PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack O Lantern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Lantern has chosen Love the Way You Lie as his entrance music. Chuck Lee had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Chuck Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
O Lantern

184 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack O Lantern!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Lantern pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
O Lantern misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

O Lantern fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but O Lantern persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by O Lantern.
O Lantern stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
O Lantern 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.
O Lantern slows the pace down in half guard.
O Lantern thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Lee trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Lantern passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lee!
Lee in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
O Lantern takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
O Lantern landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee tries to hold on but O Lantern pushes him away.
Lee sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
O Lantern wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee is trying to stand up here but O Lantern is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Lantern working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

O Lantern is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
O Lantern looks gassed!
O Lantern looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lee wants to control but O Lantern is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
O Lantern lands with a punch from half guard.

O Lantern decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow O Lantern down.
O Lantern throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chuck Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Lantern fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Lantern will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Lantern's sensitive parts.
O Lantern throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.
O Lantern looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Chuck Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack O Lantern.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses O Lantern's front leg but catches the back leg as O Lantern tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Lantern's sensitive parts.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Lantern misses with a few strikes there.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Lantern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Lantern swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
O Lantern doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee tries to clinch up but O Lantern circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid body kick from Lee.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Lantern.
O Lantern misses with a wild body shot.
O Lantern throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
O Lantern on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.

O Lantern shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lee is trying to defend but O Lantern finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Lantern throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack O Lantern dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee cracks the inside of O Lantern's front leg.
Jack O Lantern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Lantern tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Lantern throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind O Lantern 's knee.
O Lantern has a takedown stuffed.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - O Lantern circles away.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses O Lantern's front leg but catches the back leg as O Lantern tries to avoid it.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Lantern's calf.
O Lantern throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Lee is looking to slow O Lantern down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

O Lantern scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
O Lantern is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
O Lantern is breathing heavily.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Lantern looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lee is trying to stand up here but O Lantern is controlling him well.
O Lantern performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lee is looking to control O Lantern's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
O Lantern winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lee trying to control here.
O Lantern trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.

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.
O Lantern looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
O Lantern looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Lantern moves into full mount! Lee won't be happy about that!
BOOM! O Lantern connects with a massive shot to the dome!
O Lantern trying to control but he's not successful this time.
O Lantern lands a big elbow.
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
O Lantern can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Lantern has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee's face.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lee is bucking up trying to escape but O Lantern cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
O Lantern postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
O Lantern has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee can't escape the position.
O Lantern postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
O Lantern sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
O Lantern lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lee hang on?
BOOM! O Lantern connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Lantern prevents Lee from getting the reversal.
O Lantern landing punches.
Lee is in a horrible position here. O Lantern smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack O Lantern showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

O Lantern tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
O Lantern tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
O Lantern throws a body kick that misses.
O Lantern wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
O Lantern is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
O Lantern keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee throws a leg kick but O Lantern moved away.
O Lantern closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Lantern looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but O Lantern persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Lantern throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but O Lantern swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Lantern swinging wildly here.
O Lantern on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
O Lantern tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee wants to clinch.
Jack O Lantern is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from O Lantern.
Chuck Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack O Lantern.
Horrible takedown by O Lantern or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee which made him look bad.

That's two 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.
Lee scores with a kick to the body.
O Lantern misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee cracks the inside of O Lantern's front leg.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Lantern fails with the takedown.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but O Lantern pushes him off.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses O Lantern's front leg but catches the back leg as O Lantern tries to avoid it.
O Lantern takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Lantern chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
O Lantern chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee delivers a nice body kick.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Lantern's sensitive parts.
O Lantern shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chuck Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Lantern. That did some damage!
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Lantern stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Lantern shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Lantern keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.

Lee has managed to clinch.
O Lantern has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
O Lantern tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Lantern is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Lantern drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
O Lantern looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think O Lantern has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack O Lantern!