PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Diablo
vs
Lee

178 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Diablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marshall Lee!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Santiago Diablo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diablo dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Diablo with an uppercut!

Lee forces Diablo back against the cage and clinches.

Diablo manages to break the clinch.
Diablo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Diablo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diablo showed some decent athleticism there.
Diablo content to control rather than advance.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Diablo has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo works his way into full mount!
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Diablo's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Diablo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Diablo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Diablo controlling the position easily from mount.
Diablo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diablo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lee!
Diablo cracks Lee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diablo content just to control the position here.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee is pressing down on Diablo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diablo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diablo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lee's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diablo scoring with some ground and pound.
Diablo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diablo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diablo passes Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diablo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
Diablo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Lee looking for submissions off his back.

Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diablo pulls his head out easily.
Diablo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Diablo tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diablo prevents Lee from improving his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Diablo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diablo misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Diablo.
Diablo throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diablo throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Diablo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diablo.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diablo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Diablo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diablo misses with a left hand

and Lee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Diablo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee wants to control from the top but Diablo keeps moving.

Diablo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diablo is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee wants to control from the top but Diablo keeps moving.
Diablo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diablo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.

Diablo pushing down on Lee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diablo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Diablo controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
Diablo looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diablo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Diablo controlling the position easily from mount.
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diablo controlling his opponent.
Diablo tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Lee is looking to improve his position but Diablo isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diablo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Diablo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Diablo dominated that second round.
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!

Lee blocks a jab.

Diablo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diablo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diablo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo taking a breather here.
Lee manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lee tries to roll over but Diablo keeps him under control.

Diablo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Diablo is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Diablo is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Lee tries to roll over but Diablo keeps him under control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Diablo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diablo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santiago Diablo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Diablo.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diablo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Lee tries to sprawl but Diablo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Diablo not doing much here.
Lee gets full guard.

Lee throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Diablo escapes and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Diablo keeps moving and retains side control.
Marshall Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diablo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lee tries to bench press Diablo off him but Diablo keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Diablo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diablo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Diablo!