PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Fatboy Slim - Right Here Right Now. Kari has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. Dave Lee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lee
vs
Kari

199 cm
37
169 lbs
20 - 16 - 1

172 cm
29
159 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kari checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee tries to clinch up but Kari circles away and keeps his distance.
Kari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kari throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kari throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Kari missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kari throws a lazy uppercut

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Kari misses with a body punch.
Kari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kari.
Kari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kari blocks a body shot from Lee.
Kari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Kari can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Kari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kari's elbow.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Kari tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Kari back against the cage.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee lands a left hand.
Kari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kari blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kari fails to land.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Kari to work.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kari is defending well for now.
Lee prevents a body shot from Kari.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kari blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kari lands a nice uppercut.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kari blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Kari scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kari is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Kari into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kari.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kari avoids it.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kari scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Lee is rocked!
Kari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Kari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Kari's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kari blocking some punches.
Kari has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Kari.
Kari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Kari throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kari misses with a punch on the inside.
Kari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kari misses with some punches.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Kari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Kari throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kari.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lee is working Kari over against the cage.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Kari in his tracks for a moment.
Kari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee is working Kari over against the cage.
Kari misses with some punches.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kari tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kari.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Kari.
Kari working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Izaac Kari will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee slips a straight right by Kari.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kari as he jumps to the side.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kari throws out the jab.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kari is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lee tries to clinch there but Kari circles away.
Kari loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Kari throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kari swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Kari pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick from Kari misses.
A slow jab from Kari misses its intended target.
Kari wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee is looking to clinch but Kari is avoiding it.
Kari is looking to land body kicks.
Kari throws a lazy uppercut

and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kari has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee is working Kari over against the cage.
Kari scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Kari on the inside.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dave Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kari working aggressively here.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kari throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Kari blocking some punches.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Kari avoids the damage to the body.
Kari stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kari blocks the elbow strike.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Kari avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kari as the two fighters clinch.
Kari lands a big right hand that drops Lee! The killer instinct kicks in and Kari finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kari!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Izaac Kari!
A very excited looking Izaac Kari made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.