PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonglong Li (ranked 378 p4p, 54 weight class) and Maxwell House (ranked 60 p4p, 10 weight class). House has chosen Coffee? as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Li
vs
House

183 cm
30
176 lbs
20 - 7 - 2

178 cm
27
180 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonglong Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell House!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House misses the shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that House 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.
A left and a right from Li both land. Nice combination.
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from House.
House throws a right hand that misses
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Li lands a leg kick that knocks House off balance momentarily.
House scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Li misses with an uppercut.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
Li misses with a looping right.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
It looked like Li was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Li will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Li connects with a good right hand that stumbles House. House circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Li takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.
House raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
House moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House is looking to chop away at Li's legs.
Li misses with a wild combination.
House throws a wild body kick that Li sees coming a mile off.
House turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
House throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Li lands but House takes it in his stride.
House on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Li lands with a hook. House tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Li looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A chopping leg kick lands by House.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
A nice inside leg kick there by House. That's going to slow Li down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Li.
Li feints and then cracks House's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow House down.
House throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Li.

It looks like Yonglong Li has been cut.
Jab from Li.
House throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
House throws a body shot but no joy.
House loads up on a big right hand but Li slips the punch.
Li scores with a hook to the body. House takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
House counters with a body kick.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing.
House fails with an attempt to clinch.
House has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
House scores with a body shot.
Li dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
House rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Li throws a big shot that misses.
House throws a front kick aimed at Li's knee but Li avoids it well.
House throws a nice inside leg kick.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li throws a right hand that misses

and House moves into the clinch.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
House lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
House takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li scores with a hook to the body.
House misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from House.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Li.
House throws a head punch that misses.
Li stalling in the clinch.
House throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lis head.
House tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Li creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 Yonglong Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yonglong Li's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

House throws a nice inside leg kick.
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li tried to score with a low kick but House checks it.
House now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Li takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Li is rocked!
Li buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Li ducks under a wild hook from House.
A swing and a miss from Li.
House throws a leg kick but Li sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Li connects with a crisp jab.

House gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House is trying to break free.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
Maxwell House seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li crunches a lovely knee into House's ribcage.
House misses with the head strike.
House tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li lands with a short punch from the clinch.

House pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but House circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like House was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
That kick from Li tenderised House's leg. House is trying to keep his angry face on.
Li tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
House's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
House lands a high kick!
Li takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Li was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from House.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
House staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
House connects with a leg kick. Li looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing.
House takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from House.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. House does a little dance to reset his feet.
House lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Li throws a solid leg kick but House takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Li.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
Li throwing a counter right hand but House manages to avoid it.
Li lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Li.
House connects with a body shot.
House swings widly with a right hand
and Li cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Li gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Li wants to slow House down by chopping away at his legs.
House takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
House tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from House.
A low kick from House is predictable there
and Li connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li slips under a jab from House.
House misses with a hook. Li ducked under it nicely.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
A jab from Li does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Li appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
House misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Li ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Li connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between House's hands.
Li dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on House. That did some damage!
Li ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Li swats away the attempt to clinch by House.
House lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yonglong Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yonglong Li's cut.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

House looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range.
Li lands a leg kick that knocks House off balance momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Li uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before House has time to react.
House throws a leg kick but Li moved away.
Li was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
House lands an overhand right.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
House looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range.
House throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
House dodges the punch combination from Li.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
House is looking to slow Li down with leg kicks.
A clash of legs there as House blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Li swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Li thows a left - swing and a miss!
Li lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
House is looking to land body kicks.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Li misses its target.
House throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Li connects with a solid leg kick.
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Li slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by House - just one landing.
House cracks Li with an open hand slap.
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li feints and then cracks House's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow House down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Li misses with a straight right.
Li seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
House jabs Li right on the nose. Li blinks but takes it well.
Nice body punch from House.
House takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good work by House as he checks the leg kick.
House now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
House throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Li misses.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Li lands a nice leg kick that just misses House's sensitive parts.
House throws a hook to the side of Li's head but Li sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
House throws a body shot but no joy.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House slips under a jab from Li.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
House misses with an uppercut. Li saw that one coming.
Li scores with a jab.
House on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Li misses.
Li throws the kick towards the body but House avoids it.
House slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Li.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
Li half committed to a counter leg kick.
Li motions for House to come forward. Li throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
House tries to counter by closing the distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Li checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Li on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yonglong Li is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Li connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed House momentarily.
Li keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as House checks a leg kick.
Li lands a nice looking body shot.
House connects with a leg kick. Li looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice straight punches there by Li. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Li.
House throws a nice inside leg kick.
House keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
House throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Li.
A jab from House misses.
House tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Maxwell House just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Yonglong Li's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

House pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from House misses.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Li slips a jab from House.
Li appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
House misses with a hook. Li ducked under it nicely.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
House throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from House.
Li misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
House misses the jab.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
House throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
House doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a lunging right hand
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
House scores with a sloppy right hand. Li should have avoided that one.
No joy there for House, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from Li tenderised House's leg. House is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab by House.
House tries to clinch but Li moves away
and Li counters with a good, hard body kick but House shrugs it off.
Li slips a straight right by House.
House takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Li connects with a body shot that sends House's belly button to the back.
A nice combination there by Li.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
House takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

House is rocked!
House chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li can pounce on him.
House is still on wobbly legs! Can Li finish him?
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li scores with a leg kick.
Li circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops House to the canvas! House doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Li keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yonglong Li!
Yonglong Li is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Yonglong Li thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.