PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Lee (ranked 5537 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Bintang Ramdhani (ranked 6871 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmad Bintang Ramdhani will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lee
vs
Bintang Ramdhani

192 cm
24
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

212 cm
20
258 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahmad Bintang Ramdhani!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bintang Ramdhani closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bintang Ramdhani controlling the pace.

Bintang Ramdhani is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.

Bintang Ramdhani seems to be looking for submissions.
Bintang Ramdhani content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bintang Ramdhani's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Bintang Ramdhani controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Bintang Ramdhani is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Bintang Ramdhani eventually gives up the hold.
Bintang Ramdhani controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bintang Ramdhani fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Bintang Ramdhani just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLee.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Tyson Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee wants to clinch

and Bintang Ramdhani counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bintang Ramdhani.
Bintang Ramdhani engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Bintang Ramdhani.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmad Bintang Ramdhani dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ahmad Bintang Ramdhani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Lee is working an open guard so Bintang Ramdhani takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.

Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bintang Ramdhani showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bintang Ramdhani is continuing to stall.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Bintang Ramdhani is having none of it.
Bintang Ramdhani looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bintang Ramdhani shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.

Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bintang Ramdhani to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bintang Ramdhani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ahmad Bintang Ramdhani has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bintang Ramdhani is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bintang Ramdhani is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmad Bintang Ramdhani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bintang Ramdhani closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
Still in half guard, Bintang Ramdhani seems content to control.

Bintang Ramdhani is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bintang Ramdhani looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Bintang Ramdhani is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bintang Ramdhani to get the leverage.
Bintang Ramdhani sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Bintang Ramdhani is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bintang Ramdhani.

Bintang Ramdhani is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Bintang Ramdhani is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lee is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Bintang Ramdhani has latched onto it... Big trouble! Bintang Ramdhani pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Lee is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Bintang Ramdhani!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ahmad Bintang Ramdhani!
After winning the bout, Ahmad Bintang Ramdhani thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.