PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahsan Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with The Pretender blaring out of the sound system. Hamed is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ahmed's Theme. Ahsan Hamed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Morrison Lee's chin.

Lee
vs
Hamed

181 cm
24
158 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Lion Fightwear
Urban Fighter

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 11 - 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ahsan Hamed!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee throws a body punch but Hamed moves out of range.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hamed slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Hamed counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Donk. Hamed catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Hamed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hamed's calf.
Lee jabs at Hamed's body.
Hamed has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses.
Hamed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee looks to throw a body kick
and Hamed counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Hamed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Hamed.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Hamed manages to avoid it.
Lee with a nice cross.
Hamed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hamed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Hamed counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Hamed ducks down to avoid it.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hamed scores with a kick to the body.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Hamed tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Hamed avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Hamed saw that one coming.
Hamed on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hamed paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee tries to clinch but Hamed is having none of it.
Hamed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Hamed throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hamed.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Hamed's head but Hamed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Hamed's front leg but catches the back leg as Hamed tries to avoid it.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamed follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamed.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Hamed.
Lee lands a body shot.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses.
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ahsan Hamed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hamed misses with a hook.
Hamed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamed manages to avoid it.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Hamed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hamed checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hamed.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Hamed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hamed counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee feints and then cracks Hamed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hamed down.
Lee tries to clinch up but Hamed circles away and keeps his distance.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morrison Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hamed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee jabs Hamed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hamed in his tracks.
Hamed tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hamed avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hamed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Hamed takes one to the chin there.
Hamed checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Hamed moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Hamed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee works Hamed's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Hamed.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Hamed.
Hamed throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Hamed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hamed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee lands with a cross.
Hamed lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hamed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee throws a body punch but Hamed moves out of range.
Lee throws a hook but Hamed avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Hamed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morrison Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Hamed checks a leg kick nicely.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Donk. Lee catches Hamed right on the button with a cross.

Lee clinches with his opponent.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Hamed's shoulder, as Hamed tries to avoid the shot.
Hamed misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee thuds his right hand into Hamed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Hamed misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Hamed scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamed stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morrison Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamed takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hamed lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Hamed.
Hamed throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Hamed only half commits.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee misses with a hook
and Hamed counters with an outside leg kick.
Morrison Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morrison Lee dominated that second round.
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.

Hamed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hamed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Hamed seems unphased.
Hamed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Hamed moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Hamed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee moves out of range as Hamed throws a body kick.
Hamed lands with a nice body kick.
Hamed scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Hamed.
Hamed attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hamed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hamed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee throws a low kick but Hamed moves out of range easily.
Hamed gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee swings for the body but Hamed moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hamed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamed can do to turn this around?
Lee thuds a left hand into Hamed's body.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Hamed is out of range.
Hamed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee lands with a hook. Hamed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hamed throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee stuns Hamed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Hamed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Lee lands.

Lee clinches up against the cage.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamed.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hamed lands with a left to the head.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamed throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Hamed throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Hamed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Hamed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hamed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crunch! Hamed slams his shin into Lee's torso.
Hamed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hamed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Hamed's head.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hamed just manages to avoid it.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hamed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamed.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hamed checks it well.
Hamed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Hamed settles back down.
Hamed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Hamed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hamed - that will leave a mark!
Hamed needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hameds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hamed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee slips a jab from Hamed.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hamed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hamed counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Hamed to acknowledge the strikes.
Hamed slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Hamed moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Morrison Lee did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hamed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamed was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Hamed keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick.
Hamed loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hamed, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hamed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Hamed tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Hamed uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick but Hamed checks it.
Hamed steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
And Hamed responds with a good body kick, but Lee manages to step out the way in time.
Lee misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hamed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Hamed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee throws a body punch but Hamed moves out of range.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Hamed on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Hamed looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Lee cracks Hamed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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 connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hamed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee tries a low kick but Hamed avoids it.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Hamed sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crunch! Hamed slams his shin into Lee's torso.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee thumps Hamed with a low kick.
Hamed swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee with a hook.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hamed moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hamed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
Hamed misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hamed. That one must have hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Hamed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morrison Lee had his way with Ahsan Hamed in that round.
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 bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Hamed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hamed ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamed thinks about the counter body kick.
Hamed swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Hamed takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hamed momentarily.
Hamed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Lee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lee trying to control but Hamed is working from the bottom.
Hamed pulls Lee in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Hamed wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hamed scores with a kick to the body.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Hamed is out of range.
And Hamed responds with a good body kick, but Lee manages to step out the way in time.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.

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.
An inside leg kick from Hamed misses.
Hamed slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Hamed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hamed scores with a push kick.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamed.
Hamed feints a counter leg kick.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Hamed shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a push kick but Hamed slaps the foot to one side.
Hamed shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamed manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Hamed ducks down to avoid it.
Hamed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hamed ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
And Hamed responds with a good body kick, but Lee manages to step out the way in time.
Hamed defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee wants to clinch up but Hamed keeps it at a distance.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Hamed ducks down to avoid it.
Hamed feints a counter leg kick.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hamed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Hamed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee lunges at Hamed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamed's hand.
Lee throws a low kick but Hamed moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Hamed counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamed misses with a low kick.
Hamed avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hamed looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hamed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Hamed manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ahsan Hamed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:46
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morrison Lee!
Morrison Lee retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Morrison Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.