PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Kevin (ranked 5484 p4p, 6275 weight class) and Jaryd Lund (ranked 524 p4p, 573 weight class). Jaryd Lund has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kevin
vs
Lund

175 cm
18
164
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
155
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Kevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaryd Lund!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kevin drives through and clinches with Lund against the cage.

Kevin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kevin controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing that Kevin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lund has an active guard here but Kevin has managed to pass into half guard.
Kevin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund is looking for a sweep. Kevin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lund keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Kevin seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kevin prevents Lund from improving his position.
Kevin works his way into full mount!
Kevin working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kevin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kevin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kevin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lund for as long as he can get away with.
The referee warns Lund that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kevin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lund is trying to escape the mount.
Kevin controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kevin avoids the attempt from Lund to control.
Kevin breaks from Lund's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kevin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lund is looking to improve his position but Kevin isn't that keen on the idea.
Kevin content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Kevin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lund feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lund pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kevin is keeping the position for now.

Lund decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Lund gets a double leg takedown into Kevin's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kevin controlling the position.
Lund looking to sit in guard and control but Kevin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kevin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lund isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kevin stacks Lund on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kevin!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lund tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lund seems a little lost for a moment, as Kevin dominates the positioning.
Kevin working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lund is trying to get back to half guard.
Lund is trying to escape the position but Kevin is controlling the position.
Lund felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lund sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kevin not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund won't allow Kevin to pass to mount.
Kevin controlling the pace.
Kevin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kevin content to control rather than advance.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Lund shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kevin is trying to defend but Lund finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lund is thwarting Kevin's attempts to control the position.
Lund content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kevin is looking for a sweep. Lund is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Lund is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jaryd Lund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kevin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lund fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kevin to the ground. Lund is now in Kevin's guard.
Kevin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lund looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Kevin seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kevin stops Lund from getting back to his feet.
Lee Kevin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lund strikes from the bottom but Kevin uses the opportunity to move to side control.
A lull in the action here.
Lund is pushing Kevin's head away, looking to escape. Kevin manages to hold on to the position though.
Kevin just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kevin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lund takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lund is looking for a sweep.
Kevin is staying tight to Lund's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Check out the look on Kevin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lund tries to buck Kevin off but Kevin is having none of it.
Lund takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lund being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kevin advances to full mount.
Kevin content just to control the position here.
Kevin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kevin punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kevin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kevin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kevin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lund?
Lund is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lund working to try and regain half guard.
Kevin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee warns Lund that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kevin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Kevin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kevin 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Kevin!
Lee Kevin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Jaryd Lund had this to say: 'Just wasn't my day today, Gunna work hard and get back in the Octagon as soon as possible.'.