PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Justice
vs
Lee

165 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernest Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Lee!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee closes the distance and clinches.

Justice drags the fight down to the ground.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to move into half guard but instead Justice has managed to sweep!

Justice prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice cracks Lee with a solid left hand.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Justice passes Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Justice prevents Lee from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice working Lee over with strikes.
Justice 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.
Justice with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ground and pound from Justice.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Justice connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Justice prevents Lee from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Justice working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lee tries to kick Justice off in order to stand up. Justice Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Justice controls the position.
Justice creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justice scoring with punches from side control.
The referee asks Justice politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Justice prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee bucks up and tries to throw Justice off but instead Justice has got his back!
Lee is trapped and Justice is scoring with shots to the head and body.
I would not like to be Lee right now.
Justice is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Justice lands with a hammerfist to the side of Lee's head.
Justice lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Justice lands punches and elbows.
Justice is punishing Lee with strikes - can he finish him?!
Lee looks winded!
Justice biding his time, controlling Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands a shot to the body.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but Justice has full control of the position and if anything, Lee has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Justice lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lee.
Lee is covering up but some of the strikes from Justice are getting through and doing damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee is trying to stand back up.
Can Lee hold on?! Justice is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justice is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Justice lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Justice's guard.

Justice uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Justice's head back.

Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Justice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice wants to control but Lee postures up.
Justice is looking for a sweep.

Lee swings around for an armbar but Justice sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lee's guard.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee is breathing heavily.
Justice working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Justice with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lee has momentary wrist control but Justice slips an elbow through the middle.
Justice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Justice is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Justice has managed to sneak the leg through.
Justice controlling the action here.
Justice winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Justice takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Justice stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Justice in particular looking to stall.
Justice looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Justice's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Justice drops an elbow to the side of Lee's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Justice lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lee pushes Justice off looking to stand but Justice dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Justice.
Justice lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Justice there.
Nice strikes from Justice there.
Justice is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Justice lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Justice looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Justice lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Justice is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Lee is rocked!
Justice controlling the pace.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Justice finish him?
Justice working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Justice stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lee to get to his feet.

Justice clinches up against the cage.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.

Justice breaks the clinch.

Lee darts in and clinches Justice up against the cage.

Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lee throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Justice tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lee is in Justice's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernest Justice dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lee gets tackled into the cage by Justice. Justice maintains the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Justice takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lee tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Justice jumps into guard, dragging Lee to the mat.
Justice trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lee wants to stand and escape but instead Justice has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Ernest Justice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Justice stands up and waves to Lee to follow him.
Gabe Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lee clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Justice is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Justice wants to break the clinch but can't.

Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Justice manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Justice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Justice is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Justice stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Justice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Justice scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Justice is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Justice is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Justice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Justice postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Justice has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Justice cracks Lee with a solid left hand.
Justice working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Justice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Justice throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Justice is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lee is looking to stand back up but Justice counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lee.
Nice strikes from Justice there.
Justice looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lee has hold of Justice's hands but Justice slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Justice lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Justice in particular looking to stall.
Justice looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Justice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Justice, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernest Justice!