PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bro Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter the Dragon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cekada
vs
Lee

178 cm
28
163 lbs
24 - 8 - 1

171 cm
28
163 lbs
26 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bro Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cekada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cekada just misses with a punch to the body.
Cekada 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.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Cekada.
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cekada if he has to take too many more of those.

Lee gets caught napping as Cekada dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
Cekada postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Cekada sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee's guard.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Cekada looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lee is looking to control Cekada's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to improve his position but Cekada is controlling well.
Lee is pressing down on Cekada's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Cekada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cekada throwing strikes but missing.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Cekada from controlling successfully.
Cekada scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lee controls Cekada momentarily but Cekada frees himself.
Cekada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cekada trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cekada wants to stand but Lee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cekada wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Cekada throws a big elbow that misses.
Cekada trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee takes a swing at Cekada's ribcage but misses.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Cekada's head back.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Cekada looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Cekada scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee thumps Cekada with a low kick.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 Cekada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cekada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Cekada in the body.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Cekada.
Lee slips under a jab from Cekada.
Lee cracks Cekada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cekada fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Cekada stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee thuds a left hand into Cekada's body.
A big right from Cekada misses.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cekada moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Cekada lands a nice looking body kick.
Cekada misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Cekada shoots in.

Cekada shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cekada works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Cekada stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
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 Boris Cekada will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cekada lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Cekada checks the leg kick.
Cekada slips under a jab.
Lee misses with the body kick
and Cekada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cekada cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bro Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Cekada as he checks the leg kick.
Cekada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Lee avoids the body shot from Cekada.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Cekada misses
and Cekada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee pushes Cekada away with a front kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cekada.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cekada manages to avoid it.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cekada throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cekada. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Cekada lands a body shot.
Lee slips under a jab from Cekada.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Cekada saw that one coming.
A big right from Cekada misses.
Lee throws a leg kick but Cekada sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Cekada does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Cekada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee is looking to chop away at Cekada's legs.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Cekada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Cekada closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cekada is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cekada throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Cekada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cekada is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to control.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Cekada from controlling successfully.
Cekada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cekada won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee keeping full guard, as Cekada tries to pass.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Cekada from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cekada won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Cekada is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cekada trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cekada!
Cekada manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Cekada defends it.
Cekada is concentrating on defense, preventing Lee from advancing position.
Lee tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
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!
Cekada tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.

Cekada actively working from the bottom here.
Cekada tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Cekada regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cekada trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Cekada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Cekada dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cekada lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee avoids the head kick by Cekada.
Cekada lands a jab to the nose.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Cekada misses the shot to the body.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cekada is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Cekada misses with a wild body shot.
Lee with a nice cross.
Cekada tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Cekada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Cekada.
Nice cross by Cekada.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Cekada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cekada has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cekada digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Cekada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
Cekada fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cekada.
Cekada checks the leg kick.
Cekada shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cekada misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a straight right. Cekada didn't see that one coming.
Cekada takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Cekada looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cekada.
Cekada lands a jab.
Cekada misses with a left hand
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Cekada.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Cekada is out of range.
Lee tries to bum rush Cekada with a series of wild strikes but Cekada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cekada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Cekada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Cekada in the body.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cekada.
Lee leaves Cekada with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Cekada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cekada tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bro Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cekada tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cekada somewhat.
Cekada looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Cekada throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Cekada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Cekada throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cekada throws out the jab.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cekada will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cekada.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cekada.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cekada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cekada tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee avoids the body shot from Cekada.

Cekada closes the distance and clinches.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Bro Lee just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cekada blocks the body kick.
Cekada misses with a straight right.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Cekada is out of range.
Cekada throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Lee thows a body kick. Cekada tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cekada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cekada throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee throws a head kick that misses

and Cekada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Cekada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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!
Cekada throwing strikes but missing.
Cekada wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Cekada throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Cekada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cekada sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee's guard.
Lee wants to control but Cekada is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cekada.
Cekada working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cekada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cekada winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cekada tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Ground and pound from Cekada.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cekada wants to pass to mount but Lee is defending the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cekada lands a nice short elbow.
Lee tries to roll over but Cekada keeps him under control.
Cekada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
Cekada landing some decent shots from guard.
Cekada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada throws a big right hand that misses.
Cekada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cekada tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Cekada scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cekada stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cekada!
Cekada can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control the pace but Cekada is squirming around nicely.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cekada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cekada can't escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cekada tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cekada tries to improve his position but instead Lee has taken his back!
Cekada trying to control the action but Lee just sinks the hooks in.
Cekada wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Cekada had his way with Bro Lee in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cekada swinging wildly here.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Cekada's front leg but catches the back leg as Cekada tries to avoid it.
Cekada checks the leg kick.
Cekada avoids a kick to the body.
Cekada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cekada scores with a nice head shot.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cekada.
Cekada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch combination from Cekada misses.
Cekada checks a leg kick.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cekada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cekada looking to score a takedown here. Lee is defending well but Cekada drives through and ends up in Lee's guard.
Cekada trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cekada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee controls Cekada momentarily but Cekada frees himself.
Cekada trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Cekada trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cekada preventing the sweep.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Cekada advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to hold on to Cekada's head to control him but Cekada postures up.
Cekada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cekada trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Cekada tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
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!
Cekada throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Cekada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cekada working Lee over with strikes.
Lee wants to control but Cekada is keeping busy.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cekada.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Lee wants to improve his position but Cekada is controlling well.
Lee won't allow Cekada to pass to mount.
Cekada takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Boris Cekada has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cekada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cekada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Cekada's head back.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cekada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cekada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee is looking to chop away at Cekada's legs.
Cekada dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Cekada's head and hops out.
Cekada fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cekada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cekada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee wants to slow Cekada down by chopping away at his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cekada connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Cekada moved away.
Lee misses with a hook.
Cekada walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Cekada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cekada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Boris Cekada!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Boris Cekada!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Boris Cekada!

Boris Cekada wins by unanimous decision!
Boris Cekada retains his lightweight title!
Boris Cekada took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.