PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinn Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Gatez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by "That's All" by Genesis. This should be a great matchup!

Lee
vs
Gatez

197 cm
22
219 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
216 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinn Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Link Gatez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a hook but Gatez avoids it easily.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Gatez counters with a straight right hand.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Gatez counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee misses with a hook
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Gatez counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatez.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gatez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gatez counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Gatez counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Gatez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Gatez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee misses with a hook
and Gatez counters with an inside leg kick.

Gatez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is staying active underneath Gatez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gatez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Gatez there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gatez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lee is not content to let Gatez control the position.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gatez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee is not content to let Gatez control the position.

That's two 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.

Gatez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.
Lee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee tries to get out of the position.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gatez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gatez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatez throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gatez.
Gatez trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
Gatez trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
Gatez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee is not content to let Gatez control the position.

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.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Gatez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Gatez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gatez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Link Gatez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee misses with a combination
and Gatez counters with a head kick.
Gatez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut

and Gatez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gatez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee is looking to stand up but Gatez isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Gatez from controlling successfully.
Gatez looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gatez tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee postures up.
Gatez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gatez, not yet.
Gatez controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gatez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gatez is on top in guard.

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.
Gatez controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gatez wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee is looking to stand up but Gatez isn't so interested in that idea.
Gatez wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Link Gatez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gatez misses with a wild body shot.
Gatez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Gatez counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Gatez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
Gatez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Gatez from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gatez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gatez throws and elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gatez's guard. Nice move by Lee!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gatez 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.

Gatez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gatez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Link Gatez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gatez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
A jab from Gatez finds it's way through Lee's defenses.

Gatez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Gatez sits in half guard.
Gatez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lee kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gatez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee won't allow Gatez to pass to mount.
Gatez not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Gatez seems content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee has hold of Gatez's hands but Gatez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gatez on the ground.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gatez content to control rather than advance.
Gatez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gatez thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.

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.
Gatez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee is trying to stand.
Gatez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gatez thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.

Gatez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gatez is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Link Gatez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatez thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Gatez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Gatez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Quinn Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gatez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Lee is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gatez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gatez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Gatez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gatez stops Lee from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Link Gatez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gatez 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Link Gatez!