PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josip Grubisic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danielos 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.

Grubisic
vs
Lee

170 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josip Grubisic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danielos Lee!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grubisic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
Grubisic throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
Grubisic misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Grubisic backing up. Grubisic nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Grubisic avoids the head kick by Lee.
Grubisic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Grubisic 's knee.
Grubisic throws a lazy head kick
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grubisic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grubisic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Grubisic really felt that one!
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grubisic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Josip Grubisic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danielos Lee.
Grubisic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grubisic tries to land a body kick
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Grubisic.
Grubisic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Grubisic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Grubisic fights it but they end up in guard.
Grubisic is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lee is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee won't allow Grubisic to get back to his feet.
Grubisic controlling Lee's posture.
Grubisic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grubisic wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Grubisic is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lee jumps guard but Grubisic stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee tries to pull guard but Grubisic won't allow it.
Grubisic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Lee fails to pull guard.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee tries to pull guard but Grubisic won't allow it.
Lee tries to pull guard but Grubisic holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.

Grubisic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Grubisic counters with a two punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Grubisic. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Grubisic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
Grubisic throws a right hand that misses

and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Grubisic is adopting a defensive guard.
Grubisic wants to sweep but no luck.

Grubisic wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grubisic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.

Grubisic closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grubisic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.

Grubisic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grubisic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grubisic counters with a body kick that stops Lee in his tracks momentarily.
Grubisic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Lee shoots in but Grubisic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grubisic throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grubisic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Grubisic backing up. Grubisic nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Grubisic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Grubisic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grubisic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grubisic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grubisic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grubisic misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four 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.
Grubisic throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Grubisic.
Grubisic slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grubisic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grubisic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grubisic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Grubisic misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a left to the body.

Grubisic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Grubisic scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grubisic is trying to ground and pound but Lee uses the momentary lack of control by Grubisic to regain half guard.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Grubisic is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grubisic throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danielos Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Grubisic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Grubisic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Grubisic misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Grubisic stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Grubisic, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Grubisic against the cage but Grubisic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Grubisic rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Grubisic lands a damaging elbow.

Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
Grubisic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grubisic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grubisic throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grubisic working some strikes from top position.
Grubisic landing some decent shots from guard.
Lee wants to stand up but Grubisic is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grubisic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grubisic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grubisic thows a big elbow that misses.

Grubisic stands and steps away. Lee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A cross from Lee lands.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grubisic was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grubisic rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.

Grubisic moves into the clinch.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Grubisic gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Grubisic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grubisic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Josip Grubisic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danielos Lee.

Grubisic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Josip Grubisic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grubisic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Grubisic darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.

Grubisic manages to break the clinch.
Grubisic throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Grubisic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Grubisic tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grubisic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grubisic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee is working the combinations to good effect here.
Grubisic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Grubisic didn't expect that.

Grubisic pushes Lee off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Grubisic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Grubisic fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grubisic is pulling down on Lee's head. It's preventing any offense from Lee, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grubisic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Grubisic pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Grubisic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Josip Grubisic just wasn't active enough.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Grubisic falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grubisic won't be happy with that.
Grubisic can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Grubisic pushes Lee away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lee gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lee working away.
The strikes coming from Lee are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Grubisic wants to control but Lee postures up.
Lee in side control, throwing shots but Grubisic defends.
Grubisic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Grubisic looks to land a strike but Lee avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Grubisic throws and elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grubisic's guard. Nice move by Lee!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lee drops back looking for a leg! Grubisic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grubisic manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Grubisic's guard.
Grubisic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danielos Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Grubisic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee takes a swing at Grubisic's ribcage but misses.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grubisic but Grubisic pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Grubisic gets a double leg takedown into Lee's guard.
Danielos Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grubisic thows a big elbow that misses.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grubisic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grubisic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grubisic landing with the ground and pound.
Lee controls Grubisic momentarily but Grubisic frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking to control.
Grubisic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grubisic lands a couple of digs.
Grubisic postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Grubisic throws and elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grubisic's guard. Nice move by Lee!
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grubisic is keeping the position for now.
Grubisic wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Grubisic pulls Lee in close to his closed guard and prevents Lee from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee stops Grubisic from standing up.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Grubisic is retaining full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grubisic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Josip Grubisic just wasn't active enough.
Grubisic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Grubisic misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Josip Grubisic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Grubisic as Lee shoots in.
Josip Grubisic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danielos Lee.
Grubisic misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Grubisic backing up. Grubisic nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grubisic throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grubisic is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Grubisic rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grubisic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee jumps guard but Grubisic stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grubisic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.

Grubisic manages to break the clinch.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Grubisic counters with a nice body shot.
Grubisic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Grubisic 's knee.
Grubisic throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Grubisic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grubisic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Grubisic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Josip Grubisic just wasn't active enough.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grubisic's waist but Grubisic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grubisic stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Grubisic throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danielos Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grubisic defends it nicely.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Grubisic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grubisic misses with a double jab

and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grubisic won't be happy with that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Lee trying to control the action but Grubisic is working from the bottom.
Grubisic struggling a bit here.
Josip Grubisic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danielos Lee.
I've got Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

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