PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen molliwhopped- Earl Sweatshirt as his entrance music. Cung Lee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lee
vs
Williams

176 cm
22
183 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

186 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Fighters First Nutrition
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cung Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Williams!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Lee wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cung Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Williams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Williams has Lee pushed against the cage.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Cung Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Williams.

Williams shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Williams trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lee has managed to clinch.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Lee.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Lee.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Williams looks gassed!
Williams 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.
Williams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cung Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Cung Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Williams tries to tie him up.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cung Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Williams.
Williams thumps Lee with a low kick.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cung Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lee forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Williams avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee prevents a body shot from Williams.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Williams is breathing heavily.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Lee scores with a nice body kick.

Lee pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Williams blocking some punches.
Lee wants to stall.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
Williams wants to break free but Lee has control.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cung Lee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Lee just leaning against Williams, taking a breather.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lee after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cung Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Williams.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Marcus Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Lee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.

Williams has Lee pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Williams pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lee tumbling to the mat - Williams dives into Lee's guard.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Williams controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee wants to stand up but Williams is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cung 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

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