PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Topo Sanchez (ranked 24649 p4p, 4597 weight class) and Xavier Lee (ranked 547 p4p, 466 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Lee

180 cm
19
175
1 - 3 - 0

189 cm
19
178
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Very confident

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Topo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xavier Lee!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee stalling.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
A short left from Lee.
Sanchez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Sanchez wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanchez up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Xavier Lee.

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Lee prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Lee working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
Lee's coach down at MMA Amsterdam 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.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.

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.
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Lee.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee is stalling here.
Lee is stalling here.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Lee stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Xavier Lee.

Lee clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Lee stalling against the cage.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lee in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Lee avoiding damage.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Topo Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Lee is pushing Sanchez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Lee.
Sanchez tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Lee.
Lee prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lee.
A short left from Lee.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Xavier Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Lee.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Xavier Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 24:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Lee!
Xavier Lee decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.