PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Clay (ranked 5858 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pticung Lee (ranked 7408 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Clay
vs
Lee

185 cm
21
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pticung Lee!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clay was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lee lands a jab-cross combination.

Clay clinches up against the cage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee looks winded!

Clay jumps guard.

Clay has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lee is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clay, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.

Clay is trying to trip Lee. He has hold of a leg but Lee is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Clay persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lee is wriggling around but Clay manages to pass to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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. Clay connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.

Clay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clay lands a nice short elbow.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Clay is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Clay lands strikes from half guard.
Clay drops an elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee tries to roll over but Clay keeps him under control.

Clay is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.
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. Clay connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Clay scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Clay lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Clay.

Clay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clay scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
Clay lands strikes from half guard.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Clay in his half guard.
Lee has hold of Clay's hands but Clay slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Clay lands with a punch from half guard.
Clay is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Clay 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. Clay eventually gives up the hold.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Clay in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control here.

Clay is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Clay 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.
Clay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Clay dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lee avoids the head kick by Clay.
Lee should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Clay misses with a head kick.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clay moves away.

Clay moves into range and clinches up with Lee.

Clay manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Clay keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee won't allow Clay to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay has Lee pulled in close to control his posture.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Clay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lee working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Clay scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Clay gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clay looking for a sweep. Not yet Clay, not yet.
Clay wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.

Clay is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay pulls Lee in close to his closed guard and prevents Lee from doing any damage or advancing position.
Clay looking for a sweep. Not yet Clay, not yet.
Clay has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
Lee prevents Clay from getting back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Clay holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Clay clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Clay punching from the bottom.
Clay wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Clay makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clay.

Clay manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clay fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Clay defends it well.

Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clay is trying to get back to his feet.
Clay struggling a bit here.
Clay manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Virgil Clay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clay working Lee over with strikes.

Clay is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Lee trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgil Clay dominated that second round.
That's time! Clay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clay.
Lee unleashes a big counter combination but Clay bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Clay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?

Clay tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.

Clay pulls Lee into guard.
Clay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Clay working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Clay lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Clay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Clay wants to work for an arm triangle but Lee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Clay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Clay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lee has hold of Clay's hands but Clay slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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. Clay connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clay lands a nice short elbow.
Clay winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Clay winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Clay winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control but Clay is keeping busy.

Clay seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Clay stops Lee from getting back to his feet.

Clay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Lee looking for submissions off his back.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Clay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Clay lands with a punch from half guard.
Lee throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Clay in his half guard.
Clay seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Clay seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Clay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Clay.

Clay seems to be looking for submissions.
Clay winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pticung Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Virgil Clay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lee actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Clay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clay, 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Clay!