PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Scevola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Scevola has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Scevola
vs
Lee

215 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
263 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Scevola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Lee!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scevola just misses with a punch to the body.
Scevola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Scevola.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Scevola throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee cracks Scevola with a good jab.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Scevola ducks down to avoid it.
Scevola misses with a body shot.
Scevola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Scevola scores with a four punch combination!
Scevola throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scevola cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
A big right from Lee misses.
Scevola slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Scevola takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Lee.
Scevola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Scevola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aaron Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Scevola lands a left and a right that send Lee crashing to the mat, dazed. Scevola thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Lee is rocked!

It looks like Aaron Lee has been cut.
Scevola misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Scevola finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Scevola. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Scevola moved out of range.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scevola throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Scevola throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Scevola digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Scevola misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scevola misses with a few strikes there.
Lee avoids the head kick by Scevola.
Scevola darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns Scevola into the cage.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scevola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scevola connects with a crisp jab.
Scevola defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Scevola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scevola with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Scevola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scevola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Scevola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Scevola went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scevola thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scevola is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Scevola misses with a wild combination.
Scevola takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scevola takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scevola swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Scevola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Scevola does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scevola walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scevola tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Scevola falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Scevola looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Scevola moved out of range nicely.
Scevola has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scevola there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scevola counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scevola connects with a jab.
Lee throws a right hand that Scevola ducks under and follows up with a left that Scevola also avoids with ease.
Jab from Scevola.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scevola counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Lee off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Scevola follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Lee was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mario Scevola!
After winning the bout, Mario Scevola thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.