PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert E Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drestin Black (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
Black

175 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
182 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 8 - 4 - 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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drestin Black!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.

Lee rushes Black and presses him up against the cage.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee tries to pull guard but Black won't allow it.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Black trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Black into the cage.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Black.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Black just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Drestin Black has been cut.
Black landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.

Black breaks the clinch.

Black darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
Black lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Black tries to tie him up.
Black lands a nice elbow.
Black tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Robert E Lee has been cut.
Black avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Black avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Black avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Black scores a nice knee to the body.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee jumps guard but Black stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert E Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Black breaks the clinch.
Black looks to clinch

and Lee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee wants to get back to full guard but Black has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is in a horrible position here. Black smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Black lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black controlling from mount.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.

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.
Black content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Black.
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drestin Black dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee moves out of range as Black throws a body kick.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black checks a low kick from Lee.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
Black misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Black counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Drestin Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Black lands a body punch.
Black is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Black is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Black wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Black trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Black is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Black putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Black tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Black smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert E Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black misses with a leg kick

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Drestin Black seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Black looking to stall.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee tries to pull guard but Black holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Black avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.

Black breaks the clinch.
Black throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Black shrugs it off.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black misses the jab.
A low kick from Black is predictable there

and Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to pull guard but Black won't allow it.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Black just stands there and leans against the cage.

Black manages to break the clinch.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee slips a jab from Black.
Lee tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Black counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Lee wants to clinch but Black slips to the side
and Black counters with an outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Black.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Drestin Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Black counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Drestin Black will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lee blocks a head kick by Black.
Black throws a sloppy head kick

and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee prevents a body shot from Black.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Black tries to tie him up.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
Lee looking to control.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Black sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Blackis looking to pass into half guard but Lee pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lee is in guard.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Robert E Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Black dives on top into guard.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four 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.
Lee wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drestin Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert E Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drestin Black!