PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Dardey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dardey comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. Lee has chosen Monkeys of War as his entrance music. The key to victory for Stan Dardey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dardey
vs
Lee

155 cm
19
151 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan Dardey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiger Lee!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dardey has a takedown stuffed.

Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dardey wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dardey defending well though.
Lee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dardey is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lee lands a nice short elbow.
Dardey wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Dardey trying to control here.
Dardey pushes Lee off looking to stand but Lee dives back in and keeps control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dardey.
Dardey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dardey to the mat! Dardey manages to get full guard.
Dardey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dardey is breathing heavily.
Lee lands a couple of elbows.
Dardey wants to sweep but no luck.
Dardey controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.
Lee wants to control from the top but Dardey keeps moving.
Lee works over Dardey with some ground and pound from guard.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Dardey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a couple of digs.
Lee postures up.
Lee stops Dardey from standing up.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dardey wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.
Lee postures up.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dardey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dardey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardey is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Dardey has wrist control.
Lee postures up.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dardey shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Dardey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Dardey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Dardey does no damage.

Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dardey's head.
Lee is in close to Dardey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dardey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lee with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.
Lee stands up over Dardey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dardey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dardey controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee stands up over Dardey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dardey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dardey is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice sprawl there from Dardey as Lee shoots in.
A good leg kick by Dardey.

Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dardey looking to control.
Lee is working Dardey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lee scoring with some ground and pound.
Lee postures up.
Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dardey's head.
Dardey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dardey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lee is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Dardey working a defensive guard here.
Tiger Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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.
Dardey shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dardey.
Dardey misses with a body shot.

Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dardey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dardey is trying to stand back up but Lee is controlling him
Dardey wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lee lands a nice short elbow.
Dardey is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee winds up and cracks Dardey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands with a punch from half guard.
Dardey is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dardey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dardey trying to control here.
Dardey is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dardey has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dardey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dardey keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dardey trying to control the position.
Lee postures up in Dardey's guard and throws a big left but Dardey blocks it.
Lee is fighting to break Dardey's control of his arms but Dardey is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardey keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Dardey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.

Dardey stands and steps away. Lee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dardey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dardey wants to get back to his feet.
Lee working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dardey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dardey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dardey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dardey is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Lee won't allow Dardey to sweep him here.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lee lands strikes from half guard.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dardey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dardey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dardey.

Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dardey gets full guard.
Dardey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee stops Dardey from standing up.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dardey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dardey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dardey looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee postures up in Dardey's guard and throws a big left but Dardey blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dardey wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Lee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dardey trying to control the position.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Dardey is keeping the position.
Dardey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Dardey looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Dardey stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dardey sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dardey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee lands with a punch from half guard.
Dardey wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Dardey is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lee connects with a nice short shot to Dardey's temple.
Lee is nestled in close to Dardey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dardey tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Dardey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lee lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dardey lands with a nice body punch.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Dardey counters with a leg kick.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
Dardey looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dardey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dardey somewhat.

Lee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee stops Dardey from getting back to his feet.
Dardey trying to control from the bottom.
Dardey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control. Dardey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dardey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dardey tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.

Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lee throws an elbow but Dardey slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dardey is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lee's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Dardey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dardey trying to control from the bottom.
Lee is nestled in close to Dardey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dardey trying to control from the bottom.
Dardey is trying to stand.
Stan Dardey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee is nestled in close to Dardey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

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