PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Rapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapp kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is How bout you. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rapp
vs
Lee

174 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
173 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Rapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Lee!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapp tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Eric Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rapp throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Rapp.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Rapp tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rapp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rapp defends it nicely.
Xavier Rapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a low kick as Rapp jumps back.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left and a right from Rapp both land. Nice combination.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Rapp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Rapp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Rapp tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rapp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rapp avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Rapp checks a leg kick.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rapp's waist but Rapp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee throws and low kick but Rapp moves out of range easily.
Rapp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Rapp tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rapp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapp stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Rapp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A leg kick checked by Rapp.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Rapp looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Rapp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rapp defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Rapp which made him look bad.
A slow jab from Rapp misses its intended target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rapp's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Rapp dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee tries to land a leg kick but Rapp saw it coming and moves away.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rapp pinned against the cage. Rapp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rapp lands a two punch combo.
Rapp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xavier Rapp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a leg kick but Rapp moved away.
Xavier Rapp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rapp sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Lee throws a leg kick but Rapp sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Rapp blocks the leg kick.
Rapp checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee wants to slow Rapp down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rapp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rapp checks a low kick from Lee.
Rapp avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rapp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee blocks a head kick by Rapp.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rapp has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rapp and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch
and Rapp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rapp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rapp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Rapp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xavier Rapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Lee.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rapp is out of range and Lee settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rapp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Rapp pushes him off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rapp has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rapp and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rapp checks a leg kick.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rapp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee wants to clinch
and Rapp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rapp wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Rapp dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lee throws a leg kick which misses Rapp's front leg but catches the back leg as Rapp tries to avoid it.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Rapp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rapp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rapp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Rapp counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rapp is out of range.
Lee fails with the takedown
enabling Rapp to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Rapp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xavier Rapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Lee.
Rapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rapp blocks a leg kick.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rapp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xavier Rapp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rapp is out of range.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rapp counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rapp counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Rapp to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked

and Rapp counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rapp.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Rapp on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to pull guard.

Rapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Rapp counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Rapp is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Rapp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rapp is able to avoid easily.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Rapp counters with a two punch combo.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Rapp counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rapp counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rapp smiles and moves away.
Rapp misses with a hook.

Lee 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.
Eric Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Rapp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rapp, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Rapp!