PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Thunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Pretender. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that DJ Thunda was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lee
vs
Thunda

181 cm
22
158 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morrison Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Thunda!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Thunda.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Thunda ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Thunda throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Thunda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thunda has time to react.
Thunda moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee misses with an uppercut
letting Thunda counter with a right hand.
Lee throws a head kick that Thunda semi-blocks.
Morrison Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee moves out of range as Thunda strikes.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thunda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thunda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Thunda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thunda.
Thunda throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thunda moves away from the strike by Lee.

Lee has Thunda up against the cage in a clinch.
Thunda misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Thunda.
Thunda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thunda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thunda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee misses with some punches.
Thunda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thunda blocks an uppercut.

Thunda breaks from the clinch.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Thunda saw that one coming.
Thunda throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Thunda does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thunda as he avoids it easily.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thunda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thunda at a distance.
Thunda throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DJ Thunda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunda misses with a body kick.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunda.
Lee sizes up Thunda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thunda on the side of the head.
Thunda misses with a double jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thunda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thunda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Thunda staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee darts in looking for a takedown but Thunda gets double underhooks and turns Lee into the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thunda! But no joy.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Thunda's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Thunda.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thunda moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunda misses with a looping left.
Thunda scores with a body shot.
Thunda connects with a looping right hand.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thunda.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Thunda misses with a looping left.
Thunda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Thunda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Thunda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunda avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee backing away here, and Thunda unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Thunda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thunda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Thunda.
A jab from Thunda misses.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee blocks a head kick by Thunda.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thunda throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Thunda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
letting Thunda counter with a right hand.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunda was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee defending well as Thunda loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Lee misses.
Thunda feints a counter leg kick.
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 Morrison Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thunda lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thunda avoids the body shot from Lee.
Thunda dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thunda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thunda throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Thunda counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Thunda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunda missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Thunda.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thunda's waist but Thunda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick but Thunda moves out of range.
A big right from Thunda misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
DJ Thunda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Thunda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Thunda's head but Thunda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thunda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Thunda counters with a right hand to the body.
Thunda throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunda. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunda misses the target.

Thunda drops Lee with a right and a left! Thunda comes rushing in but Lee regains his composure and manages to keep Thunda in guard.

Lee is rocked!

It looks like Morrison Lee has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunda forces his way into half guard.
Oh Lee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Thunda controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Lee has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Thunda escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Thunda!
Thunda controls the position from side control.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Thunda controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to buck Thunda off but Thunda is having none of it.
Lee manages to get back to half guard.
Lee wants to improve his position but Thunda is controlling well.
Thunda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Thunda not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Lee looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Thunda pushes past his half guard into mount!
Thunda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lee wants to hold on but Thunda pushes him away.
Thunda controlling the position easily from mount.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Thunda has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Thunda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Morrison Lee's cut.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lee lands a jab.
Thunda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thunda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Thunda is out of range.
Thunda looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lee defending well as Thunda loads up on a big left hand.
Lee throws a head kick but Thunda moves out of range.
Thunda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Thunda now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Thunda moved out of range nicely.
Thunda throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thunda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Nice defenses there by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thunda.
A big left from Thunda misses.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Thunda's shoulder, as Thunda tries to avoid the shot.
Thunda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunda.
Thunda scores with a leg kick.
Lee throws a series of punches but Thunda avoids them all with ease.
Thunda throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thunda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Thunda ducks down to avoid it.
Thunda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Thunda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thunda misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries to bum rush Thunda with a series of wild strikes but Thunda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Thunda's head.
Thunda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda avoids the head kick by Lee.
Thunda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thunda defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Thunda swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Thunda misses with a wild combination.
Thunda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Thunda slips under a jab.
Thunda misses with a body shot.
Thunda connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee scores with the left hand. Thunda knows he should have avoided that one.
Thunda lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Thunda fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunda is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lee tests Thunda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Thunda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Thunda. Those never looked like landing.
Thunda with a hook.
Thunda throws a front kick that sends Lee stumbling back into the cage.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunda circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee throws the left hand but Thunda avoids the punch easily.
Thunda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thunda lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee misses with a hook
and Thunda counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunda fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thunda fails to land with a series of punches.
Thunda slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunda.
Thunda takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee misses the jab.
Thunda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Thunda scores with a nice strike.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Thunda ducks down to avoid it.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee slips a straight right by Thunda.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunda staying out of range there.
Thunda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thunda! But no joy.
Thunda delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but DJ Thunda just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Morrison Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thunda throws a head kick that misses.
Thunda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thunda's hands.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Thunda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Thunda.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.

Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thunda is trying to improve his position.

Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thunda knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but Thunda is defending well.
Thunda controls the position for a moment.
DJ Thunda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thunda is trying to improve his position.

Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thunda is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thunda isn't going anywhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thunda manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunda wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Lee is thwarting Thunda's attempts to control the position.

Thunda is defending against the submission attempts here by Lee.
Thunda is controlling Lee's trapped leg to prevent Lee from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thunda wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thunda is looking to land body kicks.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunda.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Thunda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thunda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thunda misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Thunda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thunda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Thunda manages to avoid it.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thundas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thunda takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Thunda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thunda stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunda misses with a looping right.
Thunda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thunda misses with a body kick.
Thunda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee slips under a jab from Thunda.
Thunda misses with a straight right.
Thunda throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Thunda cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Morrison Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Morrison Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thunda to the mat! Thunda manages to get full guard.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Lee seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Thunda has recovered full guard.
Lee trying to control but Thunda is working from the bottom.
Thunda is pulling down on Lee's head. It's preventing any offense from Lee, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda managing to control the position.

Lee drops back, looking for a kneebar! Thunda looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Thunda looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Thunda!

Lee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Thunda preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Lee seems to be working for a kimura but Thunda defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Lee is looking to advance position but Thunda won't allow it.

Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Lee seems to be looking for submissions.
Lee is keen to just control but Thunda is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thunda is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.

Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thunda is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.
Thunda has his hands clasped together around Lee's back. He's all about the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thunda is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thunda is trying to control but Lee manages to pass to mount!

Lee is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Thunda is surviving well by controlling Lee's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thunda to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thunda shrugs it off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lee jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Thunda manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Thunda wants to control but Lee postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:48
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Morrison Lee!
Morrison Lee retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Morrison Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.