PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jae Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Giguere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giguere has chosen "Eos" by Ulver as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lee
vs
Giguere

170 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Jae Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maurice Giguere!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Giguere looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Giguere on the ground.

Giguere looking to secure an arm triangle but Lee defends it well.
Lee is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Giguere is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lee has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lee tries to buck Giguere off but he can't manage it.
Giguere tries to control but Lee wriggling away.

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

Giguere working for a submission but Lee is keeping him at bay.
Giguere looks gassed!
Giguere pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Giguere looking to secure an arm triangle but Lee defends it well.
Lee tries to buck Giguere off but he can't manage it.
Giguere wants to take his opponent's back but Lee doesn't allow it.
Lee is trying to stand up.
Giguere 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.

Giguere looking for a guillotine from mount but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two 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.
Giguere 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.

Giguere looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Giguere mounts Lee! Really nice guard pass there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giguere controlling from the full mount.
Giguere 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.

Giguere working for a guillotine from mount but Lee is in no mood to give up.
Lee wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Giguere is working for a guillotine from mount but Lee frees his head quite easily.
Giguere lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lee hang on?

Giguere jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lee manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Giguere is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Giguere goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lee rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Giguere's guard! Nice work there by Lee!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Giguere is proving hard to escape from.
Giguere bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Giguere stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Giguere trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Giguere controls the pace.
Giguere slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lee takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Giguere tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lee's legs.

Giguere is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Lee is trying to escape and Giguere transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Lee is forced to tap! Nice work there by Giguere! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maurice Giguere!