PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Ayala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. Ayala is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I WALK ALONE. The key to victory for Barney Lee has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lee
vs
Ayala

182 cm
22
170 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

173 cm
25
179 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barney Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Ayala!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barney Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee looks to clinch

and Ayala counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that.
Lee controlling Ayala's posture.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ayala on the ground.

Ayala 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.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ayala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ayala postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ayala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Ayala won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayala passes Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Ayala is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ayala to get the leverage.

Ayala seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Ayala with the ground and pound but Lee uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ayala is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Ayala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ayala throwing strikes but missing.
Ayala tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Ayala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ayala wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Ayala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ayala stops Lee from standing up.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ayala.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Ayala throwing strikes but missing.
Ayala connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ayala is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ayala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ayala preventing the sweep.

Ayala drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Ayala off! Ayala jumps back into Lee's guard.

Ayala drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ayala jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayala is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ayala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ayala throws a big right hand that misses.
Ayala won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.

Ayala drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lee dives on top into guard.

Ayala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Ayala 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ayala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Ayala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ayala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Ayala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lee misses the jab.
Lee with a nice cross.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee wants to clinch up but Ayala keeps it at a distance.
Lee misses with a body punch

and Ayala decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lee's guard.

Ayala drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lee looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lee looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lee!

Lee decides to stand back up.
Ayala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Ayala moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot

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

Ayala thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayala won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Ayala postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Ayala with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee trying to control the position.
Ayala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ayala connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ayala throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Lee wants to sweep here but Ayala controlling him for the moment.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ayala.

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 looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ayala thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ayala with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ayala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ayala postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.

Ayala drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lee dives on top into guard.
Lee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Ayala 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.

Ayala 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Ayala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee wanted to stand there but Ayala had control of the position.

Ayala looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lee passes into half guard.
Ayala slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jorge Ayala has got the better of the ground game so far.

Lee gets to his feet - Ayala follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayala moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Ayala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a left hand

and Ayala counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Ayala drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lee dives on top into guard.

Ayala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Ayala had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ayala has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Ayala's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Ayala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee misses with a jab to the body

and Ayala counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee has control of Ayala's left arm, preventing Ayala from doing any damage.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee has Ayala pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ayala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ayala stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee trying to control the position here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Barney Lee wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Lee gets caught flat footed, as Ayala shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayala throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Ayala throws a big right hand that misses.
Ayala throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee wants to sweep here but Ayala controlling him for the moment.

Lee pushes Ayala off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Some bone on bone action there as Ayala checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jorge Ayala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Ayala shoots in.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot

and Ayala counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lee pulls Ayala in close to his closed guard and prevents Ayala from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ayala looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ayala trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ayala is controlling him.
Ayala trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee cracks Ayala with an open hand slap.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ayala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
A clash of legs there as Ayala blocks the low kick.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Ayala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ayala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee misses with a body punch

and Ayala counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ayala.
Ayala prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
Ayala engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lee 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ayala thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ayala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ayala's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barney Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Ayala seems unphased.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Ayala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ayala 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Ayala!