PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Yeong Lee (ranked 4152 p4p, 4983 weight class) and Jaka Prawira (ranked 293 p4p, 318 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Prawira

178 cm
25
150
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
150
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeong Yeong Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaka Prawira!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee scores with the left hand. Prawira knows he should have avoided that one.
Prawira looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Prawira misses with a straight right.
It looked like Lee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Prawira.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.

Prawira clinches with his opponent.

Prawira manages to break the clinch.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Prawira misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prawira.
Lee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Prawira eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Prawira moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Prawira manages to avoid it.
Prawira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prawira swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prawira doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
A leg kick checked by Lee.

Prawira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Prawira.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Prawira.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Prawira has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Nice jab there from Lee.
Jab by Prawira.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Prawira tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Prawira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Prawira with an uppercut!
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prawira. Prawira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Prawira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws a leg kick but Prawira moved away.
Prawira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Jaka Prawira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prawira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prawira throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Lee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prawira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Prawira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prawira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prawira is looking to clinch.
Prawira doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prawira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Prawira moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prawira is looking to clinch.
Prawira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Prawira tries to clinch up
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prawira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prawira misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prawira tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Prawira.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lee lands with a cross.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Prawira moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Prawira tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Prawira 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.
Prawira scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prawira tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeong Yeong Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Prawira is looking to clinch.
Prawira has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Prawira tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prawira can do to turn this around?
Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prawira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prawira tries to clinch up.

Prawira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Prawira breaks the clinch.
Prawira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prawira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prawira wants to clinch.
Prawira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prawira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee catches Prawira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee throws a hook but Prawira avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.

Lee tries to keep at a distance but Prawira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee stalling the fight.
Prawira lands a right hand.

Prawira manages to break the clinch.
Prawira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prawira cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Prawira tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Jeong Yeong Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Prawira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Prawira looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a straight right. Prawira didn't see that one coming.
Lee tests Prawira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prawira tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Prawira tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Prawira wants to clinch
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Prawira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Prawira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prawira tries to clinch up.
Prawira tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Prawira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaka Prawira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prawira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prawira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prawira misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeong Yeong Lee dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Prawira as he connects with a hook.
Prawira thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee scores with a jab. Prawira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Prawira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Prawira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee slips under a jab from Prawira.
Prawira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prawira tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Prawira darts in trying to clinch
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Prawira thinking.
Lee misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prawira tries to clinch
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Prawira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prawira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prawira 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.
Prawira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prawira fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Prawira off the cage and back into range.
Lee misses with a hook. Prawira ducked under it nicely.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Prawira scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prawira looks to clinch
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
A good leg kick by Prawira.
Prawira is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Prawira manages to avoid it.
Prawira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prawira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prawira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee connects with the punch.
Prawira tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prawira is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Prawira is looking to clinch.
A big right from Lee misses.
Prawira moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Lee.
A nice combination there by Lee.
Prawira is looking to clinch.
Prawira slips a straight right by Lee.
A left lands for Lee.
Prawira doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prawira is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prawira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prawira misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee!
The fight stays on the outside here - Prawira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prawira wants to clinch.
Lee throws a big counter combination but Prawira scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeong Yeong Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeong Yeong Lee!
Jaka Prawira was interviewed post fight and said 'This is not a loss, it's just a lesson on how to get better'.