PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lee (ranked 1502 p4p, 1043 weight class) and Raminus Polus (ranked 217 p4p, 151 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Lee
vs
Polus

185 cm
19
180
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
170
8 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raminus Polus!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Polus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Polus clinches with his opponent.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Polus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee misses with the head strike.

Polus jumps guard and drags Lee to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Polus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Polus on the ground.

Polus is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Polus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Polus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Polus looking to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Polus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Raminus Polus has been cut.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Polus on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Polus stumbling back into the cage.

Lee has managed to clinch.
Polus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee trying to stall but Polus improves his position.
Lee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.

Polus drags the fight down to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Polus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Polus trying to control the position here.
Polus is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Polus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Polus will feel that in the morning.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.

Lee has managed to clinch.
Polus jumps guard but Lee stands there with Polus around his waist. Polus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polus wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Polus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Polus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee is looking to wear down Polus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Polus moves into the clinch.
Polus tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Polus back against the cage.
Polus pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polus is defending well for now.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Polus misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Polus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Polus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Polus.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Polus misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polus can do to turn this around?
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Polus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polus lands with a light punch inside.
Lee working Polus over with knees to the body.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polus avoids it.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Lee works Polus's body with a nice hook.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Polus's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Polus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Polus moves away.
Jimmy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.

Polus clinches.
Polus lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee lands a jab to Polus's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a swing at Polus's ribcage but misses.
Polus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Polus throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee throws a series of punches but Polus avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Lee catches Polus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lee misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Polus counter with a right hand.
Lee digs a good body shot into Polus's ribs.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Polus was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Polus breaks away and moves out of range.
Polus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Polus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Polus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Polus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Polus's front leg but catches the back leg as Polus tries to avoid it.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polus.
Polus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a straight right. Polus didn't see that one coming.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Polus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee jabs Polus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Polus tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Polus back against the cage.
Polus fails to pull guard.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polus is defending well for now.
Polus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Polus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Polus managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee blocks a body shot from Polus.
Polus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Polus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Jimmy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Polus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee lands a left hand.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee sets himself, and Polus steps forward looking for the clinch! Lee avoids it this time.
Jimmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Polus counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lee closes the distance and pushes Polus back into the cage.
A short left from Polus.
Polus tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Polus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polus avoids it.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polus avoids it.
Polus lands with a right to the head.
Polus blocks an uppercut.
Polus managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.

Polus pulls Lee into guard.
Lee is looking to pass into half guard but Polus pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Polus is in guard.

Lee pulls Polus in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Lee clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lee looks to throw a body kick
and Polus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polus loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Polus tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Polus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A cross from Lee lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polus wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Polus throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Polus.
Polus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Polus to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Lee misses.
Polus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Polus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Polus can turn it around.
Polus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Polus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Polus throws a head punch that misses.
Lee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Polus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polus lands with a light punch inside.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Polus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Polus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Polus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Polus finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Polus misses with an uppercut.
Polus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Polus closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Polus pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Polus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polus tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Polus avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Polus pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Polus holds on and takes a little breather.
Polus working a defensive guard here.
Polus trying to control the position here.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Polus is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Raminus Polus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Raminus Polus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lee misses the body punch
and Polus counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Polus avoids the body shot from Lee.
It seemed like Polus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
It looks like Lee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

Polus tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Polus fails to land.
Polus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polus struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.

Polus manages to pull guard.
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Polus is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Polus is working from the bottom.

Polus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Lee won't allow Polus to sweep him here.
Raminus Polus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Polus gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee is looking to control Polus's arms but Polus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polus is defending well for now.
Polus throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Polus moves away.
Polus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Lee gets tackled into the cage by Polus. Polus maintains the clinch.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee is trying to push Polus away but Polus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Polus blocks it with crossed arms.
Polus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Polus blocks an uppercut.
Polus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Polus successfully pulls guard.
Polus pulls Lee in close to his closed guard and prevents Lee from doing any damage or advancing position.
Polus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Polus controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Polus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Lee!
Jimmy Lee retains his welterweight title!
Jimmy Lee decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.