PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Rust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rust comes to the ring accompanied by Marylin Manson - Sweet Dreams. Lee has chosen "Eyes of A Ranger" as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rust
vs
Lee

179 cm
22
183 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

181 cm
23
189 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Rust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!

Rust clinches with his opponent.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Rust has him pressed against the ropes.

Lee drags the fight down to the ground.
Rust is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Rust has managed to sneak the leg through.

Rust is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.

Rust is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Rust trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Rust is very close to passing his half guard.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rust is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Rust prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Rust wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Rust is working hard here to advance position.
Rust slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Rust working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rust off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
I really don't envy Rust right now.
Lee trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Rust doesn't escape.
Lee controlling well, preventing Rust from escaping the position.

Lee patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lee keeps control of the position easily here as Rust tries to buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling well, preventing Rust from escaping the position.
Rust trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rust is keeping busy.
Rust trying to control the hands but Lee breaks the grip.
Rust is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lee doesn't have the hooks in and Rust manages to turn into his guard.
Rust is breathing heavily.
Rust controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rust tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rust.
Rust is looking to clinch.
Rust moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rust looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chuck Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Rust's takedown attempt.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Rust has him pressed against the ropes.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.

Lee has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rust regains guard immediately.

Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee looks to land a right hand but Rust moved out of range.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rust sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Rust clinches.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Rust gets underhooks to prevent Lee's takedown attempt.
Thomas Rust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Lee.
Rust is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.

Lee jumps guard and drags Rust to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rust wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Rust is proving a slippery customer.
Rust stops Lee from standing up.
Rust scoring with some ground and pound.
Rust slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Rust has Lee up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.

Rust has clasped his hands together around Lee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Rust tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rust has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rust trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control Rust's posture but Rust avoids it.

Rust wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Lee prevents Rust from improving position.

Rust wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Lee tries to bench press Rust off him but Rust keeps the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Lee misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Rust tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Rust uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee shoots in but Rust avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Rust has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rust looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Rust, against the ropes.
Rust comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rust is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Lee drags the fight down to the ground.
Rust stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rust wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Lee scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rust swinging wilding here.
Rust has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Rust's head.
Rust tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Rust changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Rust 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 looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rust wants a takedown but no success here.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Rust tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee shoots in but Rust avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chuck Lee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rust scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.

Lee rushes Rust and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Lee gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rust is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rust is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee prevents Rust from improving his position.
Lee tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rust controls his leg.
Rust is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lee's back!
Lee trying to control the position but Rust manages to sink in the hooks.
Will Rust go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lee trying to control the hands but Rust breaks the grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Chuck Lee just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Rust.
Rust tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to move into range but Rust moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rust scores with a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rust makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lee really felt that one!
Rust clinches but Lee breaks the clinch
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rust thinking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rust.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rust closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Rust pushes Lee against the ropes but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rust swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Rust.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a series of punches but Rust moves out of range.
Rust lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice defenses there by Rust.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rust.

Rust closes the distance and clinches.
Rust lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Rust's takedown attempt.

Lee jumps guard.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rust passes into half guard.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Rust is controlling him well.
Lee won't allow Rust to pass to mount.

Rust wants to work for an arm triangle but Lee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Rust passes to side control.
Lee wants to control but Rust postures up.

Rust working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chuck Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rust slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Lee stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lee takes a swing at Rust's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rust tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Rust misses with a wild combination.
Rust scores with a nice body kick.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Rust tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Rust uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.

Rust has Lee up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rust gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rust is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Rust. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rust.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Rust is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Rust.
Lee looks to land a combination but Rust avoids it well.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rust in his tracks.
Thomas Rust is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rust throws a head kick that half lands.
Rust wants to clinch.
Rust misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a combination but Rust avoids it well.
Rust displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Rust wants to clinch.
Lee looks to land a combination but Rust avoids it well.
Rust fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rust doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Rust fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee throws a right and a left that Rust avoids nicely.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Rust has managed to clinch.
Rust is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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.
Rust throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee blocks a head kick by Rust.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rust counters with a nice body kick.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rust dodges the punch combination from Lee.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Rust.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Chuck Lee!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Chuck Lee!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Chuck Lee!

Chuck Lee wins by unanimous decision!