PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wiley - Take That. Jason Lee has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Moore
vs
Lee

188 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

185 cm
28
195 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Lee throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Moore misses with a series of wild punches.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Jason Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moore is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Moore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Moore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Moore tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moore has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lee after a bit of a struggle.
Moore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Moore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
Lee scores with a jab.
Moore throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Moore swinging wildly here.
Moore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses

and Moore counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moore.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lee trying to control the position.

Moore decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Lee defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee wants to clinch.
Moore blocks a jab.
Moore takes one on the button.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee looks gassed!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moore!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Moore.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore with a jab.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horrible takedown by Moore or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee which made him look bad.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Moore will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Moore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Moore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Moore lands with an overhand left.
Jason Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Moore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Jason Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Moore misses with a double jab.
Moore tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Lee throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Moore tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moore misses with a double jab.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Moore's shoulder, as Moore tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a two punch combo.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moore's hands.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Moore misses.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Moore counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Moore to acknowledge the strikes.
Moore connects with a crisp jab.
Moore connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Lee wants to clinch
and Moore counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.

Lee closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the cage.
Moore tries to pull guard but Lee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Moore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.

Moore is trying to trip Lee. He has hold of a leg but Lee is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Moore persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Moore gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee jabs Moore right on the nose. Moore blinks but takes it well.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore lands with a cross.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Moore shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lee is trying to defend but Moore finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Moore will probably get the nod.
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!

Moore's corner calls for a 1-2. Moore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bobby Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee lands with a cross.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Lee scores with the left hand. Moore knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Moore's shoulder, as Moore tries to avoid the shot.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lee tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Moore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moore closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Moore would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moore manages to get himself to full guard.

Moore is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Moore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jason Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Moore is retaining full guard.
Moore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Moore stands up and beckons Lee to join him on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moore.
Moore cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moore misses with a wild combination.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Moore shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Moore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee working Moore over with knees to the body.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moore tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Moore goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Moore defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Moore counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
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!
Moore would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moore wants to stand but Lee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Lee is working an open guard so Moore takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Moore!