PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Allen
vs
Lee

180 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Allen.
Allen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lee is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Allen which made him look bad.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Allen sprawling to the canvas! Allen rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lee finish him?!

Allen is rocked!

It looks like John Allen has been cut.
Lee wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Allen.
Lee is working for takedown but Allen is calmly controlling the position for now.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Allen swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Allen.

Lee gets a clinch.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Allen pulls his leg out and moves away.
John Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Lee.
Lee is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee drops Allen with a left right combo! Lee follows him down to the ground into side control.
Oh Allen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Allen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Allen is not content to let Lee control the position.
Allen seems to have got his legs back now.
Allen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Allen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Allen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Allen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice forearm strike.
Allen wants to get back to his feet but Lee drags him back down.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Allen tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lee working the ground and pound.
Allen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Lee has Allen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee is working for takedown but Allen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Allen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee keeps control of Allen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee tries for a takedown but Allen manages to get underhooks.
Allen tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.

Lee has picked Allen up - he's going for a ride! Lee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is pressing down on Lee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Allen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Allen wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee won't allow Allen to sweep him here.

Allen wriggles free and stands up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee tries to clinch but Allen moves out of range.
John Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Allen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee wants to clinch.

Allen darts in and clinches Lee up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Allen can't break the clinch.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Allen just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Allen dodges an elbow strike from Lee.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Allen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Allen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Allen duly obliges.
Lee tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Allen, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Allen against the ropes but Allen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.
Lee tries to work over Allen's front leg with a kick but Allen checks it.
Allen throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Allen checks a low kick from Lee.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Allen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
John Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Lee.

Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Allen. No joy for Lee on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Allen tries to clinch

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.

Allen breaks from the clinch.

Allen moves into the clinch.
Lee goes for a takedown attempt but Allen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Allen throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Allen throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Allen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Allen feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Lee tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
John Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.

Allen has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allen throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.

Lee has closed the distance and engaged Allen in a clinch.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Allen can't break the clinch.

Lee lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lee moves nicely into side control.
Allen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Lee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Allen some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Allen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Allen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lee is controlling him well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen swinging wilding here.

Lee pushes Allen up against the ropes in a clinch.

Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
Allen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Allen is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Allen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Allen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee punching from the bottom - just letting Allen know he's still in a fight.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Allen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Allen's cut.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Allen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Allen pushes Lee off and scrambles back to his feet.

Allen darts in and clinches Lee up against the ropes.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Allen dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Allen checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Lee tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Allen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Allen if he has to take too many more of those.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Lee is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Allen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.

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.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.

Lee gets a clinch.
Allen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Allen goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Allen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee tries to clinch but Allen moves out of range.

Allen moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee keeps control of Allen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Allen can't break the clinch.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.

Lee breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Allen's waist but Allen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.

Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Allen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allen blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Allen closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Allen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Allen shrugs off.
Lee prevents Allen from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Allen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the ropes.
Allen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Allen is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the ropes.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Lee has picked Allen up - he's going for a ride! Lee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Allen missing with punches from the bottom.
Allen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lee's back!
John Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Allen is looking for the choke from the back position but Lee is controlling his hands well.
Lee is holding onto Allen's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jay Lee.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Lee!