PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 250 p4p, 350 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 30 p4p, 46 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Erdogan
vs
Lee

188 cm
30
190
20 - 4 - 0

185 cm
30
180
25 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Erdogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Erdogan's head.
Erdogan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee slips under a jab from Erdogan.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Erdogan blocks a leg kick.
Erdogan 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.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Erdogan is out of range.
Erdogan lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lee moves into the clinch.
Erdogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Erdogan manages to break the clinch.
Erdogan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Erdogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Erdogan misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Erdogan prevents a body shot from Lee.
Erdogan lands a damaging elbow.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Erdogan.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erdogan's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.

Erdogan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erdogan throws out a powerful jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Erdogan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Erdogan throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee sizes up Erdogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Erdogan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Erdogan throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Erdogan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Erdogan off balance momentarily.
Erdogan scores with a leg kick.
Lee avoids the body shot from Erdogan.
Jimmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erdogan misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Erdogan doesn't seem bothered though.
Erdogan misses with an uppercut
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erdogan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Erdogan to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Erdogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erdogan.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Erdogan.
A punch lands to the side of Erdogan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Erdogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Erdogan's head backwards.
Lee lands a two punch combo.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erdogan moves away.
Erdogan scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Erdogan loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee takes a swing at Erdogan's ribcage but misses.
Erdogan blocks a jab.
Erdogan is looking to counter punch.
Erdogan lands a body shot.
Erdogan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Erdogan throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Erdogan throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee looks for the body kick but Erdogan saw that one coming.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Erdogan moved out of range nicely.
Erdogan half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee motions for Erdogan to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Erdogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Erdogan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Erdogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee moves out of range as Erdogan strikes.
A lazy body kick from Lee
and Erdogan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Erdogan throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Erdogan.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Erdogan avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erdogan blocks a jab.
Erdogan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Erdogan moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Erdogan.
Erdogan tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Erdogan counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee tries a low kick but Erdogan avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lee - that will leave a mark!
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erdogan manages to avoid it.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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.
Erdogan throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Erdogan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee stuns Erdogan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erdogan slips under a jab from Lee.
Erdogan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erdogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee connects with a jab.
Erdogan slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Erdogan slips a jab from Lee.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Erdogan's knee but Erdogan avoids it well.
Erdogan loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Erdogan throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erdogan misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
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 scores with a sloppy right hand. Erdogan should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Erdogan avoids the body shot from Lee.
An attempted straight right counter from Erdogan misses the target.
Erdogan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Jimmy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Erdogan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Erdogan saw that one coming.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Erdogan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Erdogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee with a nice calf kick.
Erdogan checks a leg kick.
Erdogan ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Erdogan works the jab nicely.
Erdogan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee with the inside leg kick.

Erdogan has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lee.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Erdogan tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Erdogan manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Erdogan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Erdogan is just out of range.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Erdogan moves away and avoids it.
Erdogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice cross by Lee.
Erdogan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Erdogan lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Erdogan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
A swing and a miss from Erdogan.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Erdogan.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Erdogan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erdogan throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Erdogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erdogan manages to avoid it.
Erdogan misses with a shot to the body
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee slips a jab from Erdogan.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Erdogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Erdogan takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Erdogan misses with a leg kick.
Lee works Erdogan's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Erdogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Erdogan.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Erdogan avoids it.
As Lee backs away, Erdogan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erdogan moves away.
Erdogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Erdogan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Erdogan moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Erdogan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands with a straight right. Erdogan didn't see that one coming.
Erdogan misses with a body shot.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erdogan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Erdogan counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Erdogan's front leg but catches the back leg as Erdogan tries to avoid it.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Erdogan does a little dance to reset his feet.

Erdogan drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Lee blocks a body shot from Erdogan.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Erdogan avoids it.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Erdogan avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Erdogan fails to land.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Erdogan avoids it.
Erdogan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erdogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Erdogan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Erdogan avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan lands a shoulder strike.
Erdogan lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erdogan prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Erdogan pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Erdogan.
Mustafa Erdogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Erdogan.

It looks like Jimmy Lee has been cut.
Erdogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Erdogan.
Erdogan lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.

Erdogan breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Erdogan does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Lee moves away from the strike by Erdogan.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Erdogan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Erdogan slips under a jab from Lee.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Erdogan and Lee goes tumbling to the canvas! Erdogan follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Lee is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Erdogan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Erdogan finish him?
Erdogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erdogan moves away.
Erdogan darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Lee's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Erdogan before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mustafa Erdogan!
Mustafa Erdogan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.