PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Williams

192 cm
48
154 lbs
54 - 42 - 0

185 cm
49
140 lbs
51 - 33 - 5

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 54 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 51 - 33 - 5, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Williams staying out of range there.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Lee scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Williams throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Asher Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Lee throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Williams replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lee blocks it well.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Lee tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams counters with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams misses with a body shot.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Williams.
Lee with a hook.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Williams looks to move away, Lee throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Williams throws a head kick that half lands.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Williams misses with a combination
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asher Lee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Williams tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Williams stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Asher Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee avoids the body shot from Williams.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Williams might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lee has got the better of the exchanges.
Williams slips a straight right by Lee.
A big right from Williams misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Lee cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Williams avoids the head kick by Lee.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Lee connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee cracks Williams with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Williams defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams misses with a kick to the body
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams is trying to counter with his kicks.
Williams misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Asher Lee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Williams misses with a body shot.
Lee slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Lee catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab from Lee.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams walks into a jab.
Asher Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab from Williams.
Lee avoids the head kick by Williams.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Lee misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Lee cracks Williams with a good jab.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
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 right hand
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Lee lands a jab.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Paul Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asher Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asher Lee!
A relieved looking Asher Lee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.