PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeron Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Majulah Singapura as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

miller
vs
Lee

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeron Lee!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

miller looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
miller looking to ground and pound but Lee is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by miller there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
miller thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
miller trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
miller throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lee because miller loaded up on that one.
miller throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
miller looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lee is desperately trying to improve his position but miller has a good base and remains in mount.
Lee wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
miller looking to finish with strikes here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
miller punching from mount but Lee doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lee avoids a series of strikes thrown by miller.
Lee is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
miller misses with a head shot.
Lee holds on for dear life, controlling miller's posture momentarily.
miller unloads with some shots from mount but Lee bucks and avoids them well.
Lee blocking the ground and pound.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lee looks gassed!
Lee trying to control but miller is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. miller is keeping the position for now.
Lee prevents miller from getting back to his feet.

miller has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lee off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown

and miller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee pulls miller in close to his closed guard and prevents miller from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst miller is controlling him.
miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from miller.
Lee has his hands on miller's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
miller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Jeron Lee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee avoids the head kick by miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake miller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

miller has his takedown stuffed

and Lee counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for miller!
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.

Lee is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but miller is surviving well by controlling Lee's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeron Lee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
miller with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but miller is retaining full guard.
Lee is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeron Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lee wants to pass to mount but miller is defending the position.
Jeron Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee not doing much here.

Jeron Lee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Lee has one foot on miller's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lee pushes down on miller's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeron Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeron Lee!