PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaun Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose De La Cus comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z -Takeover. Carter Jose De La Cus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jose De La Cus
vs
Lee

173 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

178 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carter Jose De La Cus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaun Lee!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab.
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Jose De La Cus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jose De La Cus looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Jose De La Cus. Beautiful body shot.
Jose De La Cus throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jose De La Cus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jose De La Cus scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Jose De La Cus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Jose De La Cus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Jose De La Cus down.
Lee wants to clinch up but Jose De La Cus keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Lee.
Jose De La Cus is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Jose De La Cus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jose De La Cus swinging wildly here.
Jose De La Cus misses the body punch

and Lee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lee misses with a head shot. Jose De La Cus uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jose De La Cus is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jose De La Cus is trying to keep Lee in close.
Jose De La Cus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee is working Jose De La Cus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.

Jose De La Cus pushes Lee off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jose De La Cus keeps the fight on the outside.

Lee clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
Jose De La Cus prevents the takedown attempt.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaun Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Jose De La Cus has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Jose De La Cus wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Jose De La Cus tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.

That's four 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 is stalling here.
Jose De La Cus tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Jose De La Cus wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jose De La Cus after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Jose De La Cus dominated that round.
That's time! Jose De La Cus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Jose De La Cus on that attempt.
Carter Jose De La Cus is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee tries to clinch up but Jose De La Cus circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter Jose De La Cus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee wants to clinch up but Jose De La Cus keeps it at a distance.
Lee darts in looking for a takedown but Jose De La Cus gets double underhooks and turns Lee into the cage.
Jose De La Cus stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jose De La Cus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Jose De La Cus takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Jose De La Cus works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee shoots in but Jose De La Cus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jose De La Cus's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Jose De La Cus dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Jose De La Cus wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Jose De La Cus is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee wants to take the fight to the mat but Jose De La Cus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaun Lee.
Jose De La Cus is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee looking for a takedown.
Lee working Jose De La Cus over with knees to the body.
Jose De La Cus wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jose De La Cus blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jose De La Cus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jose De La Cus tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee has Jose De La Cus pressed against the cage, preventing Jose De La Cus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Jose De La Cus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jose De La Cus has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee is looking for a takedown.
Lee is looking to take this one to the mat.

Jose De La Cus breaks the clinch.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Jose De La Cus slips the punch.
Jose De La Cus looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Jose De La Cus. Those never looked like landing.
Jose De La Cus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Jose De La Cus.
Lee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jose De La Cus defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jaun Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jose De La Cus throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jose De La Cus. That did some damage!
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Jose De La Cus misses its target.
Jose De La Cus lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee feints a counter leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee is working for takedown but Jose De La Cus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jose De La Cus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Jose De La Cus wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Jose De La Cus avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee tries to score a body lock takedown but Jose De La Cus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Jose De La Cus is trying to break free.
Jose De La Cus is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jose De La Cus is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jose De La Cus.

Jose De La Cus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee wants to take a breather but Jose De La Cus is having none of it.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jose De La Cus lands a body shot.
Carter Jose De La Cus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jose De La Cus misses with a body shot.
Lee tries to clinch up but Jose De La Cus circles away and keeps his distance.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab.
Jose De La Cus throws a one two combo.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Jose De La Cus circles away.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Jose De La Cus misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Jose De La Cus sprawls well.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaun Lee.
Jose De La Cus misses with a wild combination.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jose De La Cus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jose De La Cus works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Jose De La Cus moved out of range nicely.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Jose De La Cus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lee sprawls and moves away.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jose De La Cus, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Jose De La Cus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jose De La Cus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Carter Jose De La Cus!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Carter Jose De La Cus!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Carter Jose De La Cus!

Carter Jose De La Cus wins by unanimous decision!
Carter Jose De La Cus decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.