PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mushu Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Hakushaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Papoose - Born To Win. Mushu Lee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lee
vs
Hakushaku

189 cm
23
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mushu Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Hakushaku!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakushaku dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Hakushaku's head and hops out.
Hakushaku looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.

Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hakushaku to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hakushaku controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Lee throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hakushaku uses it to pass to side control.
Hakushaku in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakushaku's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Diogo Hakushaku was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Lee gets caught napping as Hakushaku dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakushaku showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hakushaku passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakushaku controlling the action here.

Diogo Hakushaku has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hakushaku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hakushaku shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mushu Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diogo Hakushaku.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakushaku fails with a takedown attempt.
Hakushaku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hakushaku shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee lands a head kick. Hakushaku smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Hakushaku, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hakushaku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Hakushaku shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Hakushaku dominated that round.
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.

Hakushaku shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee is looking to clinch but Hakushaku is avoiding it.
Lee tries to clinch but Hakushaku is having none of it.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hakushaku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hakushaku fails with the takedown.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hakushaku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hakushaku dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Hakushaku's head and hops out.
Mushu Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diogo Hakushaku.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hakushaku.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hakushaku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hakushaku closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Hakushaku pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hakushaku.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mushu Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hakushaku shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Hakushaku keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hakushaku fails with a takedown attempt.
Hakushaku is breathing heavily.
Hakushaku blocks a head kick by Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hakushaku will feel that in the morning.
Hakushaku shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hakushaku gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Diogo Hakushaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakushaku changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Hakushaku manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hakushaku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hakushaku tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hakushaku blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee is looking to clinch but Hakushaku is avoiding it.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hakushaku decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakushaku is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lee is looking to control Hakushaku's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
Hakushaku controlling the action here.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diogo Hakushaku has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hakushaku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Hakushaku persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mushu Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hakushaku blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Hakushaku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mushu Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee lands a head kick. Hakushaku smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hakushaku shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hakushaku tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Hakushaku throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and Hakushaku finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hakushaku is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Diogo Hakushaku wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Hakushaku circles away.
Lee lands a high kick!
Hakushaku keeps the fight on the outside.

Hakushaku shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee asks Hakushaku politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hakushaku prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Diogo Hakushaku was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hakushaku blocks a head kick by Lee.
Hakushaku looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mushu Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diogo Hakushaku.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to clinch but Hakushaku is avoiding it.
Hakushaku looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hakushaku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee throws a head kick but Hakushaku moves out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Mushu Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hakushaku closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Hakushaku misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hakushaku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Hakushaku shoots in.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Hakushaku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Hakushaku persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Hakushaku fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee tries to clinch up but Hakushaku circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakushaku shoots for a takedown but Lee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diogo Hakushaku.
I think Hakushaku 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diogo Hakushaku!