PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raymund Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boomer Sooner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Love and Devotion. Sooner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: University Of Oklahoma . Boomer Sooner told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lee
vs
Sooner

188 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymund Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Boomer Sooner!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sooner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sooner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee avoids the body shot from Sooner.
Sooner misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Sooner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sooner.
Sooner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sooner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sooner misses the shot to the body.
Sooner swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Sooner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a body kick.
Sooner cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Sooner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sooner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sooner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sooner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raymund Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee lands a high kick!
Sooner blocks a head kick by Lee.
Sooner misses with a hook to the body
and Lee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sooner thows a body shot but no joy.
Sooner stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sooner throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Sooner looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Sooner's front leg but catches the back leg as Sooner tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sooner misses the shot to the body.
Sooner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sooner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sooner.

Sooner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sooner throws a big right hand that misses.
Sooner trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sooner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sooner is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sooner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sooner looking to pass the guard.
Sooner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sooner wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Sooner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sooner controlling from the top position.
Sooner trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Boomer Sooner was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sooner throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Sooner was not able to check.
Sooner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sooner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sooner just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sooner misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sooner's knee momentarily.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sooner looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boomer Sooner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sooner shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sooner shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Sooner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sooners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raymund Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sooner throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Sooner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Sooner misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Sooner misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Sooner was not able to check.
Sooner shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raymund Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boomer Sooner.
Sooner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sooner. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Sooner on that attempt.
Sooner is breathing heavily.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sooner circles away quickly and effectively.
Sooner fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Sooner misses
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Sooner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sooner looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Sooner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some wild striking there from Lee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Sooner down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raymund Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Lee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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 chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sooner shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Lee scores with a head kick. Sooner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sooner. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sooner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee feints and then cracks Sooner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sooner down.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sooner misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Sooner misses with a wild body shot.
Sooner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sooner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee throws a series of punches but Sooner avoids them all with ease.
Sooner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sooner throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Sooner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Sooner moves out of range easily.
Lee lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sooner just misses with a punch to the body.
Sooner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Sooner down.
Sooner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Sooner's front leg but catches the back leg as Sooner tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee lands a head kick!
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymund Lee dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sooner loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Sooner throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Sooner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Lee blocks a jab.
Sooner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sooner misses with a looping left.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee avoids the body shot from Sooner.
Boomer Sooner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sooner throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Sooner off balance momentarily.
Lee moves out of range as Sooner strikes.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sooner avoids the body shot from Lee.
Sooner shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sooner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Sooner in the body.
Sooner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Sooner.
Sooner swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.

Sooner looking to score a takedown here. Lee is defending well but Sooner drives through and ends up in Lee's guard.
Sooner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sooner stops Lee from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sooner is one step ahead there.
Sooner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sooner trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sooner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Sooner is having none of it.
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.
Sooner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sooner trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sooner thows a big elbow that misses.
Sooner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee has momentary wrist control but Sooner slips an elbow through the middle.
Sooner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sooner advances to half guard.
Sooner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sooner wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Sooner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sooner is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Sooner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee trying to control here.
Sooner is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boomer Sooner has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sooner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lee!

And that's the end of the fight!
Boomer Sooner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sooner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boomer Sooner!