PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Hills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny Hills has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Hills

175 cm
20
153 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

165 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Hills!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hills shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hills throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Hills on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Hills shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hills tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Freddy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Hills.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Hills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hills shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hills shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hills closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Hills pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hills blocks a leg kick.
Hills with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hills's knee momentarily.
Sonny Hills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hills changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Hills manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hills takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Sonny Hills has been cut.
Hills fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hills looks gassed!
Hills tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hills shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Hills keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Hills off balance momentarily.
Hills shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Hills doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Hills's knee but Hills avoids it well.
Lee feints and then cracks Hills's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hills down.
Hills misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Hills takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hills tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hills's sensitive parts.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hills is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lee is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hills.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hills.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hills takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hills tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Hills checks it.
A clash of legs there as Hills blocks the low kick.
Lee is looking to slow Hills down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hills shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Hills keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hills shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hills throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hills off to one side.
Lee feints and then cracks Hills's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hills down.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hills shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Hills's cut.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Hills shrugs it off though.
Hills dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Hills's head and hops out.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hills's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hills's calf.
Freddy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.

Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hills to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee wants to stand but Hills is controlling the position.
Hills is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Hills shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Hills throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Hills tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hills dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Hills's head and hops out.
Freddy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Hills.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hills's sensitive parts.
Hills changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Hills manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hills on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hills tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hills on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hills doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Hills was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hills.
Hills has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Lee lands a front kick.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Hills's front leg but catches the back leg as Hills tries to avoid it.
No luck for Hills with that takedown attempt.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hills's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Lee lands but Hills takes it in his stride.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hills's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hills can do to turn this around?
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Hills's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hills has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Hills shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Hills misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a body kick that stops Hills in his tracks momentarily.
Lee feints and then cracks Hills's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hills down.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee lands a high kick!
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hills takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Hills fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hills walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee feints and then cracks Hills's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hills down.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Hills.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hills. That did some damage!
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hills takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hills steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lee. That one must have hurt.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee thumps Hills with a low kick.
Hills is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hills's calf.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hills closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Freddy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Hills.
Hills takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hills blocks a head kick by Lee.
Hills throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Hills is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hills tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hills has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
A big left from Hills misses.
Hills tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Hills's front leg but catches the back leg as Hills tries to avoid it.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hills has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
Hills closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Hills thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hills fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Freddy Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee is looking to slow Hills down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hills tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Hills shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Sonny Hills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee throws a head kick but Hills moves out of range.

Hills shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hills controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

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