PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seijurou Yoshioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lee
vs
Yoshioka

191 cm
21
211 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seijurou Yoshioka!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshioka is just out of range.
Yoshioka misses with a straight right.
Yoshioka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Yoshioka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yoshioka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoshioka throws out the jab.
Yoshioka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yoshioka wants it to stay on the feet.
Yoshioka looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
A shot to de liver by Yoshioka. Beautiful body shot.
Yoshioka misses with a two punch combination.
Yoshioka misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Seijurou Yoshioka has been cut.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.

Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yoshioka to the mat! Yoshioka manages to get full guard.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Yoshioka's brow.
Yoshioka keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoshioka has wrist control.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshioka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yoshioka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lee throws a strike but Yoshioka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee keeping full guard, as Yoshioka tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yoshioka prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee moves out of range as Yoshioka strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Yoshioka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshioka misses the body punch

and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yoshioka taking some punishment here, with Lee in his half guard.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yoshioka is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee with the ground and pound but Yoshioka uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yoshioka is on top in guard.
Lee is looking to stand back up but Yoshioka counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seijurou Yoshioka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee fails to land the takedown.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshioka is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yoshioka moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yoshioka counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoshioka's corner calls for a 1-2. Yoshioka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yoshioka slips a straight right by Lee.
Yoshioka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshioka.
Yoshioka leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshioka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yoshioka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Yoshioka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yoshioka wants it to stay on the feet.
Yoshioka misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a combination
enabling Yoshioka to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Yoshioka - just one landing.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Yoshioka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshioka jabs at Lee's body.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Yoshioka's head but Yoshioka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshioka throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshioka.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That has opened up Seijurou Yoshioka's cut even more.
Yoshioka cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yoshioka as he jumps to the side.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Yoshioka counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Yoshioka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoshioka staying out of range there.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Seijurou Yoshioka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshioka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshioka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yoshioka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a hook but Yoshioka blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yoshioka lands a two punch combo.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Yoshioka moves away and avoids it.
Seijurou Yoshioka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshioka cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Yoshioka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yoshioka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshioka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yoshioka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yoshioka tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshioka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Luke Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Yoshioka moved out of range.
A big right from Lee misses.
Yoshioka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Yoshioka's head but Yoshioka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshioka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yoshioka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Yoshioka.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Yoshioka connects with a body shot.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice defenses there by Yoshioka.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Yoshioka lands with an overhand left.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Yoshioka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Yoshioka ducks down to avoid it.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yoshioka scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshioka punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshioka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Yoshioka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Yoshioka cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yoshioka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshioka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee misses with a hook.
Yoshioka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seijurou Yoshioka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seijurou Yoshioka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Yoshioka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshioka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Yoshioka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yoshioka 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.
Jab from Yoshioka.
Good exchange - Yoshioka coming out on top.
Yoshioka works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yoshioka.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Yoshioka.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Yoshioka.
Yoshioka blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee misses with a straight left.

Lee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshioka trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yoshioka tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Yoshioka has his hands clasped together around Lee's back. He's all about the action.
Lee passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Lee there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee unloads with some shots from mount but Yoshioka bucks and avoids them well.
Lee punching from mount but Yoshioka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yoshioka tries to reverse the position but Lee maintains control.
Lee misses with a head shot.
Yoshioka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lee with good strikes from the mount here!

The cut above Seijurou Yoshioka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Seijurou Yoshioka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luke Lee!
Luke Lee retains his light heavyweight title!