PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Money

190 cm
20
221 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Young Money!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Money will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Money misses the shot to the body.
Money scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Michael Lee has been cut.
Money avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Money wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Money fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Money scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Money napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Money tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Money to see if he's OK.

Lee swings around for an armbar but Money sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lee's guard.
Money trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Money looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Money has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Money is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee working some strikes from top position.

Money is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Lee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lee trying to control but Money is working from the bottom.
Money being controlled here, momentarily.

Money escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee advances position into side control!

Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Money is not content to let Lee control the position.
Money manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lee's best efforts.
Lee works his way into side control.
Lee landing a few strikes.

Lee is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Money looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lee gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Money is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lee lets go of the hold and Money can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Lee!