PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nova Experiencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lee
vs
Experiencia

195 cm
24
222 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

202 cm
28
212 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nova Experiencia!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Experiencia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Experiencia scores with a nice right hand.
Experiencia wants to clinch.
A jab from Lee misses.
Experiencia is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Experiencia tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Experiencia had a free shot at his head there.
Experiencia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Experiencia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Experiencia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiencia throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiencia throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Experiencia.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee cracks Experiencia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiencia.
Experiencia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Experiencia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Experiencia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Experiencia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Experiencia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Experiencia.
Experiencia jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.

Lee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Experiencia on his heels. He'll look to pass Experiencia's guard now, I'm sure.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Experiencia looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Lee trying to control but Experiencia is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Experiencia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
Lee content to stall in guard here.

Experiencia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lee wants to control from the top but Experiencia keeps moving.
Lee cracks Experiencia with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Experiencia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Experiencia looking to control.
Experiencia pulls Lee in to control the position.
Lee cracks Experiencia with a solid left hand.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee trying to control but Experiencia is working from the bottom.
Experiencia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Experiencia working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Experiencia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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!
Experiencia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Experiencia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Experiencia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Experiencia with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
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 Hitmon Lee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee avoids the body shot from Experiencia.
Experiencia stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Nova Experiencia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as Experiencia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Experiencia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Experiencia scores with a jab to the head.
Jab by Experiencia.
Experiencia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice combination there by Experiencia.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiencia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee works Experiencia's body with a nice hook.
Lee misses the body punch
and Experiencia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Experiencia tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.

Lee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Experiencia's head.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.

Experiencia is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Experiencia is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Experiencia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Experiencia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
Experiencia is still in real trouble! Can Lee finish him?
Experiencia keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Experiencia for as long as he can get away with.
Experiencia seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Lee trying to control but Experiencia is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hitmon Lee just wasn't active enough.
Experiencia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Experiencia. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Experiencia had a free shot at his head there.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Experiencia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Experiencia's head.
Experiencia needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Experiencia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Experiencia leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Experiencia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Experiencia's shoulder, as Experiencia tries to avoid the shot.
Experiencia needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Experiencia misses with a few strikes there.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Experiencia's shoulder, as Experiencia tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Lee misses.
Experiencia misses with a looping right.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiencia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Experiencia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hitmon Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.

Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lee thows a huge punch but Experiencia dodges it nicely.
Lee misses with a head shot. Experiencia uses the momentum to regain guard.

Experiencia working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Experiencia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Experiencia is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hitmon Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Experiencia but Experiencia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Experiencia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Experiencia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.

Experiencia instigates a clinch.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Experiencia breaks from the clinch.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiencia moves away.
Experiencia moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Experiencia slips the punch.
Experiencia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Experiencia darts in trying to clinch

and Lee counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Experiencia's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is in close to Experiencia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Experiencia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Experiencia wants to sweep but no luck.

Experiencia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
Experiencia is trying to keep Lee in close.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Experiencia keeps moving.
Experiencia controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Nova Experiencia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Experiencia is working from the bottom.

Experiencia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Experiencia's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lee scoring with some ground and pound.
Experiencia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Experiencia working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia looking to control.

Experiencia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Experiencia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Experiencia looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Experiencia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Experiencia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee gets to his feet and stands over Experiencia, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Experiencia felt that one! Lee unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Experiencia from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hitmon Lee!