PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Umbra Uxxarest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Uxxarest
vs
Lee

170 cm
35
147 lbs
28 - 21 - 2

192 cm
50
154 lbs
56 - 43 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 28 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Umbra Uxxarest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 56 - 43 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a right and a left that Uxxarest avoids nicely.
Uxxarest throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Uxxarest off to one side.

Uxxarest closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Lee bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uxxarest on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Uxxarest closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Uxxarest lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uxxarest preventing the sweep.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Uxxarest wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest wanted to stand there but Lee had control of the position.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Uxxarest trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uxxarest throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Uxxarest with a nice head shot there.
Uxxarest controls from within his opponent's guard.

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.
Uxxarest trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Uxxarest shoots in.
Asher Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uxxarest with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umbra Uxxarest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a body punch but Uxxarest moves out of range.

Uxxarest looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Uxxarest is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee keeping full guard, as Uxxarest tries to pass.
Uxxarest sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Uxxarest trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uxxarest has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lee is proving hard to escape from.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Uxxarest tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Uxxarest is out of range.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Uxxarest shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Lee gets caught flat footed, as Uxxarest shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Uxxarest slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Uxxarest is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asher Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Uxxarest's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Uxxarest darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Uxxarest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Uxxarest has Lee pressed against the cage.

Uxxarest drags the fight down to the ground.
Uxxarest is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uxxarest is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uxxarest controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uxxarest has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lee is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uxxarest accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uxxarest engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

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.
Uxxarest working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Uxxarest controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee wants to control the position but Uxxarest says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Uxxarest controlling the pace.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Uxxarest sits in half guard.
Uxxarest lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest trying to control the pace.
Uxxarest missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uxxarest not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Uxxarest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.

Uxxarest drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Uxxarest distracts Lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Lee is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Uxxarest seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Uxxarest keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Uxxarest finish him?
Uxxarest might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Uxxarest trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Umbra Uxxarest overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uxxarest scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Uxxarest has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Uxxarest is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umbra Uxxarest dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Uxxarest shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee clobbers Uxxarest with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uxxarest tries a head kick but it misses.

Uxxarest shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Lee pushes Uxxarest off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uxxarest closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Uxxarest pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Uxxarest fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umbra Uxxarest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a hook but Uxxarest blocks it.
Umbra Uxxarest is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lee gets caught napping as Uxxarest dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Uxxarest postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Uxxarest controlling from the top position.
Uxxarest wants to stand but Lee is controlling his posture from full 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.
Uxxarest is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Uxxarest works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Uxxarest trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard.
Uxxarest trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lee throws a right hand that Uxxarest ducks under and follows up with a left that Uxxarest also avoids with ease.

Uxxarest instigates a clinch.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Uxxarest uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest lands an uppercut.

Uxxarest pulls guard.

Uxxarest is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Uxxarest is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Uxxarest looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee tries to stand but Uxxarest is controlling from the bottom.
Uxxarest utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uxxarest manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.

Uxxarest stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Uxxarest from controlling successfully.
Uxxarest is stalling in the full guard.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uxxarest is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uxxarest engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

And that's the end of the fight!
Umbra Uxxarest showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Uxxarest 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umbra Uxxarest!