PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuval Ben Or (ranked 3082 p4p, 4969 weight class) and Robert Lee (ranked 402 p4p, 563 weight class). Ben Or comes to the cage accompanied by WITHOUT YOU. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ben Or
vs
Lee

190 cm
21
204
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
217
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuval Ben Or!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Lee!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Or slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Ben Or sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Lee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ben Or to the ground. Lee is now in Ben Or's guard.

Ben Or uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ben Or counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ben Or tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ben Or trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ben Or knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lee moves nicely into side control.

Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lee prevents Ben Or from escaping the position.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Ben Or is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ben Or tries to escape but Lee is in control.
Ben Or managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ben Or tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Lee tries to move to mount but Ben Or blocks the move with his legs.
Ben Or is not content to let Lee control the position.

Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee prevents Ben Or from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ben Or is trying to buck Lee off.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ben Or throws a one two combo.
Ben Or throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ben Or connects with a single shot there.
Lee tries to clinch up.

Lee drives through with a takedown into Ben Or's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Ben Or wriggles free and stands up.
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!
Ben Or throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yuval Ben Or has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lee.
Ben Or tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ben Or counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Ben Or does it's job there.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ben Or circles away.
Ben Or connects with a body shot.
Ben Or stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Ben Or misses the target.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee looks winded!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Lee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ben Or to the ground. Lee is now in Ben Or's guard.

Ben Or uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ben Or lands a jab.
A punch combination from Ben Or misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yuval Ben Or dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee shoots and misses
and Ben Or counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ben Or is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Ben Or.

Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Lee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee stops Ben Or from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lee in particular looking to stall.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Ben Or defending well.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ben Or is trying to stand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ben Or to the ground. Lee is now in Ben Or's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Or utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Lee drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ben Or looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ben Or looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ben Or!

Ben Or tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.

Ben Or is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ben Or working away.
Lee regains half guard.

Ben Or is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lee still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lee has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Sloppy strikes there by Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ben Or throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Lee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee moves into full mount! Ben Or won't be happy about that!
Lee throws some wild stikes that Ben Or manages to avoid easily.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ben Or to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ben Or shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Ben Or is in real trouble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lee tries to clinch there but Ben Or circles away.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Ben Or misses with the combination.
Lee feints the counter takedown.
Ben Or looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ben Or scores with a shot to the body.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Ben Or counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Ben Or shoots in.
Lee throws a big counter head kick but Ben Or avoids it with no problem.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ben Or sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ben Or but Ben Or pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yuval Ben Or has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee shoots and misses
and Ben Or counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ben Or shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee thinks about the counter body kick.
Ben Or connects with a nice looking jab.

Lee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ben Or is trying to defend but Lee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to control but Ben Or is keeping him busy.
Lee controlling the pace.
Robert Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.

Ben Or has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lee is on him like a limpet, forcing Ben Or back against the cage.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Ben Or turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee wants to take the fight to the mat but Ben Or manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Or changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jab from Ben Or.
Ben Or looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Good shot there by Ben Or.
Ben Or scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Ben Or swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Ben Or counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ben Or misses with the combination.
Lee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ben Or is looking to clinch.
And Lee tries to counter it with a takedown but Ben Or pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ben Or counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Lee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee controlling the pace.
Lee stops Ben Or from getting back to his feet.

Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Or tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lee passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee punching from mount but Ben Or doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Lee has isolated one of Ben Or's arms. Ben Or looking to fight him off but Lee twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Lee!