PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys - Southern Flavor. John Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Smith

189 cm
20
201 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

169 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Dragon
Merciless Gladiators

Ultra Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Lee throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Smith misses.

Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee looks like he's trying to stand up.
Smith winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smith is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Lee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee tries to get out of the position.
Smith wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Smith postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.

It looks like James Lee has been cut.
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!
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Lee thumps Smith with a low kick.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith misses with a head shot. Lee uses the momentum to regain guard.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Smith throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Smith checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith cracks Lee with a solid left hand.

James Lee's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.

James Lee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith passes the guard and advances to mount!
Smith raining down shots from the mount!

Jeez, James Lee's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Lee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Smith!
John Smith is the new middleweight champion!
John Smith decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.