PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Cano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cano comes to the cage accompanied by Disembodied. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cano
vs
Lee

187 cm
27
179 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

199 cm
22
183 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arturo Cano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cano was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Cano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Cano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Cano moved out of range.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee is looking to clinch but Cano is avoiding it.
Cano misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Cano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cano tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lee tries to improve his position but instead Cano has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lee defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cano's arms.
Cano is trying to stick to Lee's back but Lee is turning into Cano. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cano's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lee.
Cano 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Cano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Cano looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Lee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cano wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Cano is working hard here to advance position.

Cano has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lee is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cano.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cano manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cano trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
Cano is pressing down on Lee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cano 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.

Cano has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lee doesn't defend quickly enough and Cano has managed to lock this one up! Can Lee escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Cano on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Arturo Cano!