PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 18234 p4p, 3341 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 756 p4p, 423 weight class). Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kickstart My Heart. The crowd seem to be enjoying Elizondo's choice of entrance music: Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Elizondo

186 cm
39
185
46 - 15 - 2

187 cm
28
186
26 - 10 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Perkele!

Conquer

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 46 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee instigates a clinch.
Elizondo is trying to break free.

Elizondo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elizondo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Lee.

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been informed that Elizondo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Elizondo working hard to break the clinch.
Elizondo is trying to break free.
Elizondo is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Elizondo blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Elizondo avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.

Elizondo breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Elizondo looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Lee misses the jab.
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!
Elizondo misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Elizondo slips a straight right by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Tommy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lee drives through and clinches with Elizondo against the ropes.
Elizondo takes a shot to the head.
Elizondo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Elizondo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Elizondo is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Elizondo is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Elizondo blocks a body shot from Lee.
Elizondo tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the ropes.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Elizondo in his tracks for a moment.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Elizondo controls the action.
Elizondo wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Elizondo avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Elizondo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Elizondo's efforts to push away.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee works on Elizondo's body with a couple of short punches.
Elizondo looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elizondo avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Elizondo blocking some punches.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Elizondo controls the action.
Lee has Elizondo pressed against the ropes, preventing Elizondo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee tries a body shot but Elizondo blocks it.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Elizondo's elbow.
Elizondo can't break the clinch.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Elizondo prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Elizondo takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee gets through Elizondo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a combination. Elizondo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Jab from Lee.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elizondo.
Elizondo blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee defending well as Elizondo loads up on a big left hand.
Lee is looking to clinch but Elizondo is avoiding it.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Elizondo.
Lee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elizondo throws out the jab.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elizondo can do to turn this around?
Elizondo throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Elizondo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tommy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses with a left hand
letting Elizondo counter with a right hand.

It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
Elizondo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Elizondo walks into a straight right hand from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee keeps Elizondo at a distance using the push kick.
Lee scores with a jab.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee cracks Elizondo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Elizondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Elizondo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elizondo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elizondo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Elizondo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Elizondo on the side of the head.
Elizondo throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Elizondo should have avoided that one.
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!
A big left from Elizondo misses.
Elizondo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Elizondo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Elizondo throws a big shot that misses.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Elizondo with a jab.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee tries to clinch but Elizondo is having none of it.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Elizondo moves away from the strike by Lee.
Elizondo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Elizondo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Elizondo saw that one coming.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Elizondo's head but Elizondo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee cracks Elizondo with an open hand slap.
Elizondo moves out of range as Lee strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
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 checks a leg kick.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Elizondo moves away and avoids it.
Elizondo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Elizondo.
Elizondo lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Elizondo defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Elizondo slips a straight right by Lee.
Elizondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee scores with the left hand. Elizondo knows he should have avoided that one.
Elizondo misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elizondo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elizondo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands a head kick!
Elizondo scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Elizondo.
Lee cracks Elizondo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Elizondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elizondo throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elizondo misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Elizondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Elizondo moves out of range easily.
Elizondo misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Elizondo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Elizondo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee catches Elizondo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elizondo.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee throws a leg kick but Elizondo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Elizondo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Elizondo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee defending well as Elizondo loads up on a big left hand.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Elizondo moves away and avoids it.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Elizondo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Elizondo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Elizondo misses the jab.
Elizondo looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Tommy Lee did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
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 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elizondo.
Lee takes a swing at Elizondo's ribcage but misses.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Elizondo is just out of range.
Lee digs a good body shot into Elizondo's ribs.
Elizondo misses with an uppercut.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Elizondo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Elizondo takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Elizondo misses the target.
Lee jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Elizondo tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee lands a head kick!
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is looking to slow Elizondo down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elizondo. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elizondo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Elizondo works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Elizondo misses.

Lee clinches up with Elizondo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Elizondo tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the ropes.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee digs a right hand into Elizondo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Elizondo's gas tank.

Elizondo breaks from the clinch.
Elizondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elizondo throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Elizondo is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Elizondo blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elizondo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elizondo.
Elizondo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Elizondo backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Elizondo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee lands with a right to the head.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Elizondo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elizondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Elizondo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Elizondo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee tries to clinch but Elizondo is having none of it.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Elizondo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee had his way with Gaizka Elizondo in that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Elizondo moves out of range easily.
Gaizka Elizondo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elizondo misses with an uppercut.
Elizondo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elizondo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Elizondo scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Elizondo moves out of range easily.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elizondo throws out the jab.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elizondo moves away.
Elizondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Elizondo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Elizondo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Elizondo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Elizondo throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee throws a hook but Elizondo blocks it.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
letting Elizondo counter with a right hand.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Elizondo.
Lee scores with a jab.
Elizondo slips under a jab from Lee.
Elizondo ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Elizondo doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Elizondo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Elizondo's head back.
Elizondo throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Elizondo's defenses.
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 misses with a hook. Elizondo ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Elizondo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Elizondo tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Elizondo at a distance.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Elizondo looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Elizondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
That kick from Lee tenderised Elizondo's leg. Elizondo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Tommy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elizondo.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommy Lee.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Lee!
Tommy Lee is the new welterweight champion!
Tommy Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Gaizka Elizondo was interviewed post fight and said 'gonna take some time off '.