PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Derecho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lie's choice of entrance music: we right here. Mike Lie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Derecho
vs
Lie

185 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

173 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 23 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Derecho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Derecho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Derecho looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lie throws a right and a left that Derecho avoids nicely.

Derecho drives through and clinches with Lie against the cage.
Lie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Derecho has him pressed against the cage.
Derecho drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lie wants to get back to striking at distance but Derecho won't allow it.

Lie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Derecho tries to clinch up.
Lie tries to move into range but Derecho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Derecho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lie tries to clinch but Derecho moves away
and Derecho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Derecho is looking to clinch but Lie is avoiding it.
Derecho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Derecho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lie.

It looks like Jorge Derecho has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Lie. Those never looked like landing.

Lie moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derecho wants a takedown.

Lie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lie tries to clinch but Derecho moves out of range.
Lie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mike Lie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Lie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Derecho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lie swats away the attempt to clinch by Derecho.
Lie moves in looking to clinch but Derecho pushes him off.
Derecho dodges the punch combination from Lie.
Lie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Derecho darts in and clinches Lie up against the cage.
Lie is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lie is trying to break the clinch but Derecho is controlling him.

Lie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lie throws a nice looking combination but Derecho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lie moves in looking to clinch but Derecho pushes him off.
Derecho throws a head kick that half lands.
Lie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Derecho counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lie's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lie wants to stand up but Derecho is controlling him.
Derecho trying to control the position from guard on top but Lie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Derecho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lie wants to get back to his feet but Derecho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derecho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derecho won't allow Lie to get back to his feet.
Lie keeping moving, preventing Derecho from controlling successfully.
Derecho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lie wants to get back to his feet but Derecho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lie wants to get back to his feet but Derecho passes into half guard.
Lie tries to kick Derecho off but Derecho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Derecho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derecho is trying to control. Lie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lie wants to get back to his feet.
Derecho wants to control but Lie is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jorge Derecho wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Lie closes the distance and clinches.
Lie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lie working hard to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Derecho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Derecho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lie can't break the clinch.
Derecho is looking to break free of the clinch but Lie has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Derecho.

Lie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Derecho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lie misses with the combination.

Derecho moves into the clinch.
Lie is looking to break free of the clinch but Derecho has double underhooks.
Derecho misses with a punch to the body.
Derecho looking for a takedown.

Lie manages to break the clinch.
Lie throws a series of punches but Derecho moves out of range.
Lie is looking to clinch but Derecho is avoiding it.
Lie misses with a double jab.
Lie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lie swats away the attempt to clinch by Derecho.
Lie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Derecho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Derecho is defended easily by Lie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Derecho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lie swinging wildly here.
Derecho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derecho keeps the fight on the outside.
Jorge Derecho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lie tries to clinch but Derecho moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lie.
Lie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lie tries to bum rush Derecho with a series of wild strikes but Derecho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Derecho.

Lie tries to keep at a distance but Derecho has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Derecho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lie.
Derecho dodges the punch combination from Lie.
Lie misses with a wild combination.
Derecho feints a jab promting Lie to slip. Derecho then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mike Lie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Derecho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lie fails to land with a series of punches.
Lie doesn't manage to clinch there - Derecho circles away.

Derecho closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derecho tries for a takedown. No joy.

Lie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Derecho keeps the fight on the outside.
Lie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lie is looking to clinch.

Derecho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Derecho is trying to break the clinch but Lie is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Lie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lie has had enough of the clinch but Derecho keeps him there for the moment.
Derecho is trying to maintain a safe position but Lie gets an underhook and turns Derecho into the cage.

Lie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Derecho slips a jab and a cross from Lie.

Lie rushes Derecho and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Derecho scores with a nice short uppercut.

Derecho breaks the clinch.
Lie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Derecho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Derecho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Derecho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Derecho.

Lie has managed to clinch.
Derecho wants a takedown but no success here.
Derecho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derecho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lie's efforts to push away.
Lie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lie tries to circle away but Derecho has him pinned against the cage.
Derecho is trying to drag Lie to the mat but Lie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Derecho throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mike Lie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Derecho avoids a punch combination nicely.

Derecho shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorge Derecho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Derecho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Derecho showed some decent athleticism there.
Derecho wants to pass to mount but Lie is defending the position.

Lie makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lie looks to land a combination but Derecho avoids it well.

Derecho gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Derecho breaks from the clinch.
Lie misses with a double jab.

Derecho has closed the distance and engaged Lie in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lie wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Derecho.
Lie working hard to break the clinch.
Lie prevents a body shot from Derecho.
Lie is trying to break the clinch but Derecho has him pressed against the cage.
Derecho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lie's efforts to push away.
Derecho has Lie pressed against the cage, preventing Lie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lie tries to break free but Derecho pushes him back against the cage.
Lie tries to break free but Derecho pushes him back against the cage.
Lie working hard to break the clinch.
Lie can't break the clinch.
Lie tries to circle away but Derecho has him pinned against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Derecho.
Lie wants to get back to striking at distance but Derecho won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derecho tries to circle away but Lie has him pinned against the cage.
Jorge Derecho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lie can't break the clinch.
Derecho landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Derecho throws an elbow but misses.
Lie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Derecho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lie has had enough of the clinch but Derecho keeps him there for the moment.
Mike Lie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lie working hard to break the clinch.
Derecho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lie backwards.
Lie has had enough of the clinch but Derecho keeps him there for the moment.
Derecho creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Lie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lie clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Derecho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Derecho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Lie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derecho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Derecho can't get the takedown.
Lie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Derecho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Derecho wants to clinch.
Lie misses with a double jab.
Lie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Lie closes the distance and clinches.
Derecho can't find room to land a body shot as Lie controls the action.
Lie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lie tries to break the clinch but Derecho is controlling the position.

Lie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Derecho wants to clinch.
Derecho fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lie darts in and clinches Derecho up against the cage.

Lie breaks from the clinch.
Lie misses with a double jab.
Lie throws a series of punches but Derecho moves out of range.
Derecho misses with a wild combination.
Derecho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Derecho.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derecho lands a shoulder strike.
Lie is trying to break the clinch but Derecho is controlling him.
Mike Lie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Derecho tries to throw a body punch but Lie avoids it by throwing Derecho back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lie!
Mike Lie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.