PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daigo Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis Lee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daigo Asai's chin.

Asai
vs
Lee

175 cm
24
165 lbs
9 - 9 - 1

162 cm
23
162 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Asai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lewis Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Asai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asai lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range.
Asai scores with a nice right hand.
Lee with a jab.
Asai thumps Lee with a low kick.
Asai blocks a jab.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Asai.
Asai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asai cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Daigo Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Asai saw it coming and moves away.
Asai sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook.
Asai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Asai lands a jab to the nose.
Asai looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Asai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Asai.
Lee lands with a hook. Asai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Asai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Asai throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asai misses with a wild body shot.

Asai has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee is working Asai over against the cage.
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!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Asai uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asai lands with a light punch inside.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asai avoids it.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Asai missing with knees to the body.

Asai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Asai moved out of range.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Asai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee slips under a jab.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asai looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.

Asai has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Asai can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee cracks Asai with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Asai blocking some punches.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Asai.
Asai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Asai is blocking nicely.
Asai tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Asai back against the cage.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee tries a knee to the head but Asai blocks it.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Asai breaks the clinch.
Asai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Asai closes the distance but Lee moves to the side

and Lee counters with a crisp right hand that drops Asai! Lee lets Asai back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Asai is rocked!

Lee tries to keep at a distance but Asai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Asai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Asai.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Asai in his tracks for a moment.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asai.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asai struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asai.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Asai misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Asai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lee feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Asai sprawling to the canvas! Asai rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lee finish him?!
Lee misses with a looping right.
Asai tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee throws the left hand but Asai avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee is looking to slow Asai down with leg kicks.
Asai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asai seems to have got his legs back now.
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asai misses with a double jab.
Asai throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Asai avoids the body shot from Lee.
Asai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Asai tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Asai as he connects with a hook.
Asai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Asai misses with a low kick.
Lewis Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Asai avoids the body shot from Lee.
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Asai slips a jab from Lee.
Asai ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Asai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Asai tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is looking to chop away at Asai's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Asai's head back.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee cracks Asai with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Asai falls to his knees and Lee doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Lee!