PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryen Lee (ranked 4786 p4p, 4631 weight class) and Rob Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rob Garrison enters the cage!

Lee
vs
Garrison

169 cm
18
148
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
162
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryen Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Garrison dives in for a single leg takedown but Lee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Garrison sprawls well.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Garrison sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryen Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Garrison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Lee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Garrison off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Garrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick

and Garrison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrison wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Garrison throwing strikes but missing.
Garrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Garrison trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Garrison lands a couple of elbows.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garrison on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garrison chips away with some ground and pound.
Garrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garrison is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Garrison has managed to sneak the leg through.
Garrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Garrison has control of the leg.
Lee is staying active underneath Garrison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee is controlling Garrison's trapped leg to prevent Garrison from advancing to side control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garrison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.

Garrison 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.
Garrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrison passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lee seems a little lost for a moment, as Garrison dominates the positioning.

Garrison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Garrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garrison advances to full mount.
Garrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lee can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Garrison wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Garrison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice sprawl there from Garrison as Lee shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrison. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lee tries for a takedown but Garrison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garrison closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Garrison pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Garrison shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Garrison passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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. Garrison connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Garrison is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lee controlling the position for now.
Garrison lands strikes from half guard.
Garrison stops Lee from getting back to his feet.

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

That's two 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.
Garrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garrison 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.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Garrison is very close to passing his half guard.
Garrison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Garrison.

Lee actively working from the bottom here.
Lee is staying active underneath Garrison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrison lands strikes from half guard.
Rob Garrison has got the better of the ground game so far.

Garrison is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.
Garrison throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Garrison sits in half guard.
Garrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee is staying active underneath Garrison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garrison wants to pass to mount but Lee is defending the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Garrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garrison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Garrison trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Garrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee throws a series of punches but Garrison avoids them all with ease.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garrison pinned against the cage. Garrison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garrison with the counter takedown but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt

and Garrison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garrison.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryen Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lee has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Garrison has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee is trying to pull guard but Garrison has him pressed against the cage.
Lee tries to stall but Garrison uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garrison looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails to pull guard.
Garrison is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Garrison changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Garrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Garrison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garrison sprawls well. Garrison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Garrison changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Garrison.
Rob Garrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrison fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garrison leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garrison drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lee defends it well.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garrison tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garrison to the ground. Garrison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Garrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garrison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garrison distracts Lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lee keeping full guard, as Garrison tries to pass.
Garrison passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Garrison just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrison trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face as Garrison controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Garrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garrison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Rob Garrison!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Rob Garrison!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Rob Garrison!

Rob Garrison wins by unanimous decision!