PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barrera
vs
Lee

210 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alonzo Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chung Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Alonzo Barrera has been cut.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt

and Barrera counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee managing to control the position.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee is trying to keep Barrera in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Barrera stands up and waves to Lee to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Barrera moves into the clinch.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barrera has him pressed against the cage.
Barrera is looking for a takedown.

Lee successfully pulls guard.
Lee striking off his back but it's not causing Barrera any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Barrera is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barrera controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barrera postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Barrera content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alonzo Barrera just wasn't active enough.

Lee pushes Barrera up against the cage in a clinch.
Barrera can't get the takedown.
Lee jumps guard but Barrera turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Barrera wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Barrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Lee drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrera trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Barrera's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Barrera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Lee throws his legs up looking for a submission but Barrera uses it to pass to side control.
Barrera connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lee some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Barrera lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Lee looks winded!
Lee looks to move to half guard but instead Barrera has passed into mount! Damn!
Barrera controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barrera goes for an armbar but Lee turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lee.
Barrera is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alonzo Barrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Barrera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barrera swivels and escapes.
Alonzo Barrera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Barrera pushes him off.
Chung Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee shoots and misses

so Barrera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barrera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee striking off his back but it's not causing Barrera any problems.
Barrera prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
Barrera is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barrera lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera content to stall in guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alonzo Barrera.
Barrera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Alonzo Barrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chung Lee.
Lee misses with an uppercut

and Barrera counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lee!
Barrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee wants to control but Barrera postures up.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Barrera controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barrera stands up.
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!

Barrera moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Lee is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barrera to keep the fight standing.
Lee trying to stall but Barrera improves his position.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Barrera.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barrera is defending well for now.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barrera.
Barrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Barrera is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
Lee tries to work over Barrera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Barrera keeps him there for the moment.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Barrera improves position.
Barrera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Barrera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch

and Barrera counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barrera tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to control the pace but Barrera is squirming around nicely.
Barrera tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrera flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Barrera tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee wants to control the pace but Barrera is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alonzo Barrera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Barrera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A head kick misses from Lee.
Barrera slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Barrera has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Barrera can't get the takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barrera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee prevents it.
Barrera avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barrera is defending well for now.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Barrera avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrera.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Barrera controls the action.
Barrera prevents a body shot from Lee.

Barrera has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lee is trying to keep an underhook but Barrera manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Barrera will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Barrera is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Barrera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barrera wants to pass the guard but Lee is defending well.
Alonzo Barrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee pushes Barrera off looking to stand but Barrera dives back in and keeps control.
Barrera is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lee trying to control here.

Barrera decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barrera pinned against the cage. Barrera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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 misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Barrera closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Barrera tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Barrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrera tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Barrera is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barrera is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barrera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barrera avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Barrera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barrera is defending well for now.
Barrera tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barrera avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.

Barrera manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Chung Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barrera has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alonzo Barrera.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barrera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonzo Barrera!