PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Renato Gracie (ranked 23110 p4p, 2421 weight class) and Ping Lee (ranked 485 p4p, 242 weight class). Gracie comes to the ring accompanied by Hail To The King by Avenged Sevenfold. Renato Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gracie
vs
Lee

175 cm
41
155
30 - 10 - 2

184 cm
26
145
7 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renato Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ping Lee!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Gracie is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Lee lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Lee slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Gracie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Gracie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee lands a head shot.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee scores with a jab.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee moves out of range as Gracie strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Gracie lands a front kick.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Gracie scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ping Lee dominated that round.
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.

Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ping Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
As Lee backs away, Gracie returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lee clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gracie tried to counter with a leg kick but Lee avoided it.
Lee slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee wants to counter the offense by Gracie and move into the clinch position.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gracie misses the target.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee scores with a kick to the body.
Lee moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Good leg kick by Gracie.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Renato Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Lee stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Lee takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Lee looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Gracie swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Lee throws a fast counter high kick but Gracie manages to duck under it in time.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Lee cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Gracie wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ping Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Gracie.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Gracie slips a jab from Lee.
Gracie lands with an overhand left.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee wants to counter with a clinch but Gracie pushes him away.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Gracie tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Gracie tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Gracie throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee scores with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Lee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gracie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
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 connects with a jab.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Lee throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the ropes and back into range.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Gracie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.

Lee closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the ropes.
Gracie blocking some punches.

Gracie manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Gracie lands with a right hand.
Gracie moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Gracie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Lee.
Gracie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Gracie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gracie defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee is looking for the big counter here.
Gracie throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Renato Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ping Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Lee wants to counter with a clinch but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ping Lee.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ping Lee!
Ping Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Renato Gracie stepped up to the mic, saying 'RIP'D by VIP... '.