PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between boby lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hip Hop-Dead Prez kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

lee
vs
Lee

181 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, boby lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Lee!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but lee keeps working.
Lee is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee taking a break here but lee is having none of it and regains half guard.
lee tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee wants to stand but lee has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Lee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
lee wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
lee is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee shoots for a takedown but lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
lee works the jab nicely.

It looks like Michael Lee has been cut.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
lee fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from lee.
lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by lee.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite lee's efforts to push away.
Lee misses with some punches.
A short left from lee.
lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee tries to pull guard but lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
lee tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
lee blocks a body shot from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by lee.
lee lands an uppercut.
Lee looks gassed!
lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
lee can't break the clinch.
lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
boby lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Lee.
lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from lee.
lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
lee gets underhooks to prevent Lee's takedown attempt.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
lee gets underhooks to prevent Lee's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from lee.
lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
lee throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by lee.
boby lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as lee sprawls well. lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.

lee has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from lee.
Lee has lee pressed against the cage, preventing lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but lee has him pressed against the cage.
lee lands an uppercut.
lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by lee.
lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
lee scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

boby lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Lee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

lee misses with a series of wild punches.

lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
lee tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
lee has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
lee effectively controlling the action here.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. lee smiles and moves away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee throws a leg kick but lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from lee.
lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

lee has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee is breathing heavily.
lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
lee lands a left hand.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by lee.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but lee is keeping busy.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
lee scores with a jab to the body.
lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
lee throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
boby lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
lee misses with a double jab

and Lee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
lee is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
lee wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Lee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of lee is proving hard to escape from.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as lee holds on and takes a little breather.

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.
Lee wants to stand and escape but instead lee has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee stands the fighters back up. boby lee just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
lee misses with a series of wild punches.
lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

boby lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Lee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

lee lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Lee.

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite lee's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from lee.
A shot in the inside from lee.

That has opened up Michael Lee's cut even more.
lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
A short right from lee.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch
and lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
lee takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lee throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
lee fails to land with a series of punches.
lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good shot there by lee.

Lee is rocked!
lee throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
lee dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can lee finish him?

The cut above Michael Lee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
lee lands a hook that stumbles Lee back into the cage. lee follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Lee to the canvas! lee pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Lee has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). boby lee!