PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Falcone (ranked 25168 p4p, 538 weight class) and Chung Woo Lee (ranked 5394 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rocky Falcone has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rocky Falcone seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Falcone
vs
Woo Lee

178 cm
22
163 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chung Woo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Falcone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee goes for a double leg but Falcone avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Falcone continues to drive forward.
Lee tries for a takedown but Falcone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Falcone was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rocky Falcone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chung Woo Lee.
Good standup being displayed there by Falcone as he connects with a hook.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Falcone rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Falcone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Lee dives in and grabs Falcone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Falcone pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone lands an overhand right.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee tries to clinch up.

Falcone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Falcone content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lee keeping control of the position.
Falcone sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lee is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Falcone is taking a breather. Lee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Falcone eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.

Falcone drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Lee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Falcone is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for Falcone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee letting Falcone take a breather here.

Falcone breaks the clinch.
Falcone lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee tries to clinch up but Falcone circles away and keeps his distance.

Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Falcone is having none of it.
Falcone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Falcone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lee looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Falcone looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee tries for a takedown but Falcone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Falcone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Falcone has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Falcone is controlling him.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Falcone gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Falcone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Falcone stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Falcone working hard to break the clinch.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Falcone has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Falcone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rocky Falcone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chung Woo Lee.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Falcone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The referee calls for Falcone to work.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Falcone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.

Falcone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Falcone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.

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.

Lee gets tackled into the cage by Falcone. Falcone maintains the clinch.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Falcone manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Falcone.
Lee wants to clinch up but Falcone keeps it at a distance.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcone.
Falcone sets himself, and Lee steps forward looking for the clinch! Falcone avoids it this time.

Falcone clinches up against the cage.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Falcone is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working for takedown but Falcone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Falcone stalling against the cage.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Falcone.
Falcone lands a body punch in the clinch.

Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Falcone throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Falcone pushes him off.
Falcone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Falcone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Falcone does no damage.
Lee feints the counter takedown.
Falcone looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Falcone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Falcone on that attempt.
Lee wants to counter with a clinch but Falcone pushes him away.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Falcone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Falcone pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Falcone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
Falcone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Falcone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Falcone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Falcone dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Falcone cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Falcone 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.
Falcone content to stall in guard here.
Falcone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lee wants to sweep here but Falcone controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone is looking to stand up but Lee won't let him.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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

Falcone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Lee has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Falcone has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Falcone is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Falcone has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee wants a takedown.
Falcone looking for a takedown.

Falcone has picked Lee up - he's going for a ride! Falcone dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Lee kicks off Falcone and gets 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!
Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lee duly obliges.

Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Falcone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Falcone landing with the ground and pound.
Falcone wanted to stand there but Lee had control of the position.
We've been hearing that Falcone has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Falcone from controlling successfully.
Falcone looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Falcone blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lee trying to control but Falcone is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee tries for a takedown but Falcone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rocky Falcone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chung Woo Lee.
Nice uppercut there from Falcone.
Rocky Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.

Falcone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and Falcone finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Lee pushes Falcone off and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chung Woo Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Falcone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Falcone!