PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Jar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Nan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen GOT DA BEEF???? as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Ralph Jar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ralph Jar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jar
vs
Nan Lee

188 cm
29
280 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

201 cm
25
280 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Global MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ralph Jar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Qing Nan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jar swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jar.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Jar.
Lee digs a right hand into Jar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jar's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Jar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee tries to work over Jar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Jar controls his hands.
Lee misses with some punches.
Jar tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee tries a body shot but Jar blocks it.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Jar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Jar throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jar.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jar's elbow.
Jar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
A jab from Jar misses.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Jar's leg but Jar calmly moves out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Jar circles away.

Lee moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Jar backwards.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jar backwards.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jar's elbow.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jar backwards.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jar struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Jar tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Jar back against the cage.
Lee misses with a body punch.

Jar pulls guard successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Jar.
Jar is trying to keep Lee in close.
Jar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Jar being controlled here, momentarily.

Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jar throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee thumps Jar with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Jar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Jar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jar throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Jar's front leg but catches the back leg as Jar tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Nan Lee dominated that 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.

Jar misses with a hook.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee motions for Jar to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Lee misses.
Jar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Jar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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 is pressing down on Jar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jar throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee controls Jar momentarily but Jar frees himself.
Jar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jar is one step ahead there.
Jar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Jar from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jar won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lee regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jar.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jar.
Lee keeping full guard, as Jar tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jar looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lee trying to control but Jar is working from the bottom.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jar gets back to full guard.

Lee stands up from Jar's guard - Lee perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jar throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jar's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Jar circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qing Nan Lee 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!

Jar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Jar shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee thuds a left hand into Jar's body.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jar doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Jar avoids the head kick by Lee.

Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee is working Jar over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jar.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Jar controls the action.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Jar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jar blocking some punches.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jar's elbow.
Lee gets through Jar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee is working Jar over against the cage.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Jar controls the action.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Jar backwards.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Qing Nan Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jar's elbow.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Jar prevents a body shot from Lee.
Jar tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Jar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to work over Jar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jar jumps guard but Lee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jar or not.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jar.
Jar has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Jar is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Jar tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Jar drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Jar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lee misses with the combination.
Ralph Jar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Jar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Qing Nan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jar's sensitive parts.
Jar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee delivers a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Qing Nan Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qing Nan Lee!
An out of breath Qing Nan Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.