PBP Commentary

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

Hester
vs
Lee

176 cm
22
177 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Non-Stop Nutrition
Extremely Crazy MMA gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Einar Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hester tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee misses the shot to the body.

Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.
Hester keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Hester is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lee wants to control the pace but Hester is squirming around nicely.

Lee goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hester turns into him and now he's in Lee's guard.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing Hester from standing up.

Lee has his foot on Hester's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hester works his way back into a safe position though.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing Hester from standing up.

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

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee punching from the bottom.
Hester has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lee is proving hard to escape from.

Lee is looking for a triangle but Hester pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hester is looking to stand up but Lee won't let him.

Lee is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hester has his hands clasped together but Lee extends an breaks Hester's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lee.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Einar Lee!