PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dai Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by ヨシピィ・ダ・ガマ/&#. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lee
vs
Hard

180 cm
25
195 lbs
10 - 7 - 2

180 cm
25
185 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dai Hard!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Hard scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.

It looks like Chan Lee has been cut.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Hard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee misses the body punch

and Hard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hard tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hard in particular looking to stall.
Lee has hold of Hard's hands but Hard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hard is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.

Lee makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chan Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Hard misses with a wild body shot.
Hard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Hard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.

Lee gets a clinch.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee is positioning himself well to prevent Hard advancing to mount.
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.
Hard is looking to stall here but Lee recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hard wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Hard is having none of it.
Hard trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Hard stops Lee from standing up.
Hard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hard controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Hard wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee keeping full guard, as Hard tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dai Hard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Hard moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a head kick but Hard moves out of range.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Hard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hard lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Hard.
Hard throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard shoots in but no luck this time.
Chan Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dai Hard.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Hard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Hard dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hard preventing the sweep.
Hard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hard advances to half guard.
Lee is not content to let Hard control the position.
Hard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lee!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lee trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lee wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dai Hard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chan Lee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hard is looking to land body kicks.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Hard moves out of range easily.
Hard blocks a head kick by Lee.
Hard misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Hard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chan Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Hard finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Hard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hard advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Hard.
Lee is doing well to control the position and prevent Hard from advancing to side control.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
Hard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hard forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control here.
Hard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Hard looks to land a strike but Lee avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hard trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee keeping full guard, as Hard tries to pass.
Hard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Hard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Hard from controlling successfully.

Lee pushes Hard off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Dai Hard has been cut.
Hard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hard somewhat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Hard blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hard with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hard avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Hard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dai Hard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Hard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lee's half guard.

Hard seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Hard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Lee makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hard.
Hard tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.

Hard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Hard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hard has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
Hard tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hard has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.

Lee gets to his feet. Hard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Hard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Hard persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.

Lee darts in and clinches Hard up against the cage.

Hard lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lee tries to roll over but Hard keeps him under control.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Hard is controlling him
Hard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard passes to side control.
Lee avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hard.
Lee is not content to let Hard control the position.

Hard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hard asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Hard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dai Hard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hard trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on Hard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dai Hard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hard 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dai Hard!