PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bro Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Enter the Dragon. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lee
vs
Cekada

171 cm
29
163 lbs
28 - 6 - 0

178 cm
29
163 lbs
27 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bro Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cekada moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cekada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cekada fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Cekada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Cekada persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee scores with a kick to the body.
Cekada checks a leg kick.
Cekada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee takes a swing at Cekada's ribcage but misses.
Cekada misses with a kick to the body
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Cekada was not able to check.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cekada manages to avoid it.
Cekada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Cekada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cekada shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cekada's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bro Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Cekada.
Cekada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee keeps Cekada at a distance using the push kick.
Cekada looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Cekada, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cekada is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Cekada misses with a head kick.
Cekada with a hook.
Cekada throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Cekada's corner calls for a 1-2. Cekada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bro Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cekada counter with a right hand.
Cekada checks a low kick from Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cekada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Cekada misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Cekada checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Cekada has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lee.
A head kick by Cekada misses
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Cekada. Cekada gets slowly back to his feet.
Cekada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.

Lee moves into the clinch.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee moves out of range as Cekada throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Cekada throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Cekada off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Cekada moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cekada has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Cekada attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cekada throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.

Cekada shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Cekada looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cekada with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cekada throws a big elbow that misses.
Cekada postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cekada is one step ahead there.
Cekada looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cekada passes into half guard.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Cekada has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Boris Cekada will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cekada misses with a head kick.
Cekada throws a leg kick
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cekada ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lee cracks the inside of Cekada's front leg.
Cekada swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cekada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.

Lee has closed the distance and engaged Cekada in a clinch.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Lee.

It looks like Boris Cekada has been cut.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cekada fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Cekada throws a head punch that misses.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cekada avoids it.
Cekada misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Cekada on the inside.
Cekada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Cekada misses with a punch on the inside.
Cekada tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Cekada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lee throws a leg kick but Cekada moved away.
Cekada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cekada misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Cekada 's knee.
Cekada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Bro Lee is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cekada throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cekada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cekada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cekada slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cekada looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cekada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cekada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Cekada 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.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee tries to clinch but Cekada moves out of range.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Cekada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cekada throws a nice outside leg kick.

Cekada gets a takedown into half guard.
Lee trying to control but Cekada postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cekada connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cekada is looking to stall here but Lee recovers full guard.
Cekada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cekada trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee is pulling down on Cekada's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cekada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cekada is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Cekada has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cekada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Cekada.
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 Bro Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boris Cekada's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cekada throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Cekada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cekada just misses with a punch to the body.
Cekada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cekada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Cekada moves his leg out of the way.
Cekada blocks a leg kick.
Cekada throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cekada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cekada wants to clinch.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cekada in his tracks.
Cekada throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A clash of legs there as Cekada blocks the low kick.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cekada misses with a low kick.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cekada throws out a powerful jab.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Cekada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Cekada.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Cekada doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Cekada fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.

Cekada drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ground and pound from Cekada seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cekada trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Cekada keeps moving and retains side control.
Lee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Cekada crashes against the mat.
Cekada is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cekada grinds an elbow into Lee's temple.
Lee struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cekada is working Lee over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cekada throws an elbow but Lee slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cekada works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cekada is putting a hurting on Lee here, landing some big shots from side control.

Lee is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cekada has an Americana. Lee didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Cekada is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Cekada hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Boris Cekada! Boris Cekada retains his lightweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Boris Cekada waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.