PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 316 p4p, 304 weight class) and Long Hung Dong (ranked 48 p4p, 45 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Long Hung Dong enters the cage!

Lee
vs
Dong

185 cm
26
180
18 - 8 - 0

188 cm
36
175
27 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Long Hung Dong!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong swinging wildly here.
Dong misses with a right hand
and Dong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Dong.
Dong misses with a leg kick
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dong throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Dong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Dong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dong throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dong misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Dong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
A jab lands there for Dong.
Lee wants to clinch up but Dong keeps it at a distance.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Dong motions for Lee to come forward. Dong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong connects with a crisp jab.
Dong throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dong misses with a left hand
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee cracks Dong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee thumps Dong with a low kick.
Dong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Dong.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Dong settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dong.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dong throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Donk. Dong catches Lee right on the button with a cross.

Dong forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Dong controls the action.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Dong settles back down.
Dong just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLee.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Long Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee checks a low kick from Dong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Dong as he checks the leg kick.

Dong forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dong.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Dong avoids the damage to the body.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Dong is working Lee over against the cage.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dong scores with a leg kick.
Lee tries to work over Dong's front leg with a kick but Dong checks it.
Dong misses with a low kick.
Lee is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with a left hand
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dong avoids a kick to the body.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Dong throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dong circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Dong is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong misses with the combination.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Dong circles away.
A good leg kick by Lee.
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 Jimmy Lee will probably get the nod.
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 with a jab.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Dong swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Dong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dong. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong misses with a right hand
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong scoring well with a low kick there.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee is looking to slow Dong down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dong clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee presses Dong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Dong backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Dong's head.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dong or not.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Dong is breathing heavily.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dong fails to land.
Dong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Dong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dong is defending well for now.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Dong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee lunges at Dong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dong's hand.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dong throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee connects with the punch.
A low kick from Dong misses
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Lee punishes Dong's body with a nice straight punch.
Dong misses with a leg kick.
Dong throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dong at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong.
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lee duly obliges.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Dong breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dong, as that shot connected.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
Jimmy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Dong looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Dong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee thows a body kick. Dong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dong throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dong takes one to the side of the head.
Dong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dong wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee is looking to counter the offense by Dong and move into the clinch.
Dong tries to land a body kick
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dong throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Dong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Dong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Dong misses its intended target.
Dong scores with a kick to the body.
Dong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Lee stuns Dong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dong on the side of the head.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Dong throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a straight 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 lands a two punch combo.
Dong looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee gets a clinch.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
Dong is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dong.
Lee tries to work over Dong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dong can do to turn this around?
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Dong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Long Hung Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Lee pushes Dong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Dong is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dong struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Dong avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Dong working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Dong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee working Dong over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Dong tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Dong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Dong tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.

Dong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee moves out of range as Dong strikes.
A jab from Dong misses.
A swing and a miss from Dong.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dong's hands.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dong throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
Jimmy Lee opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.