PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Twea King (ranked 445 p4p, 269 weight class) and Quân Lê (ranked 27 p4p, 17 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Who Knows. Quân Lê is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

King
vs
Lê

170 cm
30
137
14 - 3 - 1

168 cm
35
137
34 - 13 - 4

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Twea King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lê!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lê clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.

Lê breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lê throws out the jab.
Lê changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lê avoids the body shot from King.
Lê avoids the head kick by King.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King swings for the body but Lê moves out of range.
It seemed like Lê was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lê thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lê has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as King is landing a low percentage of strikes.
King misses with a body shot.
King misses with a straight left.
Lê lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lê stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lê throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Lê does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lê drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King throws a jab when Lê was well out of range.
Twea King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King connects with a right hand. Lê shakes it off.
Jab from King.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Lê.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King scores with a sloppy right hand. Lê should have avoided that one.
A big right from King misses.
Lê is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Lê as he connects with a hook.
Lê throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
Donk. King catches Lê right on the button with a cross.
Lê misses with a straight right.
King has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Grind in the buildup to the fight.
King looks to land a left hand but Lê moved out of range nicely.
King throws a hook but Lê blocks it.
Lê replies with a solid counter kick to the body but King blocks it well.
Lê punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
Lê misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lê but Lê pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King slips a straight right by Lê.
Lê throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lê fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lê works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lê lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
Lê lands a nice shot to the body.
Lê tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Quân Lê is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lê misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Lê responds with a good body kick, but King manages to step out the way in time.
Lê steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Lê scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King throws the left hand but Lê avoids the punch easily.
Lê throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King lands a jab.
King throws a hook to the side of Lê's head but Lê sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lê scoring well with a low kick there.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lê throws out the jab.
King misses with a head kick.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King scores with a punch to the head.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Lê counters with a straight right hand.
Lê moves out of range as King strikes.
King throws a lazy right hand but Lê sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lê avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lê looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King throws the left hand but Lê avoids the punch easily.
Lê looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lê walks into a straight right hand from King.
Lê drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lê sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lê is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lê trying to control from the bottom.

King is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lê is just riding it out for now. King eventually gives up the hold.

King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lê defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
King seems to be working for a kimura but Lê defends the submission attempt.
Lê moves into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Twea King will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lê sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Quân Lê has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King shoots in for a takedown but Lê shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lê avoids the head kick by King.
Twea King is winning the standup battle so far.
King missing with a left hand there. Lê was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lê with a nice calf kick.
Lê swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lê lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
Lê swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King misses with an uppercut.
Lê getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot by King.
Lê misses with a looping left.
Lê looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
Lê steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
A big right from King misses.
King misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lê's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lê misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lê scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King misses with a hook. Lê ducked under it nicely.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
King slips under a jab.
Lê takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Lê moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Twea King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King throws a lazy right hand but Lê sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lê appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
King shoots in for a takedown but Lê shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King scores with a nice head shot.
Lê lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lê throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut there from Lê.
King throws a jab when Lê was well out of range.
It seemed like Lê was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê connects with a nice looking jab.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by King misses
and Lê counters with a solid body kick.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lê uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Lê keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Lê.
Lê throws a quick inside leg kick.
King cracks Lê with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lê cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lê lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lê lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lê misses with a looping right.
Lê lands a slapping body shot.
King throws a hook to the side of Lê's head but Lê sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King misses with an uppercut. Lê saw that one coming.
Lê looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lê lands a head shot.
King misses with a head kick.
Lê throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Lê.
Lê follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
King misses with a looping right.
Lê ducks under a wild hook from King.
King misses with an uppercut.
Lê keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from King misses.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from King misses.
A big left from King misses.
King looks to land a right hand but Lê moved out of range.
King misses with a head kick.
King lands a head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Lê as he connects with a hook.
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!
King moves out of range as Lê strikes.
Lê punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws out a loose jab but Lê uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lê digs a good hook to King's body.

Lê clinches.
Lê lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lê misses with a punch on the inside.
Lê tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lê has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Lê lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lê's elbow.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Lê.
Lê misses with a punch to the body.
Lê misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Lê on the inside.
Lê struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lê lands with a left to the head.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lê digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lê blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Quân Lê showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

King misses with a body shot.
King throws out a loose jab but Lê uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lê fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Lê uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Lê dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lê works King's body with a nice hook.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lê avoids it really well and circles away.
King throws the left hand but Lê avoids the punch easily.
Lê fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
King moves out of range as Lê throws a body kick.
Lê with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands a nice shot that snaps Lê's head back.
Lê gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.

King scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

King is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lê doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time King.

King is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lê doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time King.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lê defends it well.

King wants to work for an arm triangle but Lê is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
King looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
King is pressing down on Lê's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lê is holding on for now.

King seems to be looking for submissions.

King is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Lê is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lê controlling the position well.

Lê pushes King off and gets back to his feet.
Lê with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
Lê slips a straight right by King.
King walks into a straight right hand from Lê.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King misses with an uppercut.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lê defends it nicely.
Lê avoids the body shot from King.
Lê throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from King misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lê throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
King misses with a body shot.
Lê lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! King crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lê - the referee stops the clock and King gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lê. King manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Lê counters with a solid body kick.
Lê just misses with a punch to the body.
King looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lê cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King avoids the head kick by Lê.
Lê throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Lê pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A cross from King lands.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King throws out a loose jab but Lê uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lê throws a hook but King blocks it.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Lê connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King checks a leg kick.
Lê fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King dips to his left and cracks Lê with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Quân Lê comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lê has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quân Lê!