PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barak Of Trellheim (ranked 5001 p4p, 5625 weight class) and Kyle Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Of Trellheim
vs
Lee

178 cm
18
150
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Barak Of Trellheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kyle Lee!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It looks like Lee is going to stand back up.
Lee is pressing down on Of Trellheim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Of Trellheim is holding on for now.
Of Trellheim is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
Lee has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Trellheim is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Trellheim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Lee jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Of Trellheim is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Of Trellheim and Lee has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lee wants to stand but Of Trellheim is controlling his arm.
Lee working the head with strikes.
Of Trellheim tries to escape but Lee is in control.
Of Trellheim can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee prevents Of Trellheim from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Of Trellheim struggling a bit here.

Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Of Trellheim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Of Trellheim manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to stand but can't do so whilst Of Trellheim controls his leg.
Well, if Lee is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.

Lee jumps guard.
Lee wants to stand up but Of Trellheim is controlling him.
Of Trellheim trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Of Trellheim wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Of Trellheim being controlled here momentarily.
Of Trellheim trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Of Trellheim with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Of Trellheim scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Of Trellheim trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Of Trellheim looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Of Trellheim is keeping the position for now.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Of Trellheim.
Lee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Of Trellheim is looking for a triangle here but Lee uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Of Trellheim's face as Lee controls the position.
Kyle Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Of Trellheim holding on.
Of Trellheim is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Of Trellheim tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Of Trellheim is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands some shots froms side control.
Of Trellheim stops Lee from passing to mount.
Of Trellheim gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lee controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee lands a heavy elbow.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Lee landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee landing strikes from the mount.

Lee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Of Trellheim tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Of Trellheim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Of Trellheim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Of Trellheim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Of Trellheim closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
Lee is holding on to half guard well.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.

Of Trellheim sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Lee doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Of Trellheim paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Lee - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kyle Lee!