PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Hearts

185 cm
25
215 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

182 cm
24
211 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, TJ Hearts!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearts was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Boo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Hearts saw that one coming.
Hearts closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Hearts pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Hearts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hearts.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hearts 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.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Hearts moved out of range.
Hearts feints the counter takedown.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hearts to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Hearts.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hearts counters with a takedown into side control.

Lee throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
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 throws a right hand that misses
and Hearts counters with a straight right hand.
Hearts slips under a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hearts checks a leg kick.
Hearts thinks about the counter body kick.
Hearts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hearts works Lee's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hearts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearts.
Hearts throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hearts throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Lee misses with a double jab

and Hearts counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that.

Lee is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hearts presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Hearts manages to break the clinch.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hearts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Hearts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hearts moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Hearts. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearts is just out of range.
Lee jabs Hearts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hearts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hearts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Hearts.
Hearts misses with a hook.
Hearts swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Hearts tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hearts slips under a jab.
Hearts avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Hearts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hearts moves away.
Boo Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hearts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like TJ Hearts has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a right hand that Hearts ducks under and follows up with a left that Hearts also avoids with ease.
Hearts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Hearts.
Hearts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Hearts controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hearts.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hearts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hearts staying out of range there.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Hearts changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hearts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Hearts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Hearts slips the punch.
Hearts appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick from Lee misses

and Hearts counters with a takedown into side control.
Hearts lands a nice forearm strike.
Hearts lands a nice forearm strike.
Hearts cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hearts tries to score with some ground and pound. Lee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hearts tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lee's legs.
Lee is pushing Hearts's head away, looking to escape. Hearts manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearts lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee pushes Hearts away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hearts gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Hearts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee scores with a jab.
TJ Hearts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hearts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Hearts throws a body shot but no joy.
Hearts misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Hearts misses with a kick to the body.
Hearts misses the jab.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee swings for the body but Hearts moves out of range.
Lee misses with a straight right.
And Hearts tries to counter it with a takedown but Lee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearts jabs at Lee's body.
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee tries to clinch but Hearts is having none of it.
Lee blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Hearts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearts is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts scores with a jab to the head.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearts jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hearts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee swings for the body but Hearts moves out of range.
Hearts throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Hearts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Hearts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee takes a swing at Hearts's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Hearts there.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hearts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearts slips under a jab from Lee.
Hearts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hearts ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Hearts is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Hearts saw that one coming.
Hearts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hearts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Hearts avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Hearts lands a shoulder strike.

Hearts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hearts ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee tries to clinch there but Hearts circles away.
Hearts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearts ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Hearts misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Hearts misses.
Hearts stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hearts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hearts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Hearts walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Hearts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Hearts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hearts throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hearts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Hearts on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hearts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee throws a series of punches but Hearts moves out of range.
Hearts slips under a jab from Lee.
Hearts fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Hearts.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Hearts's shoulder, as Hearts tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but TJ Hearts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lee wants to clinch but Hearts slips to the side
and Hearts counters with a nice uppercut.
Hearts jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearts manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hearts.
Hearts lands a jab to the nose.
Hearts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee is looking to clinch.
A big left from Hearts misses.
Lee defending well as Hearts loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Hearts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hearts swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
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 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts misses with a looping left.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee connects with a right hand. Hearts shakes it off.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hearts in his tracks.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearts is just out of range.
Hearts drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lee defends it well.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Hearts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hearts checks it well.
Nice shot lands for Hearts.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Hearts shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
A lazy left from Hearts finds it's target.
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!
Jab, jab by Hearts - just one landing.
Boo Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
TJ Hearts 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 misses with a wild body shot.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearts.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Hearts changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hearts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hearts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hearts misses with a few strikes there.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hearts.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee throws a body punch but Hearts moves out of range.
Lee misses the body punch
and Hearts counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Hearts to acknowledge the strikes.
Hearts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Hearts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Hearts throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Hearts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hearts.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Hearts counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee throws a body punch but Hearts moves out of range.
Hearts slips under a jab from Lee.
Hearts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
It seemed like Hearts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Hearts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hearts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hearts.
Hearts connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hearts thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Hearts throws a good cross that connects.
Hearts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
A shot to the liver by Hearts. Beautiful body shot.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hearts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee misses with a right hand
and Hearts counters with a left to the body.

Hearts gets a takedown into half guard.
Lee scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hearts manages to mount him!

And that's the end of the fight!
Boo Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hearts 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Hearts!
After winning the bout, TJ Hearts thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.