PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 21631 p4p, 716 weight class) and Tommy Lee (ranked 21159 p4p, 779 weight class). Lee has chosen Kickstart My Heart as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tommy Lee enters the ring!

Dimelo
vs
Lee

182 cm
23
198 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

186 cm
22
185 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimelo connects with a jab.

It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
Lee moves out of range as Dimelo strikes.
Lee wants to clinch but Dimelo slips to the side
and Dimelo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Dimelo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dimelo throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Dimelo loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee lands a body shot.
Dimelo staying out of range there.
Dimelo slips under a jab from Lee.
Miko Dimelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimelo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimelo moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.

Dimelo moves into the clinch.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimelo backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimelo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Dimelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.

Dimelo breaks from the clinch.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Dimelo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dimelo thumps Lee with a low kick.
Lee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dimelo. Dimelo obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Dimelo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dimelo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dimelo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arm Breakers/BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Dimelo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Dimelo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dimelo ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee slips a jab from Dimelo.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dimelo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good shot there by Lee.
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 nice outside leg kick.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Dimelo moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Dimelo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimelo.
Dimelo throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Dimelo cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Dimelo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Dimelo checks it.
Dimelo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Dimelo throws a shot to the body.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dimelo scores with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dimelo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Dimelo.
Dimelo slips under a jab from Lee.
Dimelo throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tommy Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
That's time! Dimelo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dimelo throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Dimelo only half commits.
Dimelo throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dimelo.
Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dimelo with a body shot.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dimelo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dimelo throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Dimelo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimelo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dimelo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimelo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dimelo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Dimelo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimelo slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee motions for Dimelo to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimelo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
A nice side step and Lee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dimelo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimelo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range 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 is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dimelo throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves away from the strike by Dimelo.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dimelo walks into a jab.
Dimelo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Dimelo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lee. That one must have hurt.
Dimelo misses with a leg kick.
Lee flicks out a counter leg kick but Dimelo steps away.
Dimelo connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Dimelo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimelo scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Dimelo off balance momentarily.
Dimelo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Dimelo had a free shot at his head there.
Dimelo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Dimelo throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dimelo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimelo.
Dimelo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dimelo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee connects with a high kick.

Dimelo is rocked!
Dimelo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Oh Dimelo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dimelo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dimelo seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dimelo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Dimelo moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee tries to work over Dimelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Dimelo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee avoids the head kick by Dimelo.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Dimelo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dimelo takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Dimelo throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dimelo slips under a jab from Lee.
Dimelo misses with a looping right.
Dimelo ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Dimelo thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dimelo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tommy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimelo tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dimelo blocks a jab.
Dimelo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo misses with the combination.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Dimelo sees coming a mile off.

Dimelo rushes Lee and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimelo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimelo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimelo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dimelo throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Dimelo misses with a straight left.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Dimelo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimelo looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimelo connects with a body shot.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dimelo doesn't seem bothered though.
Dimelo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimelo looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Dimelo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Dimelo off balance momentarily.
Dimelo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimelo throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Dimelo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dimelo is looking to score with low kicks.
Dimelo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dimelo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimelo is just out of range.
As Lee backs away, Dimelo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Dimelo slips the punch.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dimelo appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Miko Dimelo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lee's cut.
That's time! Dimelo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lee tests Dimelo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee delivers a nice body kick.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Dimelo thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dimelo misses with a hook
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Dimelo blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee cracks Dimelo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Dimelo is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Dimelo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Dimelo could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tommy Lee!
After winning the bout, Tommy Lee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.