PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Suleyman (ranked 1268 p4p, 169 weight class) and Nazz Lee (ranked 2479 p4p, 304 weight class). Ibrahim Suleyman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Suleyman
vs
Lee

190 cm
28
195 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

185 cm
27
187 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ibrahim Suleyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nazz Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suleyman takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
Lee is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Suleyman will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suleyman keeps working.

Lee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Suleyman can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee wants to control but Suleyman is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleyman stops Lee from passing to mount.

Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Suleyman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Suleyman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Lee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lee tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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.
Suleyman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Lee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee trying to control the action but Suleyman is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Suleyman has escaped the position, nice work there.

Lee swings around for an armbar but Suleyman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lee's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee is still trying to improve position.
Suleyman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suleyman postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nazz Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lee throws a head kick but Suleyman moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Suleyman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Suleyman throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suleyman moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lee's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lee throws a head kick but Suleyman moves out of range.
Suleyman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Suleyman.
A punch lands to the side of Suleyman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Suleyman saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot lands for Suleyman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suleyman.
Lee throws the left hand but Suleyman avoids the punch easily.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Suleyman should have avoided that one.
Suleyman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleyman throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Suleyman.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suleyman throws out the jab.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab by Lee.
Suleyman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Suleyman's belly button to the back.
Ibrahim Suleyman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Suleyman is looking to score with low kicks.
Suleyman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Suleyman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Suleyman scores with a hook.
Suleyman blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suleyman lands a jab.

Lee is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Suleyman.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Suleyman finish him?
Suleyman lands a brutal uppercut that launches Lee off his feet! Lee tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ibrahim Suleyman!
Ibrahim Suleyman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.