PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Genral Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeyou Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Down

187 cm
26
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genral Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Takeyou Down!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a low kick as Down jumps back.
Down throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Down blocks the leg kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Down swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Down misses with a low kick as Lee jumps back.
Down throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Down tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takeyou Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Lee throws a leg kick but Down moved away.
Down misses with a low kick.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee throws a leg kick but Down sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Down is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down misses with a low kick.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee throws a low kick but Down avoids it.
Down throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Down will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee throws a low kick but Down avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Down.
Down misses with a low kick.
Down swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Down is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee throws a low kick but Down moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Down manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Lee shoots in and bounces Down off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lee postures up in Down's guard and throws a big left but Down blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Down works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Down has wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Down wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Down is retaining full guard.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Down trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee trying to control but Down is working from the bottom.
Down 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.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Down working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Down works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Down blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Down utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Down can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Down is avoiding damage well.
Down is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Down looking for a sweep but Lee has passed into full mount! Oh no!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genral Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Genral Lee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Down throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Down tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Down misses with a body shot.
Lee is looking to chop away at Down's legs.
Down throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Down.
Lee throws a leg kick but Down sees it coming and moves out of range.
Down pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Down settles back down.
Down walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee throws a leg kick but Down sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Down tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Down's leg but Down calmly moves out of range.
Takeyou Down is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee tries to work over Down's front leg with a kick but Down checks it.
Lee motions for Down to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee wants to slow Down down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Down.
Down fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee tries to work over Down's front leg with a kick but Down checks it.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Down is just out of range.
Down throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee checks a low kick from Down.
Down throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Down throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Down throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Down checks it.
Down attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee throws a leg kick but Down sees it coming and moves out of range.
Down will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee throws a leg kick but Down checks it.
Lee motions for Down to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Down attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Down throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Down only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Down throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Down misses with a looping right.
Down throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Down throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Down throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Down.
Down misses with a low kick.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Down misses with a low kick.
Down throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Down.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Down saw it coming and moves away.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Down moves his leg out of the way.
Down tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee tries to work over Down's front leg with a kick but Down checks it.
Down avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Takeyou Down seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee tries to work over Down's front leg with a kick but Down checks it.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee throws a leg kick but Down moved away.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Takeyou Down will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Genral Lee's cut.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lee misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Down checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Down.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Down avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Down trying to control the position.
Genral Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Down is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Down is controlling Lee's posture.
Lee preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Down lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Lee slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Down wants to stand up but Lee has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Down pulls his head out easily.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Down is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Down prevents Lee from standing back up.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to roll over but Down keeps him under control.
Down wants to get back to his feet.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Down can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Down stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Down does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Down.
Lee tries to work over Down's front leg with a kick but Down checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Down misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Down takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Down wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genral Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genral Lee!