is avoiding it.
Riven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Riven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Riven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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 Cal Riven will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riven's sensitive parts.
Riven swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Riven scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Riven is looking to land body kicks.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riven throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a hook. Riven ducked under it nicely.
Riven looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riven. That one must have hurt.
Lee looks for a takedown but Riven sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Riven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riven throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee avoids the head kick by Riven.
Riven avoids the head kick by Lee.
An attempted straight right counter from Riven misses the target.
Riven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riven looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee tries to clinch up.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Riven throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riven.
Riven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riven.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riven looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Riven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riven has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Riven shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Riven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Riven.
Riven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Riven.
Lee avoids the body shot from Riven.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee tests Riven's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riven takes one to the chin there.
Riven tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Riven thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick by Lee misses
and Riven counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee tries to clinch but Riven is having none of it.
Lee lands a head kick!

Riven is rocked!
Riven takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oh Riven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riven. Riven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riven lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riven is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee defending well as Riven loads up on a big left hand.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riven.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riven throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Riven moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLee.
Lee defending well as Riven loads up on a big left hand.
Lee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Riven seems to have got his legs back now.
Riven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee jabs at Riven's body.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riven.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hanyu Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanyu Lee!