PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quick Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ness's choice of entrance music: The Flashing Blade. Quick Ness will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lee
vs
Ness

180 cm
25
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

200 cm
27
199 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Quick Ness!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness misses with a series of wild punches.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ness is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the ropes.

Ness breaks from the clinch.
Ness misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.

Lee forces Ness back against the ropes and clinches.
Lee just leaning against Ness, taking a breather.
Ness is trying to break free.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Ness is blocking nicely.
Ness is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Lee has picked Ness up - he's going for a ride! Lee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Lee is looking for a kimura but Ness is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throwing shots but Ness is blocking nicely.
Ness wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Lee is just content to waste time from the top position. Ness takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Ness is keeping the position.
Lee trying to control but Ness is working from the bottom.
Ness wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Lee has gone for a leg lock! Ness slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lee's guard.

Ness gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lee is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ness looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Ness pushes him off.
Ness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ness attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ness manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ness jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee tries to clinch but Ness is having none of it.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ness.
Ness throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Ness throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Ness only half commits.
Ness fails to land with a series of punches.

Lee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ness did well to prevent Lee getting side control.
Lee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ness is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to stall here but Ness recovers full guard.
Lee passes Ness's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lee is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lee wants to control from the top but Ness keeps moving.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee stays in close to Ness's body and controls the position.
Lee throws a strike but Ness rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing Ness from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee wants to sweep here but Ness controlling him for the moment.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lee seems keen to control Ness's posture.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Ness misses.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Ness. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ness.
Ness throws a big shot that misses.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Ness.
Quick Ness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ness.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ness.
A combination from Ness does no damage.

That's eight 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.
Ness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Ness misses.

Lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lee creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ness sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ness is looking for a sweep.
Ness regains half guard, as Lee was trying to land strikes.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ness is trying to stand.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ness to regain full guard.
Lee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ness's guard.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ness is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.
Lee uses his free foot to push down on Ness's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Lee has Ness up against the ropes in a clinch.

Lee has Ness pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lee pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ness tumbling to the mat - Lee dives into Ness's guard.
Ness avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.
Ness is pulling down on Lee's head. It's preventing any offense from Lee, at least for the moment.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Ness is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lee wants to control but Ness is keeping him busy.
Lee working the ground and pound but Ness is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is chipping away with strikes.
Ness taking a bit of punishment here - Lee scoring with strikes.
Lee wants to control but Ness is keeping him busy.
Lee working the ground and pound but Ness is defending the strikes.
Ness is breathing heavily.

Lee swings around for an armbar but Ness sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lee's guard.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ness wanted to stand there but Lee had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ness defends well.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ness scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lee manages to mount him!
Lee tries to control but Ness wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee landing strikes from the mount.
Lee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ness trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
Lee misses with a head shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lee is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Lee working for a submission but Ness is keeping him at bay.
Ness wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ness because Lee loaded up on that one.
Ness wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee with the ground and pound from mount.
Ness is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.

Lee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee unloads with some shots from mount but Ness bucks and avoids them well.
Lee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
BOOM! Lee connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ness avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lee.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ness blocking the ground and pound.
Lee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lee thowing shots but they're missing.
Ness can't escape the position.

Lee goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ness is on top in guard.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ness's guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ness can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Ness is working away.

Lee seems to be working for a kimura but Ness defends the submission attempt.
Quick Ness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ness is trying to stand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Paul Lee!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Paul Lee!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Paul Lee!

Paul Lee wins by unanimous decision!