PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 778 p4p, 562 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 108 p4p, 74 weight class). Jimmy Lee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Kirk's chin.

Kirk
vs
Lee

185 cm
32
190
22 - 14 - 1

185 cm
30
180
25 - 14 - 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 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Lee misses
and Kirk counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kirk.
A head kick misses from Kirk.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Kirk saw it coming and moves away.
Kirk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Kirk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kirk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirk blocks a jab.
Kirk throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Kirk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been told by Kirk's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Kirk counters with a nice uppercut.
Kirk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirk missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirk misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Kirk moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance but Kirk moves to the side
and Kirk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirk misses with a kick to the body
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kirk slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Kirk blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirk is just out of range.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Kirk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kirk blocks a low kick nicely.
Kirk digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Kirk misses with a kick to the body
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Kirk is predictable there
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee avoids the body shot from Kirk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee blocks a head kick by Kirk.
Lee misses with a hook. Kirk ducked under it nicely.
Lee misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee misses with a hook.
Kirk misses with a looping left.
Kirk scores with a punch to the head.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Kirk moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Kirk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kirk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee is looking to chop away at Kirk's legs.
Kirk throws a big shot that misses.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Kirk moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Kirk throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the body shot from Kirk.
Lee is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee scores with a jab.
Lee misses with a hook
and Kirk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lee cracks Kirk with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirk. That's going to slow Lee down.
Lee avoids the body shot from Kirk.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kirk checks it well.
Kirk misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Kirk.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kirk counters with a body kick that stops Lee in his tracks momentarily.
Kirk misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kirk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kirk misses the shot to the body.
Lee appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Kirk is out of range.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kirk checks it well.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Kirk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Lee rushes Kirk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Kirk won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Kirk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kirk prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirk avoids the damage to the body.
Kirk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirk wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirk prevents a body shot from Lee.
Kirk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirk is defending well for now.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirk controls his hands.
Kirk avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Kirk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kirk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kirk misses with a looping right.
Lee takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Kirk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kirk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Kirk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Kirk thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Kirk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirk.
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!
Good work by Kirk as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kirk.
Lee throws a hook but Kirk blocks it.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee throws a leg kick but Kirk moved away.
Lee throws a low kick but Kirk moves out of range easily.
Kirk cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee throws a body punch but Kirk moves out of range.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Kirk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee thuds a left hand into Kirk's body.
Kirk circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Kirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee misses with a hook. Kirk ducked under it nicely.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirk cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kirk feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Jab by Lee.
Kirk throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Kirk moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kirk.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Kirk's front leg but catches the back leg as Kirk tries to avoid it.
That kick from Kirk tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirk.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirk.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.
Kirk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kirk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee slips a straight right by Kirk.
Kirk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Kirk. That snapped Lee's head back.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.

Lee has closed the distance and engaged Kirk in a clinch.
Lee working Kirk over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Kirk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Kirk down.
Kirk misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Kirk 's knee.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirk circles away.
Kirk swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk avoids the head kick by Lee.
Kirk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Kirk's ribcage.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee prevents a body shot from Kirk.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirk avoids the damage to the body.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirk.

Kirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kirk misses the jab.
Lee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jimmy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirk.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Kirk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Kirk slips the punch.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!

Kirk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kirk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kirk thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut
letting Kirk counter with a right hand.
Lee misses with a leg kick
letting Kirk counter with a right hand.
Kirk misses with a low kick.
Kirk misses the shot to the body.
Kirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Kirk misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Kirk's head.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kirk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Kirk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Kirk counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
A big right from Kirk misses.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kirk moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
Kirk throws a quick counter head kick but Lee was just out of range.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Kirk moved out of range.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirk manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Kirk counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Kirk throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Kirk counters with a body kick.
Nice shot by Kirk.
Lee with a nice calf kick.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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 off balance right hand
enabling Kirk to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee misses with the body kick
and Kirk counters with a nice uppercut.
James Kirk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk lands with a good body shot.
Kirk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Kirk settles back down.
Good leg kick by Lee.
A cross from Lee lands.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirk tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kirk.
Kirk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Kirk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Kirk moves out of range.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee lands with a straight right. Kirk didn't see that one coming.
Kirk ducks under a wild hook from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kirk doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirk.
A little feinted left hand from Kirk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kirk tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Kirk off balance momentarily.
Kirk throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee feints a counter leg kick.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Kirk scores with a hook.
Kirk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Kirk takes a shot to the head.
Lee prevents Kirk from breaking the clinch.
Kirk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kirk working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirk avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kirk fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Kirk misses with the head strike.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirk misses with some punches.
Kirk lands an uppercut.

Kirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee misses with a hook
and Kirk counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a leg kick
and Kirk counters with a straight right hand.

Lee is rocked!
Kirk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Kirk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kirk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Lee.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
Jimmy Lee took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
James Kirk spoke after the fight, saying 'KHAAAAAAN!'.