PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kung Le (ranked 6133 p4p, 549 weight class) and One Fortytwo (ranked 4926 p4p, 487 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Le
vs
Fortytwo

178 cm
28
165 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

222 cm
20
142 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortytwo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fortytwo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.

Le pushes Fortytwo up against the cage in a clinch.
Fortytwo lands a shoulder strike.
Le stalling in the clinch.
Le lands a right hand.
Fortytwo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Le has him pressed against the cage.
Fortytwo throws a punch but it's blocked by Le.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le.
Le can't break the clinch.
Fortytwo swings wildly with an uppercut but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortytwo lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le lands a left hand.
Fortytwo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Le is defending well for now.
Le blocks an uppercut.
Fortytwo scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kung Le has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortytwo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortytwo lands a hook that snaps the head of Le backwards.

Fortytwo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fortytwo throws a leg kick
and Le counters with a nice body shot.
Fortytwo throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Le appears to be looking for a big counter.
That kick from Fortytwo tenderised Le's leg. Le is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fortytwo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Le throws a body punch but Fortytwo moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Le.
Le throws a body punch but Fortytwo moves out of range.
Fortytwo blocks a head kick by Le.
Fortytwo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Le throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fortytwo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
One Fortytwo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fortytwo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Fortytwo looks to move away, Le throws a big counter combo but Fortytwo just gets out of the way.
Le throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a head kick.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortytwo.
Nice defenses there by Le.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortytwo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Le checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fortytwo moves in looking to clinch but Le pushes him off.
Le drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fortytwo sprawls and moves away.
That kick from Fortytwo tenderised Le's leg. Le is trying to keep his angry face on.
Le checks the leg kick.

Le gets tackled into the cage by Fortytwo. Fortytwo maintains the clinch.
Le misses with a body punch.
Fortytwo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortytwo lands a right hand.

Le works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fortytwo working a defensive guard here.
Fortytwo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le looking to pass the guard.
Fortytwo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fortytwo is still trying to improve position.
Le looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fortytwo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fortytwo is adopting a defensive guard.
Le is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fortytwo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Le is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fortytwo with a nice cross.
Fortytwo blocks a head kick by Le.
Fortytwo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Le's calf.
Le moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fortytwo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice jab there from Le.
Le throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo throws an off balance right hand
and Le counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Fortytwo is rocked!
Le swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fortytwo is still on wobbly legs! Can Le finish him?
Fortytwo thows a leg kick but Le checks it
and Le counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le checks a leg kick.
Le misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick by Le - that's a beauty! Fortytwo is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Le can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kung Le!
The defeated One Fortytwo had this to say: 'Everyone picks on the big idiot, don't they?'.