PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sayid Jarrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Lee has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lee
vs
Jarrah

190 cm
20
221 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sayid Jarrah!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Jarrah fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.

Jarrah clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.

Jarrah turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jarrah manages to end up in side control.
Lee is not content to let Jarrah control the position.
Lee tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Jarrah throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jarrah is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jarrah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jarrah creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jarrah in side control, throwing shots but Lee defends.
Jarrah working away.
Lee tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Lee dodges the ground and pound from Jarrah.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarrah is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee regains half guard, as Jarrah was trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee tries to roll over but Jarrah keeps him under control.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jarrah on the ground.

Jarrah looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jarrah passes to full mount!

Jarrah looking to secure an arm triangle but Lee defends it well.

Lee defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jarrah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jarrah is working for a guillotine from mount but Lee frees his head quite easily.
Lee avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jarrah.

Jarrah wants to finish this one by submission but Lee is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jarrah.
Jarrah scoring with strikes but Lee is staying in there.
Jarrah with good strikes from the mount here!
Jarrah prevents Lee from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarrah thowing shots but they're missing.
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
Jarrah postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.

Jarrah is working for a guillotine from mount but Lee frees his head quite easily.
Jarrah raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jarrah tries to clinch up.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Jarrah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee shoots in but Jarrah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jarrah circles away.
Jarrah slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jarrah tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Jarrah which made him look bad.

Jarrah feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Jarrah changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jarrah sitting in guard here, content to control.

Jarrah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jarrah scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarrah trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
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 working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jarrah.
Jarrah is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Jarrah has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Jarrah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jarrah throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.

Jarrah is looking for a kimura here.

Jarrah is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Jarrah seems to be looking for submissions.
Jarrah performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Jarrah is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Jarrah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jarrah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jarrah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarrah not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Jarrah is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lee is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sayid Jarrah!