PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Guinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guinness comes to the cage accompanied by Ev Christr` Ta, Laou! . The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: I Am Perfection by Cage 9. Ricky Lee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Guinness
vs
Lee

188 cm
22
255 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

200 cm
24
255 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BioPharm Nutrition

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Guinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guinness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.

Guinness rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Guinness landing knees to the head.

It looks like Ricky Lee has been cut.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Guinness gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Guinness prevents it.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
Arthur Guinness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Lee.

Lee wants the takedown. Guinness is fighting it off but Lee persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Guinness's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee throws an elbow that misses. Guinness uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Guinness!
Guinness is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guinness wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Guinness from controlling successfully.
Lee wants to improve his position but instead Guinness has moved into half guard.
Guinness not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee tries to roll over but Guinness keeps him under control.
Lee wants to control but Guinness is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Guinness is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Guinness is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lee reverses the position - he's now on top in Guinness's guard.
Lee throws a strike but Guinness rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Guinness wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Guinness is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Arthur Guinness just wasn't active enough.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Guinness which made him look bad.
Guinness digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Guinness lands a right hook to the body.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guinness on the side of the head.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Guinnesss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee throws the left hand but Guinness avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Guinness misses.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guinness throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Guinness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Guinness throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Jab, jab by Guinness - just one landing.
Guinness takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Ricky Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guinness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Guinness lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Guinness is looking to clinch.
Guinness ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Guinness misses with an uppercut.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Guinness's shoulder, as Guinness tries to avoid the shot.
Guinness ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Guinness misses.
Guinness avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Guinness swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Guinness didn't expect that.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Guinness blocks nicely.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Guinness will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Lee's cut.
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.

Good standup being displayed there by Guinness as he connects with a hook.
Guinness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Guinness scores with a jab.
Guinness stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Guinness blocks a jab.
Guinness tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guinness scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Guinness throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Guinness connects with the punch.
Guinness slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guinness tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Guinness clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Guinness landing knees to the head.
Lee wants to break free but Guinness has control.
Guinness gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
Arthur Guinness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Lee.
Guinness lands a body punch.
Guinness lands a right hand.
Lee tries to score a body lock takedown but Guinness shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Guinness.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Guinness.
Guinness pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guinness lands a right hand.
Lee slowing the pace effectively.
Guinness cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Guinness.
Guinness landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness lands an uppercut.
Arthur Guinness has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Guinness.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guinness.
Guinness lands with a right to the head.
Guinness scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guinness lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guinness.
Guinness lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guinness tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee is looking for a takedown.
Guinness lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guinness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Guinness.
Guinness is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
A short right from Guinness on the inside.
Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Guinness avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Guinness creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Lee can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guinness lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Guinness.
Guinness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee avoiding damage as Guinness throws knees to the body.
Guinness lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guinness just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Guinness trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guinness into the cage.
Guinness using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guinness lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guinness stalling against the cage.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Guinness prevents a takedown attempt there.
Guinness lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guinness makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guinness lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Guinness.
Guinness lands a left hand.
Guinness landing knees to the head.
Guinness lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Guinness crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guinness.
Guinness lands a left hand.
Guinness lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guinness lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guinness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guinness crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
Guinness lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guinness is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee goes for a takedown attempt but Guinness pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Guinness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Guinness dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guinness defends it nicely.
Guinness scores with a body shot.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Guinness.
Guinness scores with a nice right hand.
Lee lands with a hook. Guinness tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee throws the left hand but Guinness avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Guinness scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Guinness cracks Lee with a good jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guinness.
Guinness stuffs the takedown.
Guinness ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guinness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Guinness. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guinness throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Arthur Guinness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guinness fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guinness misses the jab.
Guinness throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guinness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guinness punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guinness.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Guinness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Guinness saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Guinness counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Guinness fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Guinness.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Guinness throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee shoots in but Guinness avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guinness clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guinness moves away from the strike by Lee.
Guinness stuffs the takedown.
Guinness lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Guinness tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Guinness scores with a nice strike.
Guinness swinging wildly here.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guinness was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guinness swivels and escapes.
Guinness misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Guinness throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Guinness comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee throws the left hand but Guinness avoids the punch easily.
Guinness throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Guinness tries to clinch up.
Guinness lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guinness ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a hook
and Guinness counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guinness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guinness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Lee tries for a takedown but Guinness sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ricky Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinness scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guinness connects with a nice looking jab.
Guinness tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guinness fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guinness is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee swings for the body but Guinness moves out of range.
Guinness uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Guinness wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Guinness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arthur Guinness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Guinness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guinness, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Guinness!
Arthur Guinness took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.