|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
22
144 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
|
170 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zin Lee!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to clinch
and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee manages to pull guard.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Silva 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.
Silva tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Lee's takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Lee keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Lee wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Lee postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee is trying to break free.
Lee tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Lee jumps guard but Silva stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodrigo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zin Lee.
Lee has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lee throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lee is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee is trying to keep Silva in close.
Lee looks gassed!
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Lee in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lee won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lee gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva moves into the clinch.
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!
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zin Lee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lee manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
Lee controlling the action here.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is trying to control but Lee manages to pass to mount!
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zin Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silva!
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zin Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee gets a takedown into half guard.
Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee passes into side control, despite Silva's attempt to control the position.
Silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lee asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Silva tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to remain calm as Lee controls from the top position.
Silva is trying to work for a sweep but Lee has mounted him!
Silva tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rodrigo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Lee has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee working Silva over with strikes here.
Lee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee stands up from mount. Strange move.
Lee looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Lee drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Lee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee slows down the pace here.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Lee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Zin Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zin Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zin Lee!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
