PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Disturbed- Indestructible as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Lee

191 cm
24
209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
217 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Lee!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones moves away from the strike by Lee.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Lee controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jones tries to buck Lee off but he can't manage it.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Lee throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Lee throws a wild left hand from mount and Jones manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Lee tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Lee stalling.

Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Lee.
Jones is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cole Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Jonny Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lee throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jonny Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard.
Lee seems keen to control Jones's posture.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones 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 tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cole Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones is looking to get back to is feet but Lee passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lee tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lee tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
Jones is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones prevents Lee from moving into mount.
Lee wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jones sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lee tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jones's legs.
Jones parries the strikes from Lee easily there. Lee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jones to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lee.
Jones is pushing Lee's head away, looking to escape. Lee manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee with a hook.
Lee connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.

Lee gets caught napping as Jones dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Lee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Lee tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Lee throws a strike but Jones avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee advances to half guard.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Lee throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jonny Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

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