PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einar Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacques comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - Ace of Spades. This should be fireworks!

Jacques
vs
Lee

178 cm
26
182 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

182 cm
33
182 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Jacques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Einar Lee!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacques swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Jacques takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee digs a good body shot into Jacques's ribs.
Jacques throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jacques tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jacques's head backwards.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Jacques misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee throws a leg kick but Jacques sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee blocks a head kick by Jacques.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Jacques takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jacques ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Jacques slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee throws a right hand that Jacques ducks under and follows up with a left that Jacques also avoids with ease.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacques takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacques looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jacques under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Jacques counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Einar Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Jacques moves out of range easily.
Lee looks for the body kick but Jacques saw that one coming.
Jacques lands a slapping body shot.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee throws a head kick but Jacques moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Jacques moves out of range easily.
Jacques ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee cracks Jacques with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jacques circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacques misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut

and Jacques counters with a head kick that drops Lee!

Lee is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacques stops Lee from standing up.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Jacques finish him?
Jacques throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Jacques throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Jacques throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacques is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Einar Lee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacques was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Jacques to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jacques scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Jacques cracks Lee with an uppercut from hell and Lee crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Jacques's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacques postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Lee wants to stand but Jacques is controlling the position.
Jacques landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to sweep but instead, Jacques has passed into half guard.
Jacques wants to pass to mount but Lee is defending the position.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Jacques is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jacques throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jacques manages to pass to mount!
Jacques throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lee blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jacques tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacques scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jacques lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Poor strikes thrown by Jacques there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lee is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jacques looking to finish with strikes here!
Jacques landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giorgio Jacques 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
The fighters circling - Jacques throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jacques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee throws a right and a left that Jacques avoids nicely.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jacques lands with a nice body kick.
Jacques looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee tries to clinch
and Jacques counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a head kick but Jacques moves out of range.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jacques slips under a jab.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Jacques looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jacques ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jacques blocks a head kick by Lee.
Jacques takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Jacques lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Jacques takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacques bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jacques. That one must have hurt.
Jacques throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jacques thows a body kick. Lee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jacques cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jacques chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Jacques counters with a right hand to the body.
Jacques is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Jacques ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Jacques takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jacques cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giorgio Jacques is winning the standup battle so far.
Jacques takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jacques smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee throws a push kick but Jacques slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jacques counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacques dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacques drops Lee with a straight right hand, right on the button! Jacques follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgio Jacques!
A very excited looking Giorgio Jacques rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.