PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Antunes Coimbra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antunes Coimbra comes to the cage accompanied by Tropa de Elite. Lee has chosen Kid Rock - American Badass as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Antunes Coimbra
vs
Lee

210 cm
22
291 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
254 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hades ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Antunes Coimbra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Lee!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Antunes Coimbra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Antunes Coimbra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Antunes Coimbra.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Antunes Coimbra.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Antunes Coimbra.
Lee throws a hook but Antunes Coimbra avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Antunes Coimbra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Arthur Antunes Coimbra has been cut.
Antunes Coimbra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Antunes Coimbra moves out of range of the strikes.
Antunes Coimbra connects with a single shot there.
Lee swings for the body but Antunes Coimbra moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes Coimbra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Antunes Coimbra misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.

Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Antunes Coimbra, pushing him back against the cage.
Antunes Coimbra stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Antunes Coimbra or not.
Antunes Coimbra misses with a punch on the inside.
Antunes Coimbra is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee tries a body shot but Antunes Coimbra blocks it.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Antunes Coimbra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antunes Coimbra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Antunes Coimbra throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antunes Coimbra moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Antunes Coimbra lands the left hand.
Antunes Coimbra lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee throws a right hand that Antunes Coimbra ducks under and follows up with a left that Antunes Coimbra also avoids with ease.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antunes Coimbra moves away.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antunes Coimbra misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Antunes Coimbra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Antunes Coimbra counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antunes Coimbra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Antunes Coimbra's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Antunes Coimbra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Antunes Coimbra.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antunes Coimbra moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Antunes Coimbra throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Antunes Coimbra misses.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee moves out of range as Antunes Coimbra strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antunes Coimbra throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antunes Coimbra keeps the fight on the outside.
Arthur Antunes Coimbra is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Antunes Coimbra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antunes Coimbra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Antunes Coimbra throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Antunes Coimbra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Antunes Coimbra moved out of range nicely.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Antunes Coimbra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antunes Coimbra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Antunes Coimbra throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee throws a hook but Antunes Coimbra blocks it.
Antunes Coimbra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed right hand from Antunes Coimbra misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes Coimbra throws a big shot that misses.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antunes Coimbra circles away quickly and effectively.
Antunes Coimbra bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Antunes Coimbra throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antunes Coimbra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Antunes Coimbra.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Antunes Coimbra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antunes Coimbra scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Antunes Coimbra throws a leg kick that is checked
and Antunes Coimbra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Arthur Antunes Coimbra's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antunes Coimbra throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Antunes Coimbra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Antunes Coimbra's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Antunes Coimbra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antunes Coimbra connects with a crisp jab.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Antunes Coimbra ducks down to avoid it.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Antunes Coimbra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antunes Coimbra walks into a left hand.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Antunes Coimbra's head but Antunes Coimbra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee tries to clinch but Antunes Coimbra moves away
letting Antunes Coimbra counter with a right hand.
Antunes Coimbra lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Antunes Coimbra's head but Antunes Coimbra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Antunes Coimbra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee misses with a body shot
letting Antunes Coimbra counter with a right hand.
Antunes Coimbra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antunes Coimbra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Antunes Coimbra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Antunes Coimbra's shoulder, as Antunes Coimbra tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Antunes Coimbra throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Antunes Coimbra moved out of range nicely.

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.
Antunes Coimbra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Antunes Coimbra counter with a right hand.
Antunes Coimbra slips a jab from Lee.
Antunes Coimbra throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Antunes Coimbra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Antunes Coimbra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Antunes Coimbra 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Antunes Coimbra!