PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jamin (ranked 2859 p4p, 3694 weight class) and Jung Lee (ranked 364 p4p, 434 weight class). Jung Lee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jamin
vs
Lee

169 cm
25
175
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Conquer
SMESH Nutrition 160Q

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jung Lee!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee scores with a body shot.

Lee pushes Jamin up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jamin is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee just leaning against Jamin, taking a breather.
Lee's coach down at Reach Around 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 lands a right hand.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jamin looking for a takedown.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee stalling against the cage.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jamin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jamin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee tries to clinch

and Jamin counters with a takedown into side control.
Jamin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lee will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Jamin is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Jamin drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamin tries to advance to mount but Lee denies him.
Jamin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jamin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jamin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jamin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jamin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamin is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jamin in side control, throwing shots but Lee defends.
Jamin working the body and head with strikes.
Jamin wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Jamin 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.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Jamin drags him back down.
Jamin controls the position.
Jamin working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamin working the ground and pound but Lee is defending the strikes.
Jamin controlling the position.

Jamin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jamin works to advance to full mount. Lee defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jamin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jamin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jamin unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jamin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jamin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jamin controlling from the full mount.
Jamin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lee hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamin controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Jamin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Jamin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jamin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jamin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jamin, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jamin taking a breather.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee trying to stall but Jamin improves his position.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jamin.
Jamin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Jamin misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Jamin's head.
Jamin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Jamin.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Jamin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Jamin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee gets through Jamin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jamin backwards.
Jamin tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Jamin is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Jamin into the cage.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Jamin looking for a takedown.
Jamin wants a takedown.
Jamin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee gets through Jamin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Jamin is rocked!
Lee pushes Jamin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Jamin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jamin to his knees! Lee keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jung Lee!
A victorious Jung Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.