PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lee
vs
Cormier

155 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lamar Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Cormier is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cormier.
Cormier thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cormier. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.

Cormier clinches up against the cage.
Lee is trying to stall.
Cormier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cormier lands a nice elbow.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cormier backwards.
Cormier lands a damaging elbow.
Lee tries to score a body lock takedown but Cormier shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cormier looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cormier.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Cormier is controlling him.
Cormier stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Cormier won't allow it.
Cormier is stalling here.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cormier lands a damaging elbow.
Cormier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Cormier won't allow it.
Cormier lands a damaging elbow.
Cormier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee taking a breather.
Cormier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cormier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cormier prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cormier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cormier.
Cormier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cormier lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Cormier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cormier misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Cormier.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Cormier.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Cormier is controlling him.
Cormier lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
Cormier tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Cormier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormier lands an elbow inside.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cormier is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cormier lands an elbow inside.
Cormier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Cormier lands a nice elbow.
Cormier lands an elbow inside.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Cormier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamar Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cormier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cormier leaning against his opponent.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Cormier.
Cormier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cormier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cormier lands an elbow inside.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Cormier's ribcage. Cormier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cormier lands a nice elbow.
Lee tries to break free but Cormier pushes him back against the cage.
Cormier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Cormier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cormier lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cormier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cormier lands a nice elbow.
Cormier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Cormier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Cormier dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big right from Cormier misses.
Cormier misses with a hook.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Cormier has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cormier.
Lee taking a breather.
Cormier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee jumps guard but Cormier stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee tries to pull guard but Cormier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamar Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cormier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cormier missing with knees to the body.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Cormier is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Cormier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cormier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cormier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cormier.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Cormier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cormier lands an elbow inside.
Cormier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Daniel Cormier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cormier working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Cormier.
Lee tries for a takedown but Cormier manages to get underhooks.
Cormier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cormier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cormier missing with knees to the body.
Cormier stalling the fight.
Cormier misses with a knee to the head.
Cormier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Cormier taking a breather.
Cormier lands a nice elbow.
Cormier lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Cormier just leaning against Lee, taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Cormier.
Cormier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cormier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Cormier 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.
Cormier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Cormier stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Cormier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cormier lands a nice elbow.
Cormier is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee is working for takedown but Cormier is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cormier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cormier gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier missing with knees to the body.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Cormier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cormier misses with the head strike.
Cormier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Cormier tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Cormier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cormier 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.
Cormier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cormier slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormier gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Cormier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cormier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cormier throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cormier backs up against the cage.
Lee looks for a takedown but Cormier sprawls well.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Cormier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cormier throws a head kick that misses.
Lee slips under a jab from Cormier.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cormier. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.

Cormier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cormier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.

It looks like Lamar Lee has been cut.
Cormier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cormier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cormier slowing the pace effectively.
Cormier receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd are getting on Cormier's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cormier lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Cormier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Cormier looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Cormier scores a nice knee to the body.
Cormier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Come on Cormier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cormier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee jumps guard but Cormier stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamar Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Cormier.
Cormier lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Cormier lands a damaging elbow.
Cormier lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Cormier lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
Cormier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cormier lands an elbow inside.
Cormier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Cormier trying to land knees to the body.
Cormier lands a damaging elbow.
Cormier lands a damaging elbow.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier throws a head punch that misses.
Cormier tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cormier trying to land knees to the body.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Cormier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cormier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee jumps guard but Cormier turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lee is looking to control Cormier's arms but Cormier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cormier tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cormier dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Cormier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cormier 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Daniel Cormier!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Daniel Cormier!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Daniel Cormier!

Daniel Cormier wins by unanimous decision!