PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Turner (ranked 4362 p4p, 6413 weight class) and Brodie Lee (ranked 487 p4p, 582 weight class). Brodie Lee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Atticus Turner's chin.

Turner
vs
Lee

185 cm
28
160
3 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
162
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Atticus Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brodie Lee!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Turner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Lee gets caught napping as Turner dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
Turner stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee pulls Turner in close to prevent any damage.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee pulls Turner in to control the position.
Turner postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner throws an elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turner's guard. Nice move by Lee!

Lee prevents Turner from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
Lee looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turner misses with a low kick.

Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Turner to the mat! Turner manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Turner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turner wants it to stay on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turner.
Turner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Turner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Turner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Atticus Turner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turner's waist but Turner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turner's waist but Turner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Turner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turner dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Turner's head and hops out.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Turner counters with a nice leg kick.
Turner lands with a nice body punch.
Turner is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Turner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Turner in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lee gets back to half guard.
Turner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turner throws an elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turner's guard. Nice move by Lee!

Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee prevents Turner from getting back to his feet.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lee working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lee working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
A lull in the action here as Lee stalls from top position.
Lee tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lee controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a decent elbow from side control.

Lee stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner stuffs the takedown.
Atticus Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Lee.
Good leg kick by Turner.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Turner as Lee shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Turner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turner feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Turner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Turner.
Atticus Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Turner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Atticus Turner dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lee wants to clinch.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Turner tried to counter with a leg kick but Lee avoided it.
Turner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turner tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turner pinned against the cage. Turner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Turner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Brodie Lee has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atticus Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Turner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turner.
That kick from Turner tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Turner throws a left that rocks Lee and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Turner dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Lee regain composure!

Lee is rocked!
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Turner finish him?
Turner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Turner lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Brodie Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee controlling the position well.
Turner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Turner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lee trying to control here.

Lee manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Turner keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.

Lee gets caught napping as Turner dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.

Lee has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Turner has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Turner manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Turner counters with a one-two to the body.
Atticus Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Lee.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Turner scores with a four punch combination!

Lee closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Turner's guard.
Lee is in close to Turner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Turner is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Atticus Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atticus Turner!