PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Grigoryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Mama Said Knock You Out blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Lee
vs
Grigoryan

185 cm
26
215 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

188 cm
23
209 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Grigoryan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigoryan slips under a jab.
Grigoryan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Grigoryan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Grigoryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Grigoryan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Martial Arts Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there

and Grigoryan counters by moving into the clinch.
Grigoryan misses with some punches.
Grigoryan blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grigoryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Grigoryan blocks an uppercut.
Grigoryan blocking some punches.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Grigoryan controls the action.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee tries to work over Grigoryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Grigoryan controls the action.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Grigoryan.
Lee pushes Grigoryan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working aggressively here.
Grigoryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan lands with a right to the head.
Grigoryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Grigoryan fails to land.
Grigoryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee tries a body shot but Grigoryan blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grigoryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grigoryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan prevents a body shot from Lee.
Grigoryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Grigoryan misses with some punches.
Grigoryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Grigoryan lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Grigoryan.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grigoryan misses with some punches.
Grigoryan can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grigoryan.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Grigoryan lands with a light punch inside.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Grigoryan breaks from the clinch.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from Lee lands.
Lee stuns Grigoryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grigoryan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Grigoryan moved out of range.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That kick from Grigoryan tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grigoryan moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Grigoryan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grigoryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grigoryan ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws a hook but Grigoryan blocks it.
Grigoryan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grigoryan.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigoryan.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Grigoryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grigoryan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grigoryan.
A swing and a miss from Grigoryan.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigoryan.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Grigoryan.
Lee misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Grigoryan misses its intended target.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grigoryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Grigoryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grigoryan swinging wildly here.
Grigoryan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniel Grigoryan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grigoryan! But no joy.
Grigoryan misses with the body kick
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut

and Grigoryan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grigoryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A shot in the inside from Grigoryan.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Grigoryan tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Grigoryan tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grigoryan is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee prevents a body shot from Grigoryan.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Lee.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grigoryan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lee really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Grigoryan down.
Grigoryan takes one to the side of the head.
Grigoryan looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grigoryan - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee avoids the body shot from Grigoryan.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Grigoryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grigoryan tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grigoryan on the side of the head.
Lee feints and then cracks Grigoryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grigoryan down.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Boo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigoryan checks a low kick from Lee.
Grigoryan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Grigoryan misses with an uppercut.
Lee with a hook.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grigoryan has time to react.
Lee misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee with a nice cross.
Grigoryan looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grigoryan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grigoryan misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grigoryan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grigoryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grigoryan sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grigoryan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grigoryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grigoryan manages to avoid it.
Grigoryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Grigoryan throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Grigoryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grigoryan.
Lee tests Grigoryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigoryan.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a right and a left that Grigoryan avoids nicely.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Grigoryan moved out of range.
Grigoryan slips a straight right by Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boo Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Grigoryan throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Grigoryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grigoryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Grigoryan avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee slips a straight right by Grigoryan.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grigoryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigoryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grigoryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigoryan misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Grigoryan looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grigoryan staying out of range there.
Grigoryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grigoryan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Lee.
Grigoryan looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee lands a jab.
Grigoryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grigoryan manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a low kick.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Grigoryan.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Grigoryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Nice body punch from Grigoryan - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grigoryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Grigoryan blocks an uppercut.
Grigoryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigoryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee is leaning against Grigoryan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grigoryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Grigoryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigoryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan prevents a body shot from Lee.
Grigoryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan is working Lee over against the cage.
Grigoryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee cracks Grigoryan with a nice body shot.
Grigoryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee blocks a body shot from Grigoryan.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Grigoryan manages to break the clinch.
Lee takes a swing at Grigoryan's ribcage but misses.
Grigoryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grigoryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grigoryan scrambles back to his feet.
Grigoryan connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grigoryan misses with an uppercut.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigoryan.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Grigoryan.
A little jabbing left from Grigoryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Grigoryan moves out of range easily.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grigoryan looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Grigoryan lands a head shot.
Lee misses with a hook
and Grigoryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee throws a body punch but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Grigoryan lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Grigoryan moves away from the strike by 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 Boo Lee.
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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boo Lee!
Boo Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.