PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaedong Lee (ranked 4018 p4p, 3829 weight class) and Dana Black (ranked 0 p4p, 332 weight class). Jaedong Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Black

176 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
145
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaedong Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dana Black !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee tries to advance to mount but Black denies him.
Lee wants to stand but Black is controlling his arm.
Black gets back to half guard.

Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee is trying to control. Black wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee prevents Black from improving his position.
Black slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.

Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Black keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee wanted to stand there but Black had control of the position.

Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Black has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Black 's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Black looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black looks winded!
Lee trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.

Black has an active guard here but Lee has managed to pass into half guard.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Black looking for submissions off his back.
Lee thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Black is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee passes the guard and advances to mount!
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee misses with a head shot.
Lee throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Black working to try and regain half guard.
Black keeps trying to improve his position.
Black slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Black looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Black !
Black is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Black really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lee throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Black has his hands clasped together but Lee breaks the hold and Black is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Lee!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaedong Lee!