PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hwang Yang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumi Tarynomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hwang Yang Lee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yang Lee
vs
Tarynomo

177 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwang Yang Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sumi Tarynomo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Tarynomo down.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sumi Tarynomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarynomo throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Tarynomo off balance momentarily.
Tarynomo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tarynomo throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
A head kick misses from Tarynomo.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Tarynomo counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarynomo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tarynomo is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Tarynomo avoids the head kick by Lee.
Tarynomo tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Tarynomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tarynomo tries to clinch up.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Tarynomo.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Tarynomo shrugs it off though.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Tarynomo 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 avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Tarynomo tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tarynomo looks gassed!
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tarynomo.
Tarynomo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tarynomo's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarynomo throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Tarynomo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Tarynomo misses.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tarynomo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Tarynomo misses with a low kick.
Tarynomo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tarynomo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tarynomo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tarynomo misses with a head kick.

Tarynomo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Tarynomo moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarynomo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarynomo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hwang Yang Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee scores with a nice body kick.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Tarynomo blocks a head kick by Lee.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarynomo.
Tarynomo throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Tarynomo swinging wildly here.
Hwang Yang Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tarynomo throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee staying out of range there.
Tarynomo is breathing heavily.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarynomo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hwang Yang Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Tarynomo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tarynomo jumps guard but Lee stands there with Tarynomo around his waist. Tarynomo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tarynomo misses with an elbow over the top.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tarynomo.
Tarynomo tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tarynomo blocks a head kick by Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee throws a series of punches but Tarynomo avoids them all with ease.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarynomo.
Tarynomo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tarynomo misses with a double jab.
Tarynomo moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Tarynomo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarynomo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hwang Yang Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Tarynomo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarynomo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tarynomo misses with a double jab.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick from Lee lands but Tarynomo takes it in his stride.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Tarynomo.
Tarynomo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee throws a head kick but Tarynomo moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Tarynomo.
Tarynomo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lee connects with a high kick.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Tarynomo misses with a wild combination.
Tarynomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee avoids the body shot from Tarynomo.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hwang Yang Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tarynomo misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tarynomo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lee thumps Tarynomo with a low kick.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Tarynomo off balance momentarily.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Tarynomo stumbling back into the cage.
Tarynomo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tarynomo misses with a series of wild punches.
Tarynomo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Tarynomo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarynomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarynomo blocks a head kick by Lee.
Tarynomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Tarynomo moves out of range.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tarynomo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tarynomo tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Tarynomo throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Tarynomo throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Tarynomo avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Tarynomo backs away looking to recover.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Tarynomo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tarynomo throws a lazy head kick
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tarynomo's knee momentarily.
A head kick from Lee lands but Tarynomo takes it in his stride.
Tarynomo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Tarynomo moves out of range easily.
Tarynomo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Tarynomo.
Tarynomo avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick that Tarynomo semi-blocks.
Tarynomo misses with a few strikes there.
Lee misses with the combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tarynomo.
Sumi Tarynomo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Tarynomo instigates a clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Tarynomo has him pressed against the cage.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tarynomo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarynomo tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Tarynomo misses with a knee strike.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Tarynomo looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Tarynomo moves out of range easily.
Hwang Yang Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tarynomo blocks a head kick by Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hwang Yang 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hwang Yang Lee!