PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jermain Leaseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruise Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Mortal Kombat Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jermain Leaseau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Leaseau
vs
Lee

170 cm
29
177 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

170 cm
31
166 lbs
9 - 16 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jermain Leaseau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruise Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a head kick.

Lee scores with a takedown into Leaseau's guard.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Leaseau blocks nicely.
Leaseau wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Leaseau blocks nicely.
Leaseau is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Leaseau is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Leaseau.
Leaseau performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leaseau is looking for a kimura here.
Lee has a hand on Leaseau's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Leaseau takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Leaseau is taking a breather. Lee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leaseau throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leaseau trying to control the pace.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
Leaseau wants to pass to mount but Lee is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leaseau.
Leaseau works his way into full mount!

Leaseau with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leaseau with good strikes from the mount here!
Leaseau trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Leaseau lands a heavy elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leaseau controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermain Leaseau dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leaseau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leaseau gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee looks for the body kick but Leaseau saw that one coming.

Leaseau shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leaseau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leaseau is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has momentary wrist control but Leaseau slips an elbow through the middle.
Leaseau trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee wants to improve his position but instead Leaseau has moved into half guard.
Leaseau with the ground and pound but Lee uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's two 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.
Leaseau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leaseau trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leaseau is really struggling to control Lee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Leaseau's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Jab from Leaseau.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leaseau.
Lee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee leaves Leaseau with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leaseau moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leaseau shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermain Leaseau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Leaseau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee jabs Leaseau to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Leaseau closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Leaseau getting side control.
Leaseau moves nicely into side control.
Leaseau lands a nice forearm strike.
Leaseau is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leaseau tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Lee being controlled for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leaseau is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermain Leaseau dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Leaseau moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Leaseau.
Leaseau drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.

Leaseau drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jermain Leaseau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Check out the look on Leaseau's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Good control from Leaseau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee prevents Leaseau from getting a body triangle.
Leaseau lands a shot to the head.
Lee is trying to stand back up.
Leaseau slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

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.
Lee just trying to survive but Leaseau is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Lee fending off the submission attempt from Leaseau.
Leaseau trying to control.
Bruise Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee is trapped and Leaseau is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Lee is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Leaseau off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Will Leaseau go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee manages to escape to his feet.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leaseau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Leaseau. Leaseau gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leaseau's calf.
Leaseau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee leaves Leaseau with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee wants to counter the offense by Leaseau and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermain Leaseau. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leaseau.

Leaseau shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leaseau is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leaseau missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leaseau stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've been hearing good reports from Leaseau's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Leaseau wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Leaseau throws a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jermain Leaseau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leaseau, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermain Leaseau!
An out of breath Jermain Leaseau thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.