PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 1611 p4p, 189 weight class) and Besy Jyre (ranked 2112 p4p, 237 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sin
vs
Jyre

180 cm
22
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Besy Jyre!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jyre scores with a jab to the head.

Jyre instigates a clinch.

Jyre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sin throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Sin as he connects with a hook.
Sin throws a hook but Jyre avoids it easily.
Jyre is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Sin looking to score a takedown here. Jyre is defending well but Sin drives through and ends up in Jyre's guard.
Jyre is trying to control the position but Sin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jyre wants to sweep here but Sin controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jyre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jyre wants to stand and escape but Sin is having none of it.
Sin landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jyre controlling Sin's posture.
Sin's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jyre is keeping the position for now.
Sin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Jyre wriggles free and stands up.
Besy Jyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jyre misses with a wild combination.

Sin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sin lands in his opponent's guard.
Sin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sin scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jyre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sin.
Jyre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sin won't allow Jyre to sweep him here.
Sin throws an elbow that misses. Jyre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sin's guard. Nice move by Jyre!

Sin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jyre is working Sin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jyre trying to control but Sin is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sin is on top in guard.

Sin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jyre is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin stops Jyre from standing up.
Sin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jyre keeping moving, preventing Sin from controlling successfully.
Jyre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jyre's head.
Jyre wants to stand and escape but Sin is having none of it.
Sin trying to control the position from guard on top but Jyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jyre manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Sin wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jyre manages to get himself to full guard.

Jyre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sin is one step ahead there.
Jyre keeps trying to improve his position.
Sin throws a big right hand that misses.
Sin wants to control from the top but Jyre keeps moving.

Jyre has his foot on Sin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sin works his way back into a safe position though.
Sin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Jyre manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jyre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jyre scrambles back to his feet.
Sin looks to land a right hand but Jyre moved out of range.
Sin throws the left hand but Jyre avoids the punch easily.
Sin with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Sin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jyre defending well as Sin loads up on a big left hand.
Jyre misses with a few strikes there.
Sin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jyre moves away.
Jyre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jyre throws a hook but Sin avoids it easily.

Sin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jyre's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jyre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Jyre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sin.
Jyre wants to stand but Sin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin is pulling down on Jyre's head. It's preventing any offense from Jyre, at least for the moment.
Jyre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sin's guard.

Jyre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jyre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jyre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sin is on top in guard.

Sin throws a big elbow that misses.
Sin looking to sit in guard and control but Jyre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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

Sin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyre is trying is best to control the position here.
Sin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jyre is trying to maintain the position but Sin is very close to passing his half guard.
Sin wants to control but Jyre is keeping him busy.

Jyre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sin pulls his head out easily.
Sin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jyre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jyre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jyre is not content to let Sin control the position.
Jyre is trying to control but can't.

Sin is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyre has hold of Sin's hands but Sin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jyre wants to control but Sin is keeping busy.
Jyre looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jyre has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Sin controlling the action here.
Jyre trying to hold on to Sin's head to control him but Sin postures up.
Sin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four 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.

Sin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jyre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jyre has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jyre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Jyre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jyre is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sin distracts Jyre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jyre wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Sin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Jyre misses.
Jyre pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sin back to the cage. Jyre follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Besy Jyre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jyre did well to prevent Sin getting side control.
Lee Sin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sin prevents Jyre from improving his position.
Jyre flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Jyre is rocked!
Jyre wants to control but Sin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jyre is still in real trouble! Can Sin finish him?
Sin lands with a punch from half guard.
Jyre is trying to stand back up but Sin is controlling him
Jyre wants to control but Sin is keeping busy.
Sin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sin scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyre is pressing down on Sin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sin 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.
Jyre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jyre is trying to control the position but Sin postures up.
Sin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sin looking to pass the guard.
Sin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jyre can do to turn this around?

Jyre looking for a guillotine here but Sin defends easily.
Sin throws a big elbow that misses.
Jyre keeping moving, preventing Sin from controlling successfully.
Jyre seems to have recovered his senses.
Sin postures up and lands a big shot to Jyre's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin is fighting to break Jyre's control of his arms but Jyre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sin lands a couple of digs.
Jyre looking for a sweep. Not yet Jyre, not yet.
Sin tries to free his leg and advance position but Jyre is retaining full guard.
Jyre pulls Sin in close to his closed guard and prevents Sin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jyre wants to sweep here but Sin controlling him for the moment.
Sin lands a couple of digs.
Sin trying to control the position from guard on top but Jyre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sin stops Jyre from standing up.
Jyre keeping moving, preventing Sin from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jyre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sin wants to control from the top but Jyre keeps moving.
Jyre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sin is one step ahead there.
Sin looking to pass the guard.
Sin works over Jyre with some ground and pound from guard.
Jyre is pulling down on Sin's head to control his posture.
Sin scoring with some ground and pound.
Sin sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four 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.
Sin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jyre's head.

Jyre working for a triangle but Sin defends it easily.
Sin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jyre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sin landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sin content to stall in guard here.
Sin stopping the sweep attempt from Jyre.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sin, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Sin!
Lee Sin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.