PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 2208 p4p, 276 weight class) and Tommy Lee (ranked 19060 p4p, 590 weight class). Lee has chosen Kickstart My Heart as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Atunes
vs
Lee

180 cm
36
180 lbs
27 - 12 - 3

186 cm
30
185 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 27 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Atunes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Atunes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Atunes.
Atunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Atunes is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Atunes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Atunes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Atunes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands a head shot.
Atunes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Atunes scoring well with a low kick there.
Atunes takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
Atunes cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Atunes scores with a push kick.
That kick from Lee tenderised Atunes's leg. Atunes is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Atunes slips a straight right by Lee.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Atunes 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 takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Atunes scores with a punch to the head.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee avoids the head kick by Atunes.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
Atunes moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Lee tenderised Atunes's leg. Atunes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Lee.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Atunes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Atunes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Atunes.
Atunes throws a shot to the body.
Lee 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.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Atunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Atunes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Atunes if he has to take too many more of those.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Atunes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atunes takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Atunes eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch combination from Atunes misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes slips under a jab from Lee.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee stuns Atunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee thumps Atunes with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Atunes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Atunes moved away.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Atunes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atunes.
Atunes throws a head kick that half lands.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leonardo Atunes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Atunes tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leonardo Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atunes throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atunes misses with a straight left.
Atunes lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Lee misses.
Atunes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Atunes connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Lee thuds a left hand into Atunes's body.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Atunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atunes is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Atunes as he connects with a hook.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Atunes.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
Lee is looking to chop away at Atunes's legs.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Atunes's ribs.
Atunes throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atunes.
Lee flicks out a counter leg kick but Atunes steps away.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Atunes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Atunes scores with a kick to the body.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Atunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Atunes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Lee throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee lands a jab to Atunes's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Atunes moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to throw a body kick
and Atunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Atunes.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Lee throws a head kick that Atunes semi-blocks.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Atunes's knee but Atunes avoids it well.
Atunes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Atunes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Atunes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Atunes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Atunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee moves out of range as Atunes strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Atunes stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Atunes sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Atunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Atunes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atunes looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Atunes scores with a nice right hand.
Lee looks for the body kick but Atunes saw that one coming.
Atunes throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atunes lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
Atunes slips under a jab from Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Atunes.
A jab from Atunes finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee tries a low kick but Atunes avoids it.
Lee throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Atunes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Atunes ducks down to avoid it.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Atunes defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Atunes.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Atunes.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atunes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Lee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Atunes.
Lee misses with the combination.
Atunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Leonardo Atunes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Atunes.
Atunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Lee misses.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Atunes.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Atunes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Atunes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee counters with a body kick.
Atunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee catches Atunes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Atunes dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Atunes slips under a jab from Lee.
Atunes lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Atunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Atunes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Atunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atunes doesn't seem phased though.
Tommy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Atunes is just out of range.
Atunes connects with an inside leg kick.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Atunes thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Atunes.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Atunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Atunes moved out of range nicely.
Atunes slips under a jab from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lee misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atunes.
Atunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Atunes is out of range.
Atunes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Atunes digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Atunes misses.
Lee lands a front kick.
Atunes with a jab.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atunes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
Leonardo Atunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Atunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Atunes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Leonardo Atunes!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Leonardo Atunes!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Leonardo Atunes!

Leonardo Atunes wins by unanimous decision!
Leonardo Atunes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.