PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
powell

181 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, james powell!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.

powell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - powell lands in his opponent's guard.

powell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and powell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is looking to stand up but powell isn't so interested in that idea.

powell 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.
powell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

powell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and powell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lee is looking to stand up but powell isn't so interested in that idea.
powell won't allow Lee to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
powell looks gassed!
powell tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
A cross from Lee lands.

It looks like james powell has been cut.
powell walks into a jab.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and powell is able to avoid easily.
Lee lands a two punch combo.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

powell is rocked!
powell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. powell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
powell moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have powell backpedaling.
Lee throws a low kick but powell avoids it.
powell shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Christopher Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
powell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but powell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

powell gets the takedown into side control.
Lee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, powell asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
powell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

powell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

powell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no powell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
powell is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but powell keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

powell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on james powell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christopher Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
powell fails to land the takedown.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before powell can pounce on him.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but powell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through powell's defenses.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but powell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
powell shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but powell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
powell shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Christopher Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james powell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
powell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but powell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
powell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
powell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
powell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
powell misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee lands a jab-cross combination.
Lee lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
powell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for powell with that takedown attempt.
Lee is working the combinations to good effect here.
powell slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee throws a right and a left that powell avoids nicely.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
powell shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
powell closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. powell pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
powell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but powell persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. powell doesn't seem phased though.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by powell.
powell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but powell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by powell.
powell shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
powell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.

powell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
powell won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
powell tries to stand but Lee is controlling from the bottom.

powell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and powell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Lee pushes powell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but powell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
powell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from powell. powell gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by powell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on james powell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

powell has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
powell misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
powell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a right and a left that powell avoids nicely.
powell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Christopher Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james powell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
powell shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swinging wilding here.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
powell fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but powell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
powell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee is looking to chop away at powell's legs.
Lee throws a series of punches but powell moves out of range.
powell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
No luck for powell with that takedown attempt.
Lee throws a right hand that powell ducks under and follows up with a left that powell also avoids with ease.
powell slips a jab and a cross from Lee.

powell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

powell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.

powell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.

powell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no powell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

powell is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for powell on the ground.

powell is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lee looks calm but he's in trouble here. powell gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lee is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! powell lets go of the hold and Lee can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). james powell!