PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tucker Lee (ranked 23817 p4p, 615 weight class) and Henry Harryson (ranked 23666 p4p, 602 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by DMX - Party Up (Up In Here). Henry Harryson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Harryson

183 cm
20
273 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tucker Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Harryson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee rushes Harryson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee keeps control of Harryson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lee gets control of Harryson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lee has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Harryson wants to stand but Lee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Harryson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Lee is trying to keep Harryson in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harryson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Harryson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harryson has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harryson wants to stand but Lee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing Harryson from standing up.
Harryson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing Harryson from standing up.

Lee has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Harryson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lee has tightened it up now! Harryson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tucker Lee!
Tucker Lee bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.