PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fatboy Slim - Right Here Right Now. John Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Lee

186 cm
37
159 lbs
33 - 20 - 0

199 cm
38
169 lbs
20 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

TWGC Champion
Excellent 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 33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Lee!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee darts in trying to clinch

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Lee.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson 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 Johnson is blocking nicely.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Johnson tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee darts in trying to clinch

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to clinch but Johnson moves away

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Lee lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Dave Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lee tries to clinch up

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lee tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Dave Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Lee throws a leg kick

and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Lee!
A less than humble Dave Lee misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.