PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jun Fat Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Public Enemy's "Rebel Without A Pause". Jun Fat Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fat Lee
vs
Payne

170 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
139 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jun Fat Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Payne!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.
Payne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Payne wants to clinch.
Payne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payne misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee thuds a left hand into Payne's body.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Payne is just out of range.
Payne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jun Fat Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Payne.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Payne is just out of range.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Jun Fat Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Payne wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne defending against the ground and pound.
Payne takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Payne parries the strikes from Lee easily there. Lee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Payne to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Payne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee working the ground and pound.
Lee landing strikes.
Payne defending against the ground and pound.
Lee throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Payne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Payne is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Payne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Payne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Payne looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee jabs at Payne's body.

Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Payne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Payne looks gassed!
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee stands and throws Payne's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Payne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
An elbow from Lee crashes against the mat.
Lee lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An elbow from Lee crashes against the mat.
Lee trying to control the action but Payne is working from the bottom.
Payne is looking for a sweep.
Lee throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lee lands a few punches from side control.
Lee in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from Lee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payne misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Payne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.

Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Payne wants to get back to his feet.
Payne taking some punishment here, with Lee in his half guard.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Payne is trying to stand.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee thows a huge punch but Payne dodges it nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Payne doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jun Fat Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lee stuns Payne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee stuns Payne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Josh Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne.
A shot to de liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Payne's ribs.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Payne on the side of the head.
Payne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Payne's ribs.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payne at a distance.
Payne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Payne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payne doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Payne on that attempt.
Payne shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Lee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lee jabs at Payne's body.

Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lee works his way into full mount!
Lee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lee lands a nice shot to the head.
Lee landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lee.
Lee throws some wild stikes that Payne manages to avoid easily.
Payne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lee cracks Payne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lee landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lee scoring with strikes but Payne is staying in there.
Payne wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Payne is looking to improve his position but Lee isn't that keen on the idea.
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lee working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Payne is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Payne tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
Lee landing punches.
Lee dominating with strikes here.
Lee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lee sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lee breaks from Payne's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Payne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee with shots to the head and body - Payne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lee with the ground and pound from mount.
Lee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Payne swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lee unloading with bombs!
Lee throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lee working the ground and pound effectively.
Lee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jun Fat Lee dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Payne scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Payne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.

Payne is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Payne's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jun Fat 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.
Payne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Payne trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Payne keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee advances position into side control!
Payne is trying to get back to half guard.
Lee lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Payne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Payne is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Payne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lee tries to score with some ground and pound. Payne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Payne is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Lee throwing strikes but Payne manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Payne is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Payne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee working over Payne with some ground and pound. Payne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lee working Payne over with strikes.
Lee works his way into side control.
Payne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Payne sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne trying to control from the bottom.
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Payne defending well though.
Payne trying to control but Lee postures up.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Payne defending well.
Payne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Payne tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Josh Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lee scores a takedown into full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Fat 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25

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