PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to The Bone. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bundy
vs
Lee

182 cm
45
212 lbs
35 - 21 - 2

195 cm
35
222 lbs
31 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands a head shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lee has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bundy throws a big shot that misses.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bundy connects with a body shot.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bundy's calf.
Bundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hitmon Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundy throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.

It looks like Al Bundy has been cut.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee'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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Bundy tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Bundy has picked Lee up - he's going for a ride! Bundy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.

Bundy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundy trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets full guard.
Bundy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bundy is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy preventing the sweep.
Bundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee keeping full guard, as Bundy tries to pass.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Bundy is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bundy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bundy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Bundy throwing strikes but missing.
Bundy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bundy throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Bundy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bundy showed some decent athleticism there.
Bundy is just content to waste time from the top position. Lee takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bundy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bundy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lee parries the strikes from Bundy easily there. Bundy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lee to escape.
Lee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bundy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lee moves into full guard.
Bundy stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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 Al Bundy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee throws a lazy body kick

and Bundy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bundy is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bundy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bundy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Bundy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lee is pressing down on Bundy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
Bundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee is looking to stand up but Bundy isn't so interested in that idea.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy is trying to control but can't.
Bundy is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bundy wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Bundy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lee postures up.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Bundy.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bundy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bundy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lee postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A cross from Lee lands.
Bundy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bundy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Bundy attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Bundy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Al Bundy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bundy.
Bundy misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bundy defends it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bundy.
Bundy on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Bundy is just out of range.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bundy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
Bundy struggling a bit here.
The ground and pound from Lee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lee's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bundy wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee prevents Bundy from improving his position.
Lee slips a nice elbow through Bundy's hands, connecting with Bundy's forehead.
Bundy tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hitmon Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Al Bundy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bundy avoids the head kick by Lee.
Bundy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bundy scores with a decent looking hook.
Bundy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee sizes up Bundy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bundy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big left from Bundy misses.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bundy misses with a takedown

and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bundy won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bundy to see if he's OK.
Lee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bundy to see if he's OK.
Lee working away.
Lee laying and praying for a moment but Bundy takes advantage and regains half guard.
Bundy is looking to improve his position.
Bundy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Bundy defending well.
Bundy is positioning himself well to prevent Lee advancing to mount.
Nice strikes from Lee there.
Bundy is trying to control but can't.
Bundy tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bundy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bundy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is in trouble now - Lee has advanced to mount!
Lee avoids the attempt from Bundy to control.
Lee dominating with strikes here.
Lee unloading with bombs!
Lee lands a heavy elbow.
Bundy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bundy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Lee.
Lee with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bundy is working to get back to half guard.
Lee is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bundy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bundy is looking to escape.
Bundy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Bundy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bundy tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bundy is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hitmon 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitmon Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Hitmon Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.