PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and luis inacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Lee
vs
inacio

190 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, luis inacio!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
inacio tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
inacio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee swinging wilding here.

inacio gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
inacio is controlling Lee's posture.
inacio looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
inacio tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to pass to mount but inacio is defending the position.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
inacio keeping control of the position.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for inacio on the ground.
inacio trying to control but Lee postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee is looking to advance position but inacio won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
inacio tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but inacio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

inacio tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
inacio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dave Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of luis inacio.

Lee has inacio up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

inacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

inacio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as inacio sits in half guard.
inacio tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lee controls his leg.
inacio tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

inacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
inacio with a poor takedown

and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
inacio looks gassed!
Lee keeps control of inacio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
inacio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of inacios head.

inacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee clinches but inacio breaks the clinch
and inacio counters with a leg kick.
inacio tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
inacio avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Lee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee stuns inacio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee throws a right and a left that inacio avoids nicely.
Lee lands a jab to inacio's midsection.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like luis inacio has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands with a straight right. inacio didn't see that one coming.
Dave Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by inacio.
inacio misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a right hand that inacio ducks under and follows up with a left that inacio also avoids with ease.

inacio looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee wants to hold on but inacio pushes him away.

inacio goes for an armbar but Lee turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lee.
inacio has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
inacio keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.

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.
inacio is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from inacio.
inacio is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
inacio keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
inacio will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lee gets a takedown into half guard.
Lee prevents inacio from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lee in particular looking to stall.
Lee wants to stand but his hand is trapped. inacio uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
inacio being controlled here, momentarily.
inacio pulls Lee in close to his closed guard and prevents Lee from doing any damage or advancing position.
inacio keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on luis inacio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lee rushes inacio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

inacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
inacio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but inacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.

Lee tries to keep at a distance but inacio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but inacio has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
inacio is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee prevents inacio from breaking the clinch.
Lee fails to pull guard.
A short body shot lands from inacio as the two fighters clinch.
inacio trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
inacio looking to slow down the pace here.
inacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for inacio.
inacio leaning his opponent against the cage.
inacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but inacio has him pressed against the cage.

inacio jumps into guard, dragging Lee to the mat.
inacio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
inacio keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee trying to stand up but can't free himself from inacio's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

inacio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
inacio controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
inacio doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
inacio wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
inacio controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lee stops inacio from standing up.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. inacio is keeping the position for now.

Lee gets to his feet - inacio follows without any prompting.
Dave Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee darts in trying to clinch

and inacio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.

Lee wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by inacio.
inacio tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for inacio on that attempt.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
inacio avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably

and inacio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
inacio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Lee jumps into guard, dragging inacio to the mat.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

And that's the end of the fight!
luis inacio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Lee!