PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sauli Heilimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Lee has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lee
vs
Heilimo

199 cm
26
166 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
26
144 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sauli Heilimo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heilimo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Heilimo with shots to the head and body - Lee looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lee sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lee is controlling Heilimo's trapped leg to prevent Heilimo from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Heilimo from controlling successfully.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Heilimo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Lee is looking for a triangle but Heilimo pushes his legs off easily.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heilimo's guard.
Heilimo keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.

Heilimo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heilimo is keeping the position for now.

Heilimo looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Lee cracks Heilimo with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Heilimo is working from the bottom.
Lee advances to half guard.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.
Lee is looking to pass Heilimo's guard but actually Heilimo recovers to full guard.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heilimo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee forces his way into half guard.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Heilimo is working away.
Lee has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Heilimo is trying to escape the mount.
Heilimo looks gassed!
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heilimo is looking to get to half guard.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Dave Lee just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Heilimo looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Heilimo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Lee thuds a left hand into Heilimo's body.
Lee lands a jab to Heilimo's midsection.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Dave Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Lee.
Lee with a jab.
Jab by Lee.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heilimo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Heilimo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.

Heilimo is rocked!

It looks like Sauli Heilimo has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
Heilimo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Heilimo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters circle, before Lee throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Heilimo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Lee lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Dave Lee!