PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Buddin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Buddin
vs
Lee

187 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrone Buddin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Lee!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Buddin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Buddin drops Lee with a beautiful combination! Lee stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Buddin is looking for the KO!

It looks like Donald Lee has been cut.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Buddin swivels and escapes.
Lee misses with a combination

and Buddin counters with a nice right hand that sends Lee toppling to the canvas! Lee scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Buddin finish him?!

Lee is rocked!
Donald Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Buddin defends it nicely.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Buddin finish him?
Lee looks gassed!
Buddin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Buddin moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Buddin keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee throws a series of punches but Buddin moves out of range.
Buddin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Buddin counters with a nice right hand that sends Lee toppling to the canvas! Lee scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Buddin finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buddin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Buddin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Buddin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Buddin or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddin throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Buddin dodges the punch combination from Lee.

Lee tries to keep at a distance but Buddin has taken the fight into the clinch.

Buddin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Buddin shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee misses with a combination
and Buddin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lee is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Buddin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Buddin breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Buddin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buddin drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buddin blocks a jab.
A low kick from Lee misses

and Buddin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Buddin.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Buddin has the dominant position.
Buddin is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Buddin fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Buddin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee tries to break free but Buddin pushes him back against the cage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Buddin keeps him there for the moment.

Lee successfully pulls guard.
Lee is trying to control the position but Buddin postures up.
Buddin wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lee controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buddin wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Buddin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Buddin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Lee tries to clinch there but Buddin circles away.
Lee tries to clinch there but Buddin circles away.
Tyrone Buddin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buddin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Buddin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buddin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buddin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buddin scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Buddin shoots in.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Buddin tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Buddin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Buddin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lee works over Buddin's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buddin moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.

Buddin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buddin defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Tyrone Buddin is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buddin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buddin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Buddin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Buddin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee closes the distance but Buddin moves to the side

and Buddin moves into the clinch.

Buddin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buddin tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Lee throws a series of punches but Buddin avoids them all with ease.
Buddin tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buddin lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buddin counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buddin counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buddin counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Buddin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Buddin tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buddin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Buddin's shoulder, as Buddin tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Buddin moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Buddin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Buddin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Buddin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Buddin slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Sloppy strikes from Buddin. Those never looked like landing.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buddin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee tries to bum rush Buddin with a series of wild strikes but Buddin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Buddin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donald Lee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Buddin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buddin throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee tries to clinch there but Buddin circles away.
A punch combination from Buddin misses.
Buddin tries to clinch up.
Buddin throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.

Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lee stands and steps away. Buddin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Buddin.
Buddin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
Lee is looking to clinch but Buddin is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Buddin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Buddin counter with a right hand.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buddin avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee misses with a double jab

and Buddin counters by moving into the clinch.
Buddin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buddin is trying to break free.
Buddin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Buddin's takedown attempt.

Lee manages to break the clinch.

Lee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Buddin was covering up waiting for the punch and Lee finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Buddin is working an open guard so Lee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buddin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Buddin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee looks to land a combination. Buddin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buddin blocks the body kick.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buddin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Buddin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Lee shoots in and bounces Buddin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lee stops Buddin from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Buddin, up you get!
Lee wants to clinch but Buddin slips to the side
and Buddin counters with a nice leg kick.
Buddin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Buddin persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee looks to land a combination. Buddin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buddin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee tries to clinch but Buddin moves out of range.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Buddin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Buddin.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick

and Buddin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Buddin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Buddin breaks the clinch.
Tyrone Buddin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buddin.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss

and Buddin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Buddin scores with a nice hook to the head.

Buddin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donald Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buddin moves away from the strike by Lee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buddin 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Buddin!