PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emir comes to the cage accompanied by i kill people. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Emir
vs
Lee

185 cm
38
190 lbs
27 - 25 - 1

192 cm
38
192 lbs
35 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatih Emir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emir tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination

and Emir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lee's guard.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Emir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Emir from controlling successfully.
Emir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Emir throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Emir passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Emir goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lee rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Emir's guard! Nice work there by Lee!

Emir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Lee stands and steps away. Emir gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Asher Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emir fails to land the takedown.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emir's head.

Lee has Emir up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Emir has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Emir turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Emir manages to end up in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Emir is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Emir working away.
Emir trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Emir 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.
Lee regains half guard there - taking advantage of Emir's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Emir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Emir is looking for a kimura here.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Emir has control of the leg.

Emir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is controlling Emir's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Emir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee pushes Emir off looking to stand but Emir dives back in and keeps control.
Emir throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lee to regain full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.

Lee gets to his feet. Emir looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emir shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Emir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fatih Emir dominated that round.
That's time! Emir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emir fails with the takedown.
Lee digs a good body shot into Emir's ribs.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Emir.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee taking a breather.
Emir is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatih Emir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee tries a body shot but Emir blocks it.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Emir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Emir's takedown attempt.

Emir jumps guard and drags Lee to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Emir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee stands up and waves to Emir to follow him.
Emir has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Emir there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee throws a series of punches but Emir moves out of range.
Emir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emir scrambles back to his feet.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emir is defended easily by Lee.
Emir avoids the body shot from Lee.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emir doesn't seem phased though.
Emir moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Emir ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Emir fails with a takedown attempt.

Lee gets caught flat footed, as Emir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emir stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Emir trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee controlling Emir's posture.
Emir throwing strikes but missing.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Emir is proving a slippery customer.
Emir preventing the sweep.
Emir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emir throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asher Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Emir shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee with a nice cross.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Emir has a takedown stuffed.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses

and Emir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emir.
Emir throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Emir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Emir gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatih Emir. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Emir shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Emir thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Emir's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Emir looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lee is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Emir goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lee has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Emir but great work by Lee.

Lee has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Emir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Emir drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lee looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lee looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lee!

Lee decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Emir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Lee rushes Emir and presses him up against the cage.
Emir tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Emir blocks an uppercut.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emir blocking some punches.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Emir's takedown attempt.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emir.
Emir is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Emir has the dominant position.
Emir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Emir is keeping busy.
Lee tries to work over Emir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Emir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee tries to stall but Emir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emir prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Emir controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Asher Lee.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Asher Lee!
Asher Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support.