PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Alejandro Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Alejandro Mac

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gene Alejandro Mac!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands with a right hand.
Lee throws a hook but Alejandro Mac avoids it easily.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Alejandro Mac on that attempt.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alejandro Mac in his tracks.

Alejandro Mac shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Alejandro Mac thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alejandro Mac trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Alejandro Mac sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Alejandro Mac shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alejandro Mac is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Alejandro Mac tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Alejandro Mac wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Alejandro Mac tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Alejandro Mac stands and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee being controlled for a moment.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alejandro Mac wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Alejandro Mac wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Lee is being controlled here.
Alejandro Mac looks gassed!
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alejandro Mac controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Alejandro Mac keeps moving and retains side control.

Alejandro Mac looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Alejandro Mac is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alejandro Mac trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lee is trying to buck Alejandro Mac off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alejandro Mac shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Alejandro Mac shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
James Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gene Alejandro Mac.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Alejandro Mac with that takedown attempt.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Alejandro Mac. Alejandro Mac gets slowly back to his feet.
Alejandro Mac takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee scores with a hook.
Alejandro Mac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alejandro Mac is breathing heavily.
Lee takes a swing at Alejandro Mac's ribcage but misses.
Alejandro Mac takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alejandro Mac on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee cracks Alejandro Mac with an open hand slap.
Alejandro Mac tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
James Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gene Alejandro Mac.
Lee works Alejandro Mac's body with a nice hook.
Lee lands a with a good body shot.
Alejandro Mac takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee stuns Alejandro Mac with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee is looking to wear down Alejandro Mac with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alejandro Mac gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alejandro Mac was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.

Alejandro Mac looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lee!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alejandro Mac can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alejandro Mac on the ground.
Lee can't escape the position.
Lee wants to control but Alejandro Mac is having none of it.
Alejandro Mac controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to stand.
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee has given up his back.
Lee looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Lee is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Alejandro Mac.
Lee is trying to stand back up.

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.

Alejandro Mac is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Lee is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gene Alejandro Mac!