PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Lee Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al an (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee Jr
vs
an

183 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Next Level Nutrition

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Lee Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al an!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
an with a poor takedown
enabling Lee Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
an lands with an overhand left.
Lee Jr dives in and grabs an's left leg, looking for a takedown. an pushes down on Lee Jr's head and hops out.
Lee Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and an counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Lee Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lee Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Lee Jr misses with the ground and pound.
an tries to buck Lee Jr off but Lee Jr is having none of it.
an is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee Jr tries to score with some ground and pound. an controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
an sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
an trying to control but Lee Jr postures up.
an tries to get to full guard but Lee Jr has control of the leg.
an wants to get back to full guard but Lee Jr has passed into side control.
Lee Jr tries to advance to mount but an denies him.
an tries to improve position but can't.
an defending against the ground and pound.
an is looking to regain half guard here but Lee Jr keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee Jr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
an tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lee Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here as Lee Jr stalls from top position.
an is looking for a sweep.
Lee Jr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee Jr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
an manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
an wants to improve his position but Lee Jr is controlling well.
Lee Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Lee Jr is looking for a kimura but an is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee Jr to get the leverage.
Lee Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. an defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
an slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
an lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee Jr!
Poor strikes thrown by an there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lee Jr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as an 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.
an looking to finish Lee Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lee Jr!
an working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Lee Jr manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
an working the head and body with strikes.
Lee Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee Jr tries to get out of the position.
Lee Jr is looking to improve his position.
an is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lee Jr is looking to improve his position.
an seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lee Jr wants to improve his position but an is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lee Jr keeping moving, preventing an from controlling successfully.
Lee Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee Jr, not yet.
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 Chris Lee Jr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
an looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
an slips under a jab.

Lee Jr 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 Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lee Jr trying to control but an is working from the bottom.
an is pulling down on Lee Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Lee Jr, at least for the moment.
an wants to sweep but no luck.
an keeping moving, preventing Lee Jr from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Lee Jr.
an throws a hook to the side of Lee Jr's head but Lee Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee Jr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
an can't do much from the bottom here.
an tries to improve position but can't.
an is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
an is trying to control but can't.
Lee Jr with the ground and pound but an uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lee Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
an bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee Jr's guard.
Lee Jr 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
an looking to sit in guard and control but Lee Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lee Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
an tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lee Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lee Jr wants to control from the top but an keeps moving.
an 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 Jr gets back to full guard.
an postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chris Lee Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from an.
Lee Jr trying to control the position.
an trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee Jr is trying to control the position but an postures up.
an trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Chris Lee Jr wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
an throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but an sprawls well. He's pushed Lee Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee Jr fails with the takedown

and an counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
an scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lee Jr is concentrating on defense, preventing an from advancing position.
an not landing any meaningful shots this time.
an throwing shots but Lee Jr is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
an missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
an not landing any meaningful shots this time.
an throwing shots but Lee Jr is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al an showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lee Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but an manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
an misses with a few strikes there.
Lee Jr fails with the takedown.
A nice combination there by an.
A big right from an misses.
Al an is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts an as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Lee Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee Jr.
an will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee Jr shoots in and drives through. an sprawls well.
Lee Jr misses with a straight right.
an is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee Jr.
an throws a looping overhand right but Lee Jr ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Lee Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and an counters with an inside leg kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by an.
an looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lee Jr is avoiding damage well.
an tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but an connects with a decent elbow.
an working the ground and pound from side control.
an has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee Jr trying to control but an postures up.
Lee Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee Jr wants to control the action here but instead an manages to pass to full mount!
Lee Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
an cracks Lee Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
an looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
an in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
an raining down hammerfists from mount.
an working Lee Jr over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee Jr is squirming around, avoiding an's attempts to control the action.
an looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lee Jr is trying to escape the mount.
an lands a big elbow.
Lee Jr bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lee Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lee Jr throwing strikes but missing.
an bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee Jr's guard.
an preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
an works over Lee Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee Jr is controlling an's posture.
an trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee Jr, not yet.
an postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee Jr looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
an working some strikes from top position.
Lee Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
an lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al an comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well an has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Al an!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Al an!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Al an!

Al an wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Al an started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.