PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Hoola (ranked 5306 p4p, 3655 weight class) and Shi Woo Lee (ranked 420 p4p, 350 weight class). Hoola comes into the arena with Alvin & The Chipmunks - Christmas song blaring out of the sound system. Shi Woo Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoola
vs
Lee

178 cm
23
152
4 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
156
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Hoola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shi Woo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoola throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Nice shot lands for Hoola.
Hoola 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.
Hoola misses with a two punch combination.
Hoola swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Hoola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoola works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Hoola tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hoola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Hoola closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoola tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Hoola working aggressively here.
Hoola blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoola's elbow.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoola.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Hoola misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoola blocking some punches.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Hoola has Lee pushed against the cage.
Hoola blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoola can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Hoola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoola lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee keeps control of Hoola as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoola.
Hoola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Hoola misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoola.
Hoola blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Hoola is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Hoola into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoola taking a breather.
Hoola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Hoola manages to break the clinch.
Hoola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoola misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Ray Hoola has been cut.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Hoola counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoola tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Hoola misses with a right hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hoola is rocked!
Hoola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoola.
Hoola connects with a single shot there.
Hoola tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Hoola is out of range.
Hoola misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Hoola tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoola misses with an uppercut
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shi Woo Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Hoola's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hoola stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hoola misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Ray Hoola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee moves out of range as Hoola strikes.
Lee is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hoola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee throws out a counter right but Hoola avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoola moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Hoola wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee lands with a cross.
Oh Hoola is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ray Hoola's cut is getting worse.
Hoola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Hoola is looking for a counter combo.
Hoola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoola seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoola misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a huge left! Hoola is in big trouble! He's backing up but Lee isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hoola from any more damage. A dominating finish by Lee!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shi Woo Lee!
Shi Woo Lee bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.