PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Mandella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandella comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead Everywehere I go. Ty Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mandella
vs
Lee

168 cm
26
142 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

166 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Mandella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Lee!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee throws a leg kick but Mandella sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mandella looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mandella has managed to clinch.
Mandella throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Mandella.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mandella blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mandella throws an elbow but misses.
Lee wants to stall.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Mandella has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mandella fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries to stall but Mandella uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandella.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
Mandella blocks a body shot from Lee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ty Lee.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee's coach down at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lee's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mandella tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mandella tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee punishes Mandella's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee throws a leg kick but Mandella checks it.
Mandella blocks the body kick.

Mandella darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Mandella has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Mandella.
Lee misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Mandella throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mandella prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Lee blocking some punches.
Mandella has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee is working Mandella over against the cage.
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!

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Mandella tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mandella wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.

Lee drives through and clinches with Mandella against the cage.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Mandella lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandella.
Lee trying to stall but Mandella improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Mandella misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mandella blocking some punches.
Mandella blocking some punches.
Mandella fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mandella throws an elbow but misses.
Mandella makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee misses with some punches.
Mandella misses with the head strike.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mandella.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Mandella fails to land with a series of punches.
Mandella has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Mandella is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee throws a series of punches but Mandella avoids them all with ease.
Mandella misses with the combination.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mandella misses with a wild combination.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Mandella takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee lands a nice hook to Mandella's body. Mandella takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Mandella gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandella.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Mandella.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mandella scores with a nice right hand.
Mandella takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mandella with a nice cross.
Mandella fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mandella tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Mandella misses with an uppercut.
Mandella throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
A head kick from Lee lands but Mandella takes it in his stride.
Mandella jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Mandella moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
A short right from Mandella on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Mandella has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mandella is looking to clinch.
Mandella wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mandella rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mandella is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mandella slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Mandella moves out of range.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Mandella ducks down to avoid it.

Mandella clinches up against the cage.
Mandella is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Mandella throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Mandella softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Mandella.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mandella throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
A left hand lands to the body for Mandella.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee pushes Mandella back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee works on Mandella's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mandella's elbow.
A short uppercut from Mandella.
Lee lands a right hand.
Mandella misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandella prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Mandella.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandella prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mandella lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mandella misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mandella misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mandella as Lee tries to tie him up.
Lee is stalling here.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mandella lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Mandella.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandella misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandella lands a right hand.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Mandella has the dominant position.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mandella looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mandella fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a push kick but Mandella slaps the foot to one side.
Mandella misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Mandella fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mandella looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good shot there by Mandella.
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 Chuck Mandella will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mandella's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lee slips a jab and a cross from Mandella.
Chuck Mandella is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mandella lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mandella checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee is looking to slow Mandella down with leg kicks.
Mandella misses with a looping right.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mandella walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mandella throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mandella doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mandella instigates a clinch.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mandella misses with the head strike.
Mandella tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee tries a body shot but Mandella blocks it.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Mandella throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mandella clinches with his opponent.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee wants to stall.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee avoiding damage.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Mandella has double underhooks.
Mandella misses with the head strike.
Mandella blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mandella just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Mandella.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandella blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mandella misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mandella fails to land.
Lee prevents a body shot from Mandella.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Lee has Mandella pushed against the cage.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ty Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mandella is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandella avoids the head kick by Lee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mandella looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Mandella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mandella fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chuck Mandella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Mandella is out of range.
Mandella ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Mandella misses with an uppercut.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good shot there by Mandella.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mandella.

Lee gets tackled into the cage by Mandella. Mandella maintains the clinch.
Mandella creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandella uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Mandella has him pressed against the cage.
Mandella has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee is looking to control Mandella's arms but Mandella gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
Mandella throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee pushes Mandella back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mandella keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mandella tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Mandella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mandella.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ty Lee.
Well Lee 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Lee!