PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 18096 p4p, 21789 weight class) and Juhjartus Khairannus (ranked 659 p4p, 635 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 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
Khairannus

186 cm
40
185
48 - 15 - 3

185 cm
32
181
17 - 10 - 1

World class boxer
Very quick

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!
KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 48 - 15 - 3, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juhjartus Khairannus!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a left hand
and Khairannus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khairannus blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khairannus avoids a kick to the body.
Khairannus with a nice calf kick.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khairannus throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee with a nice cross.
Khairannus misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Khairannus throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee half committed to a counter leg kick.
Khairannus throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Khairannus slips a straight right by Lee.
Khairannus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khairannus thuds his shin into the meat of Lee's side.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee slips a straight right by Khairannus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khairannus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khairannus.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khairannus or not.
Lee presses Khairannus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khairannus managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Khairannus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Khairannus controls the action.
Khairannus misses with a punch to the body.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Khairannus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Khairannus tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Khairannus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Lee.
A knee to the head by Lee.

It looks like Juhjartus Khairannus has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Khairannus shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Khairannus misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Khairannus blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Khairannus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Khairannus off balance momentarily.
Khairannus misses with a hook
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Khairannus.
Tommy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Khairannus lands.
Nice shot by Khairannus.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juhjartus Khairannus's cut.
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.

A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Lee misses with a kick to the body
enabling Khairannus to counter with a crisp jab.
Khairannus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Khairannus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Lee gets a clinch.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khairannus backwards.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Khairannus backwards.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khairannus's defenses.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Khairannus avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khairannus digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khairannus misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee works on Khairannus's body with a couple of short punches.
Khairannus wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Khairannus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Lee manages to break the clinch.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khairannus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Khairannus can turn it around.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Lee.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee moves away from the strike by Khairannus.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Khairannus had a free shot at his head there.
Khairannus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Khairannus throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Khairannus keeps the fight on the outside.
Khairannus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Khairannus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee looks to clinch
enabling Khairannus to counter with a crisp jab.

Lee forces Khairannus back against the ropes and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khairannus's brow.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
A frustrated look appears on Khairannus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tommy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Khairannus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khairannus struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khairannus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Khairannus blocks the elbow strike.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khairannus can do to turn this around?
Khairannus avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Khairannus fails to land.
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 Juhjartus Khairannus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Khairannus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Khairannus throws a big shot that misses.
Khairannus moves out of range of the strikes.
Khairannus avoids the head kick by Lee.
Khairannus throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Khairannus had a free shot at his head there.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khairannus checks it well.
Khairannus defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Khairannus controls his hands.
Khairannus dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khairannus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Lee.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khairannus misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khairannus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Lee misses.
Khairannus loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Khairannus.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khairannus lands a nice shot to the body.
Khairannus checks the leg kick.
Lee swings for the body but Khairannus moves out of range.
It seemed like Khairannus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khairannus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khairannus swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee tries to clinch but Khairannus moves out of range.
Khairannus throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee moves away from the strike by Khairannus.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee walks into a jab.

Lee has Khairannus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Juhjartus Khairannus's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khairannus is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee works on Khairannus's body with a couple of short punches.
Khairannus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Khairannus lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Khairannus controls the action.
Khairannus struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Juhjartus Khairannus'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 just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Khairannus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khairannus.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Lee throws a body punch but Khairannus moves out of range.
Lee cracks Khairannus with an open hand slap.
Lee staying out of range there.
Khairannus swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Khairannus manages to avoid it.
Khairannus throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Khairannus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Khairannus ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee swings for the body but Khairannus moves out of range.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Khairannus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khairannus manages to avoid it.
Lee tries to clinch but Khairannus moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khairannus misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Khairannus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khairannus backs up against the ropes.

Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khairannus, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Khairannus avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Khairannus is trying to break free.
Lee tries to work over Khairannus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Khairannus's ribcage.
Khairannus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Khairannus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khairannus.
Khairannus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khairannus.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khairannus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Lee.
A big right from Khairannus misses.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Khairannus slips the punch.
Khairannus throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Khairannus ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khairannus avoids the body shot from Lee.
Khairannus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Khairannus works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Khairannus misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee had his way with Juhjartus Khairannus in that round.
The cut man is working on Juhjartus Khairannus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Khairannus misses with a looping left.
Juhjartus Khairannus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khairannus keeps the fight on the outside.
Khairannus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Khairannus.
Khairannus throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Khairannus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee tries to clinch there but Khairannus circles away.
Khairannus throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Khairannus scores with a nice right hand.
Khairannus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Khairannus.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khairannus's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khairannus prevents a body shot from Lee.
Khairannus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Lee.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Khairannus has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khairannus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Khairannus fails to land.
Good body shot from Lee.
A left hand lands to the body for Khairannus.
Khairannus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Khairannus controls the action.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khairannus's defenses.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Khairannus is blocking nicely.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Khairannus avoids the damage to the body.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khairannus blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khairannus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Khairannus's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee working aggressively here.

Khairannus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Khairannus misses its intended target.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Khairannus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee throws a jab when Khairannus was well out of range.
Khairannus throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khairannus throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.

It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
Khairannus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khairannus digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Khairannus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khairannus lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Tommy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khairannus swats him away and circles back towards the center.

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 I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 49:46
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Lee!
Tommy Lee retains his welterweight title!
Tommy Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support.