PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vilkas Nuutti (ranked 3339 p4p, 378 weight class) and Trevor Lee (ranked 3366 p4p, 380 weight class). Trevor Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nuutti
vs
Lee

182 cm
19
188 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

KAGED

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vilkas Nuutti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Lee!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Nuutti.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nuutti.
Nuutti swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Nuutti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Nuutti pushes him off.
Nuutti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Nuutti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nuutti's calf.
Nuutti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nuutti throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nuutti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vilkas Nuutti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuutti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.

Lee rushes Nuutti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nuutti's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuutti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee misses with some punches.
Nuutti tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Nuutti breaks from the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nuutti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee is looking to clinch but Nuutti is avoiding it.
Nuutti throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Nuutti misses the target.
Nuutti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nuutti throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Nuutti throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nuutti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Nuutti.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Nuutti lands a lovely overhand right.
Nuutti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuutti throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nuutti. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee wants to counter with a clinch but Nuutti pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nuutti throws a head kick that misses.
Nuutti throws a body shot but no joy.
Nuutti swings widly with a right hand

and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nuutti is trying to break free.

Nuutti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Nuutti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee moves out of range as Nuutti strikes.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee blocks a head kick by Nuutti.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee wants to clinch up but Nuutti keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Lee wants to clinch
and Nuutti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch.
Nuutti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Nuutti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Nuutti circles away.
Lee with a hook.
Nuutti swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Nuutti looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Nuutti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nuutti.

Nuutti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nuutti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nuutti scores with a shot to the body.
Nuutti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nuutti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuutti misses with a looping left.
Lee steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nuutti.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nuutti, as that shot connected.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nuutti.
Nuutti lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Nuutti misses with a body shot.
Nuutti throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Nuutti circles away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Nuutti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nuutti is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nuutti lands a high kick!
Lee scores with a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vilkas Nuutti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee wants to clinch up but Nuutti keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Nuutti. Those never looked like landing.
Lee slips under a jab from Nuutti.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Nuutti shakes him off and moves away.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Nuutti pushes him off.
Lee avoids the body shot from Nuutti.
Nuutti misses with a looping left.
Nuutti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nuutti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nuutti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Nuutti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nuutti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nuutti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nuutti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nuutti. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Nuutti circles away.
Nuutti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nuutti throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuutti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Nuutti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuutti throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Nuutti throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Nuutti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Nuutti misses with an uppercut

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Nuutti is trying to break free.

Nuutti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nuutti throws a head kick that misses.
Nuutti throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nuutti swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
Vilkas Nuutti is winning the standup battle so far.
Nuutti misses with a wild body shot.
Nuutti throws a head kick that half lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nuutti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee moves forwards but Nuutti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nuutti jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Nuutti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nuutti throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Nuutti throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nuutti's hands.
Nuutti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Nuutti misses.
Nuutti misses with a low kick.
Lee tries to counter by closing the distance.
A good leg kick by Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nuutti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nuutti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Nuutti.
Nuutti lands an overhand right.
Jab by Nuutti.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nuutti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nuutti looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee tries to clinch but Nuutti moves out of range.
Nuutti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee tries to clinch but Nuutti moves out of range.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nuutti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee avoids the head kick by Nuutti.
Nuutti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nuutti.
Nuutti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee lunges at Nuutti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nuutti's hand.
Nuutti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee goes for a double leg but Nuutti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nuutti continues to drive forward.
Nuutti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Nuutti shakes him off and moves away.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Nuutti throws a head kick that half lands.
Nuutti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nuutti connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Nuutti pushes him off.

Lee closes the distance and pushes Nuutti back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vilkas Nuutti dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Nuutti misses with a looping left.
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.
Jab by Lee.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Nuutti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee cracks Nuutti with a nice body shot.

Nuutti manages to break the clinch.
Nuutti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee cracks the inside of Nuutti's front leg.
Nuutti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee tries to counter by closing the distance.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nuutti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuutti is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Nuutti is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Nuutti blocks an uppercut.

Nuutti breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nuutti.
Nuutti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Nuutti jabs at Lee's body.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Trevor Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Nuutti throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Nuutti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Nuutti circles away.
Nuutti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Nuutti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nuutti swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nuutti tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.

Nuutti breaks the clinch.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Nuutti's defenses.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nuutti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nuutti.
Nuutti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Nuutti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nuutti throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Nuutti keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee is looking to clinch but Nuutti is avoiding it.
Nuutti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee jabs Nuutti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nuutti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nuutti lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Nuutti pushes him off.
Lee tries to clinch but Nuutti moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nuutti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nuutti throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nuutti. That did some damage!
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Nuutti's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuutti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch there but Nuutti circles away.
Good work by Nuutti as he checks the leg kick.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Nuutti pushes him off.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nuutti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee tries to clinch up.
A combination from Nuutti does no damage.
Lee throws out a counter right but Nuutti avoids it with no problem.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Nuutti's head.
Vilkas Nuutti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Nuutti is predictable there

and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nuutti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nuutti 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vilkas Nuutti!
Vilkas Nuutti made sure to mention his sponsor, KAGED in his post fight interview.