PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dede Rustandi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rustandi's entrance music is Goyang Dumang. A fine choice. Lee has chosen Eminem feat. Nate Dogg - Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rustandi
vs
Lee

198 cm
21
162 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

190 cm
27
200 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
Sun-Tzu

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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dede Rustandi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rustandi throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rustandi scores with a jab to the body.
Lee cracks Rustandi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rustandi has time to react.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rustandi checks it well.
Lee connects with a right hand. Rustandi shakes it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rustandi.
Rustandi connects with a crisp jab.
Rustandi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rustandi throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Rustandi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rustandi misses with a body shot.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Rustandi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee with a nice cross.
Lee misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Rustandi misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rustandi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot by Rustandi.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Rustandi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Rustandi.
Rustandi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Rustandi misses with a body kick.
Rustandi slips a jab from Lee.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rustandi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Rustandi counters with a nice body shot.
Lee throws a series of punches but Rustandi moves out of range.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Rustandi had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Rustandi ducks down to avoid it.
Lee misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab when Rustandi was well out of range.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rustandi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Rustandi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rustandi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rustandi.
Rustandi moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook. Rustandi ducked under it nicely.
Rustandi scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rustandi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Rustandi is out of range.
Good leg kick by Rustandi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rustandi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lee misses.
Rustandi lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Rustandi connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
A right-left combo lands from Rustandi.
Lee with a jab.
A big left from Lee misses.
Rustandi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Rustandi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Rustandi slips the punch.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rustandi throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rustandi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rustandi throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rustandi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rustandi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rustandi duly obliges.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rustandi connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Rustandi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Rustandi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No joy there for Rustandi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rustandi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rustandi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Rustandi moves away and avoids it.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rustandi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rustandi defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Rustandi.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rustandi.
Rustandi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dede Rustandi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rustandi sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rustandi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rustandi misses the shot to the body.
Dede Rustandi is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rustandi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rustandi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Rustandi counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Rustandi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rustandi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rustandi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Rustandi.
Nice uppercut there from Rustandi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rustandi scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Rustandi is out of range.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rustandi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rustandi connects with a high kick.
Rustandi thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Rustandi stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
Lee misses with a hook. Rustandi ducked under it nicely.
Rustandi is looking to counter punch.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee flicks out a counter leg kick but Rustandi steps away.
Rustandi clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rustandi misses with a two punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Rustandi down.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee misses with a left hand
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Rustandi had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rustandi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rustandi throws a shot to the body.
Rustandi slips under a jab.
Rustandi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rustandi scores with a hook.
Rustandi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rustandi throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Rustandi takes one on the button.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
Rustandi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rustandi finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Rustandi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee misses the jab.
Rustandi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rustandi walks into a jab.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rustandi cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Rustandi's head but Rustandi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rustandi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rustandi digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lee might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rustandi has got the better of the exchanges.
Rustandi scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rustandi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Rustandi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Jab from Rustandi.
Rustandi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rustandi blocks a jab.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rustandi staying out of range there.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Rustandi counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rustandi momentarily.

Lee clinches.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Rustandi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee blocks a body shot from Rustandi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dede Rustandi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rustandi walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Rustandi staying out of range there.
Rustandi misses with a body shot.
Rustandi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rustandi slips under a jab.
A jab from Lee misses.
Rustandi misses with a body shot.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rustandi.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rustandi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rustandi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rustandi keeps the fight on the outside.
Rustandi lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Jab from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Rustandi.
A big right from Lee misses.
Rustandi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Rustandi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Rustandi.
Lee takes one on the button.
Rustandi fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
Rustandi misses with a wild body shot.
Rustandi backing away here, and Lee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee cracks Rustandi with an open hand slap.
Rustandi tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut there from Rustandi.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rustandi.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Rustandi is looking for a counter combo.
Jason Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rustandi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rustandi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Rustandi misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Rustandi does it's job there.
A lazy left from Rustandi finds it's target.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Rustandi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Rustandi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rustandi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rustandi scores with a hook.
Lee misses with a combination
and Rustandi counters with a stiff right hand.

Lee clinches up with Rustandi and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Rustandi.
Rustandi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rustandi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.

It looks like Dede Rustandi has been cut.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dede Rustandi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Rustandi blocks an uppercut.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Rustandi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Rustandi takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Rustandi controls his hands.
Rustandi trying to land knees to the body.
Rustandi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rustandi avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Rustandi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rustandi's elbow.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dede Rustandi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rustandi, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dede Rustandi!
Dede Rustandi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Jason Lee stepped up to the mic, saying 'Just one of those days, I guess. Back to the gym, and I'll see you guys soon!'.