PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has chosen Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Immanuel
vs
Tran Le

177 cm
37
184 lbs
19 - 13 - 1

179 cm
34
182 lbs
28 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
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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 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le pushes Immanuel away with a front kick.
Le looks to land a body kick but Immanuel moved away.
Immanuel throws a quick counter head kick but Le was just out of range.
Le blocks a head kick by Immanuel.
Immanuel lands a head kick. Le smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Le takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Le.
Immanuel lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Immanuel lands a left hand.
Immanuel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Le is trying to maintain a safe position but Immanuel gets an underhook and turns Le into the cage.
Immanuel digs a right hand underneath Le's ribcage. Le let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le tries to land a knee to the head but Immanuel blocks with his arms.
Immanuel lands an elbow inside that Le shrugs off.

It looks like Phan Tran Le has been cut.
Immanuel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Immanuel.
A shot in the inside from Immanuel.

Le is rocked!
Le takes an elbow to the forehead.
Le is still on wobbly legs! Can Immanuel finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le lands a hook that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Good body shot from Immanuel.
Le seems to have recovered his senses.
Immanuel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Immanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Immanuel throws an elbow but misses.
Immanuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Le trying to control the position but instead, Immanuel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Le into the cage.
Immanuel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le throws a head punch that misses.
Le lands a right hand that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Immanuel digs a right hand into Le's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Le's gas tank.
Immanuel lands a body shot.
Le lands a hook that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Nice elbow from Immanuel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
Immanuel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Le misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Immanuel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Immanuel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Immanuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Le displaying some good clinch control by pressing Immanuel up against the cage.
Le tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Le blocks an elbow strike from Immanuel.
Immanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Immanuel.
Immanuel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le or not.
Le looks winded!
Le takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short body shot lands from Immanuel as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Immanuel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Le's brow.
Immanuel lands a body punch.
Immanuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Immanuel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le takes an elbow to the forehead.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it misses.
Immanuel lands a damaging elbow.
Immanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Le controls his hands.
Immanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Le controls the action.
Immanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Immanuel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Immanuel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Immanuel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Phan Tran Le's cut even more.
Immanuel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Immanuel.
Le misses with an elbow strike.
Immanuel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Immanuel lands an elbow just above Le 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Immanuel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Immanuel.
Immanuel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Immanuel lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Immanuel.
Still in the clinch, Immanuel scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le takes an elbow to the temple.
Immanuel lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Le to his knees! Immanuel keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yeshua Immanuel!
After the big win, Yeshua Immanuel made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Phan Tran Le had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.