PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hanyu Lee (ranked 4676 p4p, 483 weight class) and Kourtney Rawlings (ranked 8283 p4p, 646 weight class). Rawlings has chosen "Goosebumps" by Travis Scott ft. Kendrick Lamar as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lee
vs
Rawlings

170 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Pit Bull Development

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanyu Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kourtney Rawlings!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawlings looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rawlings on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rawlings throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch up but Rawlings circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Rawlings swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rawlings misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rawlings lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Rawlings throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee tries to clinch there but Rawlings circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee feints and then cracks Rawlings's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rawlings down.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rawlings misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!

Rawlings gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee keeps control of Rawlings as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee stalling against the cage.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Rawlings shrugs off.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hanyu Lee.
Lee jabs Rawlings to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rawlings looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rawlings swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rawlings misses with a few strikes there.
Lee tries to clinch but Rawlings moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
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 lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee throws a head kick but Rawlings moves out of range.
Rawlings looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Rawlings.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rawlings.
Hanyu Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rawlings's head.
Rawlings throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Rawlings gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rawlings throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rawlings will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee lands with a straight right. Rawlings didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee cracks the inside of Rawlings's front leg.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Rawlings throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rawlings.
Rawlings misses with the combination.
Rawlings's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee stalls.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings can't break the clinch.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee avoiding damage.
Lee avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hanyu Lee.

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rawlingss head.
Lee prevents Rawlings from breaking the clinch.
Rawlings has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Rawlings breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanyu Lee dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rawlings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee wants to clinch.
Rawlings chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Hanyu Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rawlings fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeps control of Rawlings as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Rawlings tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Rawlings is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Rawlings has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kourtney Rawlings is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lee has managed to clinch.
Lee taking a breather.
Rawlings goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rawlings can do to turn this around?
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rawlings is trying to break free.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rawlings wants a takedown but no success here.
Hanyu Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kourtney Rawlings.
Lee stalling against the cage.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee taking a breather.
Rawlings using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rawlings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rawlings is trying to break free.
Lee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lee has Rawlings pushed against the cage.
Lee stalling against the cage.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hanyu Lee.
Rawlings throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee blocks a head kick by Rawlings.
Rawlings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rawlings misses with a wild body shot.
Lee cracks Rawlings with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rawlings misses with a wild combination.
Rawlings throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee cracks Rawlings with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Lee has closed the distance and engaged Rawlings in a clinch.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rawlings takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rawlings throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanyu Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rawlings.
Lee blocks a head kick by Rawlings.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Lee closes the distance and pushes Rawlings back into the cage.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawlings has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Rawlings takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Rawlings blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hanyu Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rawlings wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rawlings wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Rawlings misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee has Rawlings pressed against the cage, preventing Rawlings from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Rawlings shrugs off.

It looks like Kourtney Rawlings has been cut.

Rawlings breaks from the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch up but Rawlings circles away and keeps his distance.
Rawlings tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rawlings. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rawlings tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rawlings throws a body shot but no joy.
Rawlings throws a lazy body kick
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee tries to clinch but Rawlings moves out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rawlings enables Lee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rawlings manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Rawlings has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lee off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rawlings misses with a series of wild punches.
Rawlings pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee tests Rawlings's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rawlings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Rawlings looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Rawlings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee lands a head kick!
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rawlings takes a kick to the side of the head.

Rawlings is rocked!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rawlings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rawlings is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Rawlings falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lee dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hanyu Lee!
Kourtney Rawlings was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight bro, thank you to the fans for coming out tonight'.