PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert E Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Your Nightmare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by American Trilogy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

E Lee
vs
Nightmare

175 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

194 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert E Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Your Nightmare!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nightmare misses with a head kick.
Nightmare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to clinch up

and Nightmare counters by clinching up.
Nightmare is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nightmare wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nightmare is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nightmare tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Nightmare wants a takedown.
Nightmare digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nightmare avoids it.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nightmare avoids it.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Nightmare breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nightmare throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Lee clinches but Nightmare breaks the clinch

and Nightmare counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Nightmare from controlling successfully.

Lee scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Nightmare pushes him off.
Nightmare shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Robert E Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Your Nightmare.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Lee wants to clinch
and Nightmare counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nightmare closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.

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.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Nightmare counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nightmare is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nightmare wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nightmare's guard.
Nightmare looks gassed!
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nightmare is controlling Lee's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lee 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 postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nightmare can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee wants to control from the top but Nightmare keeps moving.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nightmare is keeping the position for now.
Nightmare is trying to keep Lee in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee stays in close to Nightmare's body and controls the position.
Lee advances to half guard.
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. Lee connects with a nice short shot to Nightmare's temple.
Lee frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lee lands a heavy elbow.
Lee content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lee with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Your Nightmare will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Nightmare which made him look bad.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch

and Nightmare counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nightmare.
Nightmare tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Nightmare blocks with his arms.
Nightmare stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Nightmare is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nightmare is defending well for now.
Nightmare is breathing heavily.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nightmare is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightmare wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nightmare takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nightmare is defending well for now.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Nightmare jumps guard.
Lee pushing down on Nightmare's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Robert E Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee working over Nightmare with some ground and pound. Nightmare looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Lee.

Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nightmare is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nightmare counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nightmare shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Nightmare's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Robert E Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Your Nightmare.
Nightmare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Nightmare counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee looking to control.
Lee has Nightmare pulled in close to control his posture.
Lee wants to sweep here but Nightmare controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee trying to control but Nightmare is working from the bottom.
Lee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lee has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee working Nightmare over with strikes here.
Lee lands with some strikes.
Lee controlling from mount.
Lee with good strikes from the mount here!
Lee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lee punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nightmare's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee cracks Nightmare with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert E Lee dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lee tries to clinch up
and Nightmare counters with a right hand to the body.
Nightmare fails with the takedown

and Lee moves into the clinch.

Lee has picked Nightmare up - he's going for a ride! Lee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nightmare is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nightmare avoid being mounted?
Lee wants to pass the guard but Nightmare is defending well.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Nightmare is working away.
Nightmare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nightmare defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightmare taking some punishment here, with Lee in his half guard.
Lee working Nightmare over with strikes.

Lee is trying to work for a kimura but Nightmare is defending well.
Nightmare trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Lee seems content to control.
Nightmare has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Nightmare is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Lee.
Nightmare has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lee lands a nice short elbow.
Nightmare has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nightmare is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nightmare with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nightmare keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Nightmare's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee stands up from half guard.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Your Nightmare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Nightmare circles away.
Nightmare tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily

and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee working Nightmare over with knees to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nightmare backwards.
Lee working Nightmare over with knees to the body.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Lee lands a takedown into guard.
Nightmare controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control from the top but Nightmare keeps moving.
Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nightmare's head.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Nightmare.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Nightmare.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert E 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert E Lee!