PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sune Vriden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Vriden
vs
Lee

180 cm
21
201 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
192 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Hell's Balls Recovery

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sune Vriden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vriden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vriden misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Vriden is out of range.
Lee with a hook.
Lee 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.
Vriden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vriden throws out the jab.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vriden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vriden.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vriden counters with a nice uppercut.
Vriden misses the shot to the body.
Vriden scores with a nice strike.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vriden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vriden's hands.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vriden moves away.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Vriden avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vriden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Vriden from controlling successfully.
Vriden tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee wants to stand but Vriden is controlling the position.
Vriden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping full guard, as Vriden tries to pass.
Vriden stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Vriden prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vriden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vriden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vriden fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Vriden backing up. Vriden nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sune Vriden. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vriden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vriden throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
Lee slips under a jab from Vriden.
Vriden scores with a punch to the head.
Vriden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vriden.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Rufus Lee has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Vriden's shoulder, as Vriden tries to avoid the shot.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Vriden.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rufus Lee's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vriden misses with a few strikes there.
Vriden misses with a takedown
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vriden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rufus Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee defending well as Vriden loads up on a big left hand.
Vriden moves away from the strike by Lee.
Vriden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee throws a body punch but Vriden moves out of range.
Vriden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vriden misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee looks for a takedown but Vriden sprawls well.
A slow jab from Vriden misses its intended target.
Vriden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vriden misses with a body shot.
Vriden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vriden tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sune Vriden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Vriden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee tries to bum rush Vriden with a series of wild strikes but Vriden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Lee cracks Vriden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vriden shoots in but no luck this time.
Vriden swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vriden ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vriden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vriden loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Vriden dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Vriden's shoulder, as Vriden tries to avoid the shot.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vriden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Vriden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee tests Vriden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vriden shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Vriden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vriden misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Vriden off the cage and back into rage.
Vriden takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee digs a good hook to Vriden's body.
A jab from Lee misses.
Vriden missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vriden misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Vriden takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Vriden looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Vriden. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vriden.
Vriden looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rufus Lee's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lee misses with an uppercut. Vriden saw that one coming.
Vriden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vriden slips a jab from Lee.
Lee takes one on the button.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Vriden misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vriden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vriden misses with a few strikes there.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Rufus Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vriden with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vriden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vriden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Vriden gets a takedown into half guard.
Vriden perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vriden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vriden prevents Lee from improving his position.
Vriden moves into full mount! Lee won't be happy about that!
Vriden tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Vriden unloads with some shots from mount but Lee bucks and avoids them well.
Vriden thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lee tries to hold on but Vriden postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vriden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vriden landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!

That has opened up Rufus Lee's cut even more.
Lee tries to lock up and control but Vriden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vriden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Vriden is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sune Vriden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rufus Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to hold on but Vriden pushes him away.
Vriden tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Lee squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vriden landing strikes from the mount.
Vriden is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vriden unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Lee wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Vriden celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sune Vriden!