PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Muhomorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Am Perfection by Cage 9. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Muhomorov
vs
Lee

200 cm
27
250 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

200 cm
23
255 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Muhomorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muhomorov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Artem Muhomorov has been cut.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Muhomorov tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muhomorov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Muhomorov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muhomorov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muhomorov slips under a jab.
Muhomorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Muhomorov's shoulder, as Muhomorov tries to avoid the shot.
Muhomorov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muhomorov.
Muhomorov tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Muhomorov slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Muhomorov tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Muhomorov throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee throws a series of punches but Muhomorov moves out of range.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Muhomorov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Artem Muhomorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Lee.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhomorov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muhomorov scores with a nice right hand.
Muhomorov throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ricky Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhomorov tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Muhomorov.
Muhomorov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Muhomorov drops Lee with a nice combination! Muhomorov dives into Lee's guard, looking to finish!

Lee is rocked!

It looks like Ricky Lee has been cut.
Muhomorov wants to stand but Lee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Muhomorov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lee keeping full guard, as Muhomorov tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Muhomorov from controlling successfully.
Lee looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Artem Muhomorov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Muhomorov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muhomorov misses with a straight left.

Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Muhomorov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Muhomorov 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.
Lee is trying to hold Muhomorov in close to prevent damage but Muhomorov has managed to pass into half guard.
Muhomorov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muhomorov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Muhomorov wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Artem Muhomorov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muhomorov as he jumps to the side.
Muhomorov misses with a looping right.
Muhomorov throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Muhomorov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Muhomorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Muhomorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Muhomorov swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Muhomorov is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Muhomorov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Muhomorov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.

Lee scores with a takedown into Muhomorov's guard.
Lee throws an elbow that misses. Muhomorov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Muhomorov!

Lee is working an open guard so Muhomorov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Artem Muhomorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muhomorov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Muhomorov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhomorov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Muhomorov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muhomorov avoids the body shot from Lee.

Muhomorov moves into the clinch.
Muhomorov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Muhomorov is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muhomorov lands with a left to the head.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.

Muhomorov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muhomorov throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Muhomorov thows a body shot but no joy.
Muhomorov avoids the body shot from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Muhomorov strikes.
Muhomorov tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muhomorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Muhomorov lands with a good body shot.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muhomorov thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Muhomorov counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Lee!
Muhomorov content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is staying active underneath Muhomorov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee won't allow Muhomorov to pass to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Artem Muhomorov.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Muhomorov sprawls well.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muhomorov.
Muhomorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Muhomorov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee is trying to ground and pound but Muhomorov uses the momentary lack of control by Lee to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Muhomorov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Lee is just holding on here. Muhomorov manages to take his back.
Artem Muhomorov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Muhomorov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lee tries for a takedown but Muhomorov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Lee misses.
Muhomorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Muhomorov throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Muhomorov saw that one coming.
Muhomorov misses with a body shot.
Artem Muhomorov is winning the standup battle so far.
Muhomorov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Artem Muhomorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Lee.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Muhomorov tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muhomorov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muhomorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Muhomorov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muhomorov tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Muhomorov misses the shot to the body.
Muhomorov connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Muhomorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muhomorov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muhomorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Artem Muhomorov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muhomorov wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muhomorov throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Muhomorov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muhomorov.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Muhomorov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Muhomorov. That snapped Lee's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee tries for a takedown but Muhomorov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Muhomorov scores with a jab to the body.
Muhomorov scores with a jab.
Muhomorov scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Muhomorov darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee tries a body shot but Muhomorov blocks it.
Muhomorov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muhomorov.
Muhomorov throws a head punch that misses.
Muhomorov is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Muhomorov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muhomorov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee working aggressively here.
Muhomorov looking to stall.

Muhomorov breaks the clinch.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muhomorov doesn't seem phased though.
Muhomorov throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Muhomorov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands a jab.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muhomorov sprawls well. Muhomorov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Muhomorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricky Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Muhomorov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Muhomorov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee throws the left hand but Muhomorov avoids the punch easily.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muhomorov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Muhomorov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhomorov slips a straight right by Lee.

Muhomorov moves into the clinch.
Lee is working Muhomorov over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muhomorov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artem Muhomorov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Muhomorov is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Muhomorov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muhomorov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Muhomorov!