PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 19171 p4p, 541 weight class) and Dany Crosby (ranked 2076 p4p, 254 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Kickstart My Heart blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lee
vs
Crosby

186 cm
28
185 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

180 cm
29
185 lbs
18 - 15 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Granite chin

Perkele!
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dany Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee has closed the distance and engaged Crosby in a clinch.
Crosby working aggressively here.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee lands an elbow just above Crosby 's eye.
Lee lands an elbow just above Crosby 's eye.

It looks like Dany Crosby has been cut.
Crosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crosby takes an elbow to the forehead.
Our sources have told us that Lee has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Crosby scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Crosby sees coming a mile off.
Lee scores with a head kick. Crosby tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crosby misses with a straight left.
Crosby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Crosby's head.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Crosby misses with a wild combination.
Lee misses with a straight left.
As Lee backs off Crosby throws a huge counter combo but Lee manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Crosby had a free shot at his head there.
Crosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Lee misses.
Crosby misses with a hook
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crosby slips a jab from Lee.
Crosby tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crosby takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crosby is out of range.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crosby.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crosby. That did some damage!
Lee tests Crosby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee thuds a left hand into Crosby's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crosby is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crosby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Crosby.
Crosby cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crosby has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lee clobbers Crosby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crosby.
Crosby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tommy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crosby lands a jab.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crosby.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Crosby moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosby misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crosby slips a jab from Lee.
Crosby moves away from the strike by Lee.
Crosby unleashes a big counter combination but Lee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Crosby throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Crosby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dany Crosby's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crosby misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crosby! But no joy.
Lee throws a head kick that Crosby semi-blocks.
Sloppy strikes from Crosby. Those never looked like landing.
Lee tried to counter with a leg kick but Crosby avoided it.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crosby.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Dany Crosby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crosby.
Lee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Crosby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Crosby's leg but Crosby calmly moves out of range.
Lee moves out of range as Crosby strikes.
Crosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Crosby moved out of range nicely.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crosby to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crosby.
Crosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Crosby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crosby checks a leg kick.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crosby.
Despite the aggression on Crosby's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crosby can do to turn this around?
Lee misses with a head kick.
Crosby is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Crosby clinches with his opponent.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Crosby blocks the elbow strike.
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!
Crosby takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crosby scores with a shoulder strike.
Crosby pushes Lee back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Crosby blocks an elbow strike.
Crosby can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Crosby misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Crosby as the two fighters clinch.
Lee works on Crosby's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crosby tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Crosby back against the ropes.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Crosby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tommy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crosby blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Still in the clinch, Crosby scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dany Crosby's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Crosby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dany Crosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crosby staying out of range there.
Crosby slips a straight right by Lee.
Crosby throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crosby wants to counter with a clinch but Lee pushes him away.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crosby blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Lee.
Crosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crosby throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee stuns Crosby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crosby throws a shot to the body.
Lee throws a body punch but Crosby moves out of range.
Crosby avoids the head kick by Lee.
Crosby is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee misses with a head kick.
That kick from Lee tenderised Crosby's leg. Crosby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Crosby avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crosby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crosby on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee cracks the inside of Crosby's front leg.
Crosby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crosby takes one on the button.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crosby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby misses with an uppercut
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crosby scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Crosby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Crosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crosby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice jab there from Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosby cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crosby is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tommy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crosby misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Crosby misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Lee!
Our winner, Tommy Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.