PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Dunlop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. The key to victory for James Dunlop has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dunlop
vs
Lee

179 cm
23
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

166 cm
23
148 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Dunlop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Luka Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dunlop moves into the clinch successfully.
Dunlop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Dunlop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunlop backwards.
Dunlop lands a knee to the head.
Dunlop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dunlop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Dunlop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Dunlop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dunlop pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dunlop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Dunlop connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Luka Lee has been cut.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Dunlop.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dunlop backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Dunlop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunlop lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dunlop or not.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dunlop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dunlop lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Dunlop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dunlop tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Dunlop scores with a nice short uppercut.

Dunlop manages to break the clinch.
Dunlop tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee throws a series of punches but Dunlop avoids them all with ease.
Dunlop is looking to clinch.
Dunlop misses with a head kick.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lee gets a clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Dunlop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dunlop is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dunlop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunlop is breathing heavily.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dunlop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunlop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dunlop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dunlop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Dunlop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Dunlop trying to land knees to the body.
Lee cracks Dunlop with a nice body shot.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Dunlop blocks it.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunlop backwards.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dunlop missing with knees to the body.
Lee is working Dunlop over against the cage.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dunlop avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Dunlop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dunlop has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Lee.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Dunlop lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dunlop lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Dunlop is blocking nicely.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Dunlop in his tracks for a moment.
Dunlop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Dunlop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunlop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Dunlop.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Dunlop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop jumps guard but Lee stands there with Dunlop around his waist. Dunlop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Dunlop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunlop tries to clinch but Lee moves away

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dunlop is trying to break free.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunlop wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Dunlop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.

Dunlop breaks the clinch.
Dunlop scores with a three punch combo!
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Dunlop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Dunlop rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dunlop is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Dunlop.
Dunlop with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luka Lee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee clinches.
Dunlop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
James Dunlop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunlop doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Dunlop moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee blocks a head kick by Dunlop.
Dunlop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dunlop is defended easily by Lee.

Lee clinches up with Dunlop and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Dunlop's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunlop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Dunlop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dunlop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Dunlop takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee has Dunlop up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Dunlop with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Dunlop lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Dunlop is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lee trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee wants to stand but Dunlop is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Dunlop from controlling successfully.
Dunlop wants to get up but he can't break Lee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dunlop wants to stand and escape but instead Lee has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dunlop wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Dunlop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dunlop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunlop.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunlop wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.

Dunlop tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.

Dunlop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dunlop avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dunlop. That one must have hurt.
Dunlop throws a lazy head kick

and Lee counters by clinching up.
Dunlop avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dunlop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Dunlop tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunlop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunlop is trying to break free.

Dunlop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lee has Dunlop up against the cage in a clinch.
Dunlop is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dunlop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dunlop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dunlop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunlop lands an uppercut.
Dunlop is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dunlop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dunlop tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luka Lee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dunlop blocks a head kick by Lee.

Lee moves into the clinch.
Dunlop avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunlop.
Dunlop drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Dunlop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunlop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Dunlop moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Dunlop is blocking nicely.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dunlop throws an elbow that misses.

Dunlop is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lee can't fight it off and eventually Dunlop manages to take the fight to the floor. Lee looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dunlop passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dunlop decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Dunlop counters with a one-two to the body.

Dunlop instigates a clinch.
Dunlop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunlop.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Dunlop in his tracks for a moment.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunlop avoids it.
Dunlop throws an elbow that misses.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Dunlop tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.

Dunlop breaks the clinch.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Dunlop lands a jab to the nose.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunlop tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee tries to clinch but Dunlop moves away
and Dunlop counters with a big head kick but Lee shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dunlop throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.

Dunlop rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dunlop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dunlop darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Dunlop tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Dunlop drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunlop is defending well for now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Dunlop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunlop closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dunlop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lee counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunlop.
Dunlop scores with a knee to the head.
Dunlop with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Luka Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dunlop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunlop fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dunlop has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Dunlop.
Dunlop lands a nice elbow.
Dunlop wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dunlop wants a takedown but no success here.
Dunlop with a knee to the head.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dunlop's defenses.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunlop.
Dunlop lands a left hand.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Dunlop is blocking nicely.
Dunlop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Dunlop blocks the elbow strike.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Dunlop is blocking nicely.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Dunlop.
Dunlop has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Dunlop managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee tries to work over Dunlop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunlop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunlop backwards.
Dunlop is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Dunlop lands with a light punch inside.
Dunlop tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Dunlop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dunlop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Dunlop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunlop misses with a knee to the head.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunlop.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dunlop landing knees to the body.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Dunlop blocks with his arms.
Dunlop avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Dunlop showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Luka Lee!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Luka Lee!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Luka Lee!

Luka Lee wins by unanimous decision!