PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boby Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Sully - Flash back. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lee
vs
Gabriel

181 cm
23
180 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
179 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boby Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee has a takedown stuffed.

Gabriel closes the distance and clinches.
Gabriel is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gabriel has his back to the cage.
Gabriel stalls.
Gabriel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gabriel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gideon Gabriel.
Gabriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
A big right from Gabriel misses.
Lee throws a series of punches but Gabriel moves out of range.
Gabriel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gabriel walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Gabriel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gabriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Gabriel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Gabriel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gabriel blocks a jab.
Gabriel feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gabriel misses with a leg kick.
Gabriel throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gabriel's head backwards.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Gabriel saw that one coming.
Gabriel moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Gabriel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Gabriel tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Gabriel counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Gabriel digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gabriel manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boby Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Gabriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Gabriel slips the punch.
Gabriel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Gabriel.
Gabriel slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gabriel is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel throws a leg kick that misses.
Gabriel misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Gabriel, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Gabriel against the cage but Gabriel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boby Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gabriel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabriel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gabriel trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gabriel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gabriel with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gideon Gabriel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Gabriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gabriel.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Gabriel tries to clinch up.
Gabriel throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Gabriel only half commits.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Gabriel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lee duly obliges.
Gabriel ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Gabriel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Gabriel settles back down.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Gabriel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gideon Gabriel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee checks a low kick from Gabriel.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Gabriel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Gabriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gabriel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gabriel throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee connects with a right hand. Gabriel shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Gabriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gabriel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Boby Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Gabriel.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Gabriel's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a series of punches but Gabriel avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gabriel, right into the meat.
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!
Gabriel moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Gabriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Gabriel throws a head kick that misses.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Nice jab there from Lee.
Gabriel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee avoids the head kick by Gabriel.
Gabriel wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
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.
Gabriel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gabriel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee misses with an uppercut.

Lee gets caught napping as Gabriel dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gabriel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gabriel thows a big elbow that misses.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gabriel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gabriel is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Gabriel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee wants to improve his position but instead Gabriel has moved into half guard.
Nice strikes from Gabriel there.
Gabriel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gabriel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee controls Gabriel momentarily but Gabriel frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gideon Gabriel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Gabriel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gabriel misses with a wild combination.
Gabriel throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Gabriel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gabriel throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Gabriel lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boby Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Gabriel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gabriel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Gabriel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gabriel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.

Gabriel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gabriel throws and elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gabriel's guard. Nice move by Lee!
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gabriel is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gabriel is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gabriel has his back to the cage.
Gabriel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabriel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gabriel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee calls for Gabriel to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gideon Gabriel.
Gabriel throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Lee misses.
Gabriel tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gabriel clinches with his opponent.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Boby Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Gabriel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gabriel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Gabriel has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Gabriel looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gideon Gabriel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gabriel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gideon Gabriel!