PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woo Jin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thunderstruck by AC/DC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Jin Lee

188 cm
25
186 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

167 cm
24
162 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Andy Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Woo Jin Lee!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Silva slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woo Jin Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Silva throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee avoids the head kick by Silva.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee slips a straight right by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Lee digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Silva misses.
Lee scores with a kick to the body.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Woo Jin Lee will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Silva lands a front kick.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Lee only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Woo Jin Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee delivers a nice body kick.
Lee misses with a hook.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Silva has Lee pressed against the cage.
Lee is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Lee is stalling here.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva checks a leg kick.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andy Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Silva misses with a straight left.
Lee stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Lee moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Silva throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee slips a jab from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Silva down.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee cracks Silva with a good jab.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva checks a low kick from Lee.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Woo Jin Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woo Jin Lee!
Woo Jin Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.