PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Lee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyson Sutherland's chin.

Lee
vs
Sutherland

190 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
206 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutherland fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sutherland is defended easily by Lee.
Sutherland looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Sutherland shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Aaron Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Sutherland.

Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sutherland!
Sutherland really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Lee looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lee working Sutherland over with strikes here.
Sutherland is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Lee prevents Sutherland from getting the reversal.
Sutherland is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lee looking to control but Sutherland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Sutherland bucks Lee off and manages to get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sutherland shoots and misses

and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Sutherland fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sutherland looks gassed!
Sutherland being controlled here, momentarily.

Lee is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutherland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutherland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.

Sutherland working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lee is pushing down on Sutherland's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sutherland is fighting to maintain full guard but Lee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sutherland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sutherland misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lee controlling the action here.
Sutherland is looking to improve his position.
Lee is taking a breather. Sutherland says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sutherland is not content to let Lee control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lee lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sutherland manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sutherland tries to strike from the bottom.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Sutherland.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four 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.
Sutherland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sutherland can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
Lee won't allow Sutherland to sweep him here.
Sutherland keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sutherland has his takedown stuffed

so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Sutherland keeps moving.
Sutherland wants to improve his position but instead Lee has moved into half guard.
Sutherland tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sutherland is looking to escape.
Lee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lee cracks Sutherland with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sutherland can't escape the position.

Lee is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sutherland can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sutherland sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Aaron Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sutherland lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sutherland wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Lee trying to control the action but Sutherland is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland wants to get back to his feet.
Sutherland tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lee stops Sutherland from getting back to his feet.
Sutherland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sutherland throws out the jab.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Sutherland.

Sutherland manages to break the clinch.
Sutherland throws a leg kick

and Lee counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sutherland's guard now.
Sutherland throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sutherland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee stands up over Sutherland, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Sutherland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutherland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Sutherland throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sutherland looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sutherland wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
Sutherland wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.
Sutherland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is in close to Sutherland's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee lands a couple of elbows.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sutherland with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sutherland jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Sutherland gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lee to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sutherland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sutherland is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Sutherland looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sutherland tries to stand and escape but Lee actually recovers to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sutherland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Sutherland has gone for a leg lock! Lee slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sutherland's guard.
Sutherland wants to hit a switch here but Lee passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sutherland there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sutherland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Sutherland shoots and misses

and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sutherland tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sutherland with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sutherland is trying to get back to full guard.
Sutherland is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee winds up and cracks Sutherland with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Sutherland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Sutherland is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lee shoots in and bounces Sutherland off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Sutherland looking for a sweep. Not yet Sutherland, not yet.

Sutherland throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sutherland keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.

Sutherland kicks Lee off and gets to his feet.
Sutherland doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutherland tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Sutherland fights it but they end up in guard.

Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sutherland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Sutherland's legs - danger averted.
Sutherland 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.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sutherland 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.
Sutherland punching from the bottom - just letting Lee know he's still in a fight.
Sutherland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sutherland.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sutherland drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lee looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lee looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lee!
Sutherland takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sutherland is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sutherland is trying to get back to half guard.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Sutherland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tyson Sutherland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sutherland is trying to buck Lee off.
Lee scoring with punches and elbows.
Sutherland is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lee connects with a decent elbow.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sutherland throws a body kick the misses

and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sutherland flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Sutherland is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sutherland is trying to get back to full guard.
Aaron Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sutherland is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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