PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terence Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anarchy In The UK. Kyle Reed will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lee
vs
Reed

180 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

191 cm
21
212 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terence Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Reed!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reed. Reed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reed scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Reed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reed throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Reed sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terence Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reed pinned against the cage. Reed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed connects with a jab.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reed wants to clinch.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee tries for a takedown but Reed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reed pinned against the cage. Reed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reed tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Reed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Lee.
Reed is looking for a sweep.
Lee working the ground and pound but Reed is defending the strikes.
Lee scoring with punches from side control.
Reed is being controlled here.
Reed manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lee is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Reed reverses the position - he's now on top in Lee's guard.
Reed stops Lee from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Reed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Reed tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Reed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kyle Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Reed as Lee shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terence Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reed swivels and escapes.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Reed misses.
Lee slips under a jab.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Reed's head.
Reed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reed defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lee controlling from mount.
Reed holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lee tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lee looking to finish with strikes here!
Lee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lee misses with a head shot.
Reed avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Reed is working to get back to half guard.
Lee throws some wild stikes that Reed manages to avoid easily.
Lee throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lee misses with a head shot.
Lee with shots to the head and body - Reed looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lee working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Reed slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Lee prevents Reed from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terence Lee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reed is looking to clinch.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Reed sprawls well.

Lee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reed can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reed wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.
Reed being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee working some strikes from top position.

That's two 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.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Reed blocks nicely.
Lee lands a couple of elbows.
Reed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee is really struggling to control Reed but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reed holds on and takes a little breather.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.
Reed looking for a sweep. Not yet Reed, not yet.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee lands a few punches from side control.
Reed stops Lee from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a strike aimed at the side of Reed's head but Reed avoids it well.
An elbow from Lee crashes against the mat.
Reed dodges the ground and pound from Lee.
Lee working the ground and pound but Reed is defending the strikes.
Lee creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reed sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Terence Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reed managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee working the strikes but Reed uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reed defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terence Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Terence Lee!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Terence Lee!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Terence Lee!

Terence Lee wins by unanimous decision!