PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 20882 p4p, 691 weight class) and Fleece Johnson (ranked 18312 p4p, 652 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Kickstart My Heart. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lee
vs
Johnson

186 cm
23
185 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

200 cm
29
185 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Johnson scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
Johnson throws a front kick that sends Lee stumbling back into the ropes.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson avoids the head kick by Lee.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Lee has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
A right hand to the body from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Lee blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Fleece Johnson has been cut.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lee tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fleece Johnson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lee misses with a low kick.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fleece Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Jab by Johnson.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Lee throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
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!
Johnson swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
It looked like Lee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Lee in his tracks momentarily.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Lee scores with a nice strike.

Johnson throws out a head kick that Lee doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Lee crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Lee's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Fleece Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fleece Johnson takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice jab there from Johnson.

Lee is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Lee lands a body shot.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Johnson works Lee's body with a nice hook.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Lee tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!

Tommy Lee's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Lee with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Lee looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Lee get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Fleece Johnson!
Fleece Johnson is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Fleece Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.