PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jung Ku Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Karr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ku Lee
vs
Karr

184 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jung Ku Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Karr!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ku Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Karr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ku Lee's head.
Ku Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Karr throws a head kick that misses.
Ku Lee misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karr.
Good leg kick by Karr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Karr - that will leave a mark!
Karr lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karr throws a head kick that misses
and Ku Lee counters with a two punch combo.
Michael Karr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ku Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ku Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick by Karr misses
and Ku Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Michael Karr has been cut.
Karr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karr moves out of range as Ku Lee strikes.
Karr scores with a head kick. Ku Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Karr's coach down at Die Trying Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Karr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ku Lee rushes Karr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ku Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karr backwards.
Ku Lee scores with a shot to the side of Karr's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karr.
Karr prevents a body shot from Ku Lee.
Karr working hard to break the clinch.
Ku Lee throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ku Lee.
Ku Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Karr.
Ku Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ku Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karr tries to break free but Ku Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Karr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ku Lee has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ku Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Karr.
Ku Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ku Lee.
Ku Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karr blocking some punches.
Ku Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Karr backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ku Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karr backwards.
Karr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ku Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karrs head.
Ku Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ku Lee working aggressively here.
Karr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ku Lee throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ku Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick by Karr misses
and Ku Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Karr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karr throws a sloppy head kick and Ku Lee moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Karr.
Karr misses with a head kick.
Karr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ku Lee.
Ku Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karr.
Ku Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ku Lee blocks a head kick by Karr.
Ku Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Karr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Karr scores with a head kick. Ku Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Ku Lee throws the left hand but Karr avoids the punch easily.
Ku Lee moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKarr.
Ku Lee throws a body punch but Karr moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Karr.
A head kick from Karr lands but Ku Lee takes it in his stride.
A combination from Ku Lee does no damage.
Karr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Karr throws a head kick but Ku Lee moves out of range.
Karr slips under a jab from Ku Lee.
Karr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ku Lee's calf.
Karr scores with a head kick.
Karr throws a sloppy head kick

and Ku Lee counters with a crisp one two that drops Karr! Ku Lee thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Karr to his feet! Karr is in big trouble!

Karr is rocked!
Ku Lee blocks a head kick by Karr.
Karr is still on wobbly legs! Can Ku Lee finish him?
Karr walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Karr limp body while Ku Lee jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jung Ku Lee!
An out of breath Jung Ku Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.