PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bac Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian McAllister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
McAllister

191 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
241 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bac Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ian McAllister!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McAllister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McAllister tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
McAllister defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
McAllister missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

McAllister forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.

Lee pulls guard.
Lee throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but McAllister is one step ahead there.
McAllister postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Lee wants to sweep here but McAllister controlling him for the moment.
Lee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lee 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.
McAllister makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McAllister being controlled here momentarily.
McAllister thows a big elbow that misses.
McAllister working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lee's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllister stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lee is looking to stand up but McAllister isn't so interested in that idea.
McAllister chips away with some ground and pound.

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McAllister with a nice head shot there.
McAllister postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McAllister scoring with some ground and pound.
McAllister postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
McAllister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
McAllister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McAllister scoring with some ground and pound.
McAllister thows a big elbow that misses.
McAllister should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McAllister landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee wants to sweep here but McAllister controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
McAllister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McAllister keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McAllister looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

McAllister darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee tries to pull guard but McAllister holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
McAllister wants a takedown.
Lee is trying to break free.
McAllister is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Lee successfully pulls guard.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McAllister's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McAllister looks gassed!
Lee striking off his back but it's not causing McAllister any problems.
McAllister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAllister postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Lee trying to strike off his back.
McAllister throwing strikes but missing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McAllister sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McAllister wants to get back to his feet.
Lee is tying to control. McAllister wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
McAllister is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McAllister can do anything to dispel that myth.
McAllister is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but McAllister sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bac Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McAllister jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but McAllister sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

McAllister closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard.
McAllister landing some decent shots from guard.
McAllister throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McAllister keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
McAllister is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
McAllister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee trying to control the position here.
McAllister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian McAllister dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
McAllister trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lee trying to control but McAllister is working from the bottom.
McAllister throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
McAllister trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McAllister wants to improve his position but instead Lee has moved into half guard.
Still in half guard, Lee seems content to control.
Lee prevents McAllister from improving his position.

Lee is working for a kimura but McAllister is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. McAllister manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McAllister manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McAllister punching from the bottom.
McAllister works his way to full guard. Good work.

McAllister pushes Lee off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

McAllister gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

McAllister has clasped his hands together around Lee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lee is trying to improve his position.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
McAllister connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lee some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to bench press McAllister off him but McAllister keeps the position.
McAllister in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McAllister is putting a hurting on Lee here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lee tries to buck McAllister off but McAllister is having none of it.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
McAllister is working Lee over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lee wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
McAllister cracks Lee with a big elbow.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
McAllister working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAllister scores with a couple of short elbows.
McAllister working the ground and pound from side control.
Lee is trying to improve his position.
McAllister scoring with punches and elbows.
Lee wants to control but McAllister postures up.
Lee gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
McAllister looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McAllister has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee's face.
Lee tries to hold on but McAllister postures up.
McAllister working Lee over with strikes here.
Lee throwing hammer fists to the chest of McAllister. What's that going to do exactly?
Lee working to try and regain half guard.

That's four 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.
Lee throwing hammer fists to the chest of McAllister. What's that going to do exactly?
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McAllister landing strikes, looking to finish!
McAllister raining down shots from the mount!
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
McAllister connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lee is looking to get to half guard.
McAllister lands a big elbow.
McAllister working Lee over with strikes here.
Lee can't escape the position.
Lee is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian McAllister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

McAllister wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by McAllister there.
Lee tries for a takedown but McAllister circles away easily

and McAllister counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McAllister trying to pass the guard but Lee defending well.
McAllister is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McAllister lands with a punch from half guard.
McAllister really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McAllister winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lee throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McAllister is working away from the top position though.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllister connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from McAllister as Lee shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bac Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McAllister lands with a nice body punch.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McAllister circles away from the clinch attempt.
McAllister misses with a straight left.
Lee staying out of range there.
McAllister scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for McAllister. That snapped Lee's head back.

McAllister closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard.
Ian McAllister has got the better of the ground game so far.
McAllister lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee controls McAllister momentarily but McAllister frees himself.
Lee has momentary wrist control but McAllister slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
McAllister working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McAllister working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McAllister preventing the sweep.
McAllister cracks Lee with a solid left hand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McAllister throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McAllister doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McAllister as he avoids it easily.
McAllister lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling McAllister to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - McAllister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Lee gets caught flat footed, as McAllister shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McAllister with a nice head shot there.
Lee controls McAllister momentarily but McAllister frees himself.
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McAllister!
McAllister is working to get back to half guard.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McAllister is looking to escape.
Lee unloading with bombs!
Bac Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAllister keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lee lands a big elbow.
McAllister regains half guard.
Lee prevents McAllister from improving his position.
Lee wants to control but McAllister is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McAllister wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ian McAllister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McAllister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian McAllister!