PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Jeyaratnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasmus Jeyaratnam has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jeyaratnam
vs
Lee

183 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rasmus Jeyaratnam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Lee!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Lee.
A jab from Lee misses.
Nice defenses there by Jeyaratnam.
Lee misses with a hook. Jeyaratnam ducked under it nicely.
Lee scores with a jab.
Jeyaratnam looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Jeyaratnam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee swings for the body but Jeyaratnam moves out of range.
Lee throws a hook but Jeyaratnam blocks it.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a jab when Jeyaratnam was well out of range.
Jeyaratnam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Jeyaratnam.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Jeyaratnam takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jeyaratnam takes one on the button.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jeyaratnam was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee scores with a jab. Jeyaratnam acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeyaratnam is just out of range.
Lee cracks Jeyaratnam with a good jab.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Jeyaratnam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jeyaratnam.
Lee slips under a jab from Jeyaratnam.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeyaratnam moves away.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeyaratnam is just out of range.
Jeyaratnam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Jeyaratnam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Jeyaratnam.
Lee lands a nice hook to Jeyaratnam's body. Jeyaratnam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee misses the jab.
Jeyaratnam walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Jeyaratnam's head but Jeyaratnam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Lee misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee throws a body punch but Jeyaratnam moves out of range.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Jeyaratnam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeyaratnam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jeyaratnam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jeyaratnam moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Jeyaratnam moves away and avoids it.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeyaratnam is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Jeyaratnam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Justin Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throws a body punch but Jeyaratnam moves out of range.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Jeyaratnam.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jeyaratnam.
Jeyaratnam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Jeyaratnam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jeyaratnam wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Jeyaratnam ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Justin Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jeyaratnam moves out of range as Lee strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Jeyaratnam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Jeyaratnam's head but Jeyaratnam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeyaratnam.
Lee misses with the combination.
Jeyaratnam blocks a jab.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee takes a swing at Jeyaratnam's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee connects with the punch.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jeyaratnam was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Jeyaratnam's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jeyaratnam scrambles back to his feet.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Justin Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeyaratnam walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee jabs at Jeyaratnam's body.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jeyaratnam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Jeyaratnam moves away from the strike by Lee.
Jeyaratnam slips a straight right by Lee.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jeyaratnam might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jeyaratnam is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Jeyaratnam backs away looking to recover.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Jeyaratnam is out of range.
Jeyaratnam defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeyaratnam moves away.
Lee swings for the body but Jeyaratnam moves out of range.
Donk. Lee catches Jeyaratnam right on the button with a cross.
Lee throws a jab when Jeyaratnam was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a series of punches but Jeyaratnam moves out of range.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Jeyaratnam slips under a jab.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jeyaratnam moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee stalks Jeyaratnam and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jeyaratnam's face. Jeyaratnam staggers backwards, shaken.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeyaratnam.
Jeyaratnam moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee stuns Jeyaratnam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee throws a hook but Jeyaratnam avoids it easily.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jeyaratnam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Jeyaratnam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeyaratnam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Nice defenses there by Jeyaratnam.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jeyaratnam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jeyaratnam is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jeyaratnam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jeyaratnam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
A big left from Lee misses.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Jeyaratnam saw that one coming.
Lee misses the jab.
Jeyaratnam throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justin Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Jeyaratnam moved out of range.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee tries to bum rush Jeyaratnam with a series of wild strikes but Jeyaratnam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeyaratnam slips a straight right by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jeyaratnam slips a straight right by Lee.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Jeyaratnam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeyaratnam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Jeyaratnam saw that one coming.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee slips a straight right by Jeyaratnam.
Lee throws a body punch but Jeyaratnam moves out of range.
Jeyaratnam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jeyaratnam finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jeyaratnam.
Jeyaratnam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jeyaratnam walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jeyaratnam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee throws a hook but Jeyaratnam avoids it easily.
Lee takes a swing at Jeyaratnam's ribcage but misses.
Jeyaratnam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Jeyaratnam moved out of range.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeyaratnam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws a series of punches but Jeyaratnam avoids them all with ease.
Jeyaratnam slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee connects with a right hand. Jeyaratnam shakes it off.
Jeyaratnam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jeyaratnam ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Jeyaratnam blocks a jab.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Jeyaratnam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee throws a hook but Jeyaratnam avoids it easily.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jeyaratnam.
Lee swings for the body but Jeyaratnam moves out of range.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeyaratnam manages to avoid it.
Lee tries to bum rush Jeyaratnam with a series of wild strikes but Jeyaratnam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jeyaratnam slips a straight right by Lee.
Jeyaratnam throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Jeyaratnam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Jeyaratnam.
Jeyaratnam throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Jeyaratnam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeyaratnam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Rasmus Jeyaratnam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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