PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jun Fan Lee (ranked 2403 p4p, 1961 weight class) and Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 304 p4p, 241 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Bruce Lee Soundtrack. Lyoha Nagibatel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Lee
vs
Nagibatel

178 cm
26
195
9 - 7 - 0

180 cm
30
183
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Fan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagibatel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagibatel gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to clinch but Nagibatel is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nagibatel! But no joy.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
A head kick by Nagibatel misses
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Nagibatel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nagibatel fails to land.
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.
Nagibatel throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee has Nagibatel pressed against the cage.
A short right from Lee.
Nagibatel has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jun Fan Lee.
Lee blocks a head kick by Nagibatel.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Nagibatel tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee stalling in the clinch.

Nagibatel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagibatel swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Nagibatel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
A head kick by Nagibatel misses
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Nagibatel.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nagibatel up against the cage.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee slowing the pace effectively.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jun Fan Lee.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Nagibatel lands with a slapping head kick.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee tries to clinch up but Nagibatel circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagibatel throws a fast counter high kick but Lee manages to duck under it in time.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at Sparks gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
Lee gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nagibatel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Nagibatel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Nagibatel lands a high kick!
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee moves to clinch but Nagibatel breaks away
and Nagibatel counters with a one-two to the body.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Nagibatel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nagibatel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Nagibatel pushes him off.
Nagibatel scores with a head kick.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Lee moves to clinch but Nagibatel breaks away
and Nagibatel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee tries to clinch there but Nagibatel circles away.
Nagibatel throws a counter combo.
Lee is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee slips under a jab from Nagibatel.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nagibatel throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Nagibatel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nagibatel duly obliges.
Nagibatel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nagibatel throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lyoha Nagibatel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagibatel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagibatel lands a high kick!
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Lee tries to clinch but Nagibatel is having none of it.
It seemed like Nagibatel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Nagibatel - just one landing.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nagibatel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee tries to clinch but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Nagibatel swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagibatel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagibatel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagibatel circles away.
Nagibatel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Nagibatel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagibatel swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee blocks a jab.
Nagibatel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nagibatel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some wild striking there from Nagibatel.
Lee throws a big counter combination but Nagibatel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoha Nagibatel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lee tries to clinch but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Nagibatel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nagibatel lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagibatel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagibatel paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lee clinches up with Nagibatel and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Nagibatel misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
Lee slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is stalling here.
Lee slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jun Fan Lee.
Nagibatel misses with a looping left.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagibatel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Nagibatel misses.
Nagibatel misses with a looping left.
Nagibatel scores with a nice strike.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagibatel lands with a slapping head kick.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Nagibatel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Nagibatel.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nagibatel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
Nagibatel misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch but Nagibatel is having none of it.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Nagibatel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nagibatel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Nagibatel manages to avoid it.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Nagibatel misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Nagibatel swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee stalling.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nagibatel tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Nagibatel back against the cage.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nagibatel up against the cage.
Nagibatel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nagibatel lands with a light punch inside.

Nagibatel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoha Nagibatel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nagibatel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoha Nagibatel!
A victorious Lyoha Nagibatel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.