PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Devil has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Lee's chin.

Lee
vs
Devil

177 cm
25
167 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Devil!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Lee counter with a right hand.

It looks like Red Devil has been cut.
Lee throws a body punch but Devil moves out of range.
Red Devil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devil wants to clinch
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Devil closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Devil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Devil has double underhooks.
Devil throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Devil breaks the clinch.
Devil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee throws a hook but Devil avoids it easily.
Devil looks to clinch
and Lee counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Devil looks gassed!
Devil darts in trying to clinch
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Devil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Devil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee lands a jab to Devil's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devil slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee is looking to wear down Devil with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Devil.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a series of punches but Devil moves out of range.
Devil takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee takes a swing at Devil's ribcage but misses.
Devil looks to clinch
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Devil backing up. Devil nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Devil walks into a left hand.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Devil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Devil's ribs.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a right and a left that Devil avoids nicely.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Devil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Devil closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Devil was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses

and Devil holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Devil.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Devil has double underhooks.
Devil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Devil has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Devil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Devil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Devil has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Devil throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Devil lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Devil has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Devil throws an elbow but misses.
Devil lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Devil lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Devil.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Devil has him pressed against the cage.
Devil pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee tries to circle away but Devil has him pinned against the cage.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Devil.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Devil keeps him there for the moment.
Devil throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Devil misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Red Devil's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Devil moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Devil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Devil is just out of range.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Devil misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Devil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Devil slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Devil tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Devil is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Devil backing up. Devil nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.

Devil moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Lee tries to circle away but Devil has him pinned against the cage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Devil has him pressed against the cage.
Lee is trying to break free.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Devil is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee is trying to break free.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Devil is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Devil into the cage.
Devil throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Devil lands an elbow inside.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Devil has him pressed against the cage.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Devil is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Devil has double underhooks.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Devil.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Devil leaning his opponent against the cage.

Devil manages to break the clinch.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee tries to bum rush Devil with a series of wild strikes but Devil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joe Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Devil tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Devil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee avoids the head kick by Devil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Devil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Devil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Devil was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Devil.
Devil closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Devil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.

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.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Devil throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Devil eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Devil tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Red Devil's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Devil darts in trying to clinch
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Devil throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Devil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Devil.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Devil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Devil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Devil looks to clinch
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Devil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Devil tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Devil backs up against the cage.
Devil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Devil tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Devil can do to turn this around?
Devil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devil tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Devil moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Devil tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Devil backing up. Devil nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Devil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Devil wants to clinch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Devil tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Devil's head but Devil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Devil's shoulder, as Devil tries to avoid the shot.
Devil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Devil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
Devil wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Devil tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Devil tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Devil.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Devil avoids the body shot from Lee.
Devil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee throws a right hand that Devil ducks under and follows up with a left that Devil also avoids with ease.
Devil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Devil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Red Devil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee takes a swing at Devil's ribcage but misses.
Devil tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Devil wants to clinch.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

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