PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Kenobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheal Lee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kenobi
vs
Lee

190 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kobe Kenobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micheal Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kenobi pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenobi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kenobi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.

Kenobi has Lee pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kenobi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lee tumbling to the mat - Kenobi dives into Lee's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenobi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee is looking for a sweep.

Kenobi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Kenobi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Kenobi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi controls the position.

Kenobi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lee tries to buck Kenobi off but Kenobi is having none of it.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Lee tries to bench press Kenobi off him but Kenobi keeps the position.
Kenobi tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lee is trying to control Kenobi's posture but Kenobi avoids it.
Lee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kenobi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Kenobi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kenobi is breathing heavily.
Kenobi working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kenobi is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.

Kenobi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.

Kenobi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lee has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lee!
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kenobi wants to hit a switch here but Lee passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kenobi there!
Lee controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kenobi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lee controlling from mount.
Lee avoids the attempt from Kenobi to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Kenobi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kenobi works his way to full guard. Good work.

Lee drops back looking for a leg! Kenobi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kenobi manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Kenobi's guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Kenobi keeps moving.

Kenobi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kenobi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee stays in close to Kenobi's body and controls the position.

Kenobi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Despite being in the dominant position, Micheal Lee just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.

Lee gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee trying to control the pace.
Kenobi wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kobe Kenobi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee blocks the strikes from Kenobi.
Lee controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents Kenobi from improving his position.
Kenobi is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.

Kenobi looking for submissions off his back.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kenobi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Lee seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee prevents Kenobi from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Kenobi actively working from the bottom here.
Kenobi wants to get back to full guard but Lee has mounted him!
Kenobi is working to get back to half guard.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kenobi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Lee drives through and clinches with Kenobi against the cage.
Lee wants a takedown.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lee shoots in and bounces Kenobi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lee won't allow Kenobi to get back to his feet.
Lee preventing the sweep.

Kenobi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Kenobi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lee passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Kenobi is defending the position.
Kenobi is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Kenobi is defending well.
Kenobi trying to control here.

Kenobi actively working from the bottom here.
Kenobi trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Kenobi looking for submissions off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kenobi avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenobi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kenobi throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Kenobi pushes him off.
Kenobi tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee misses with a takedown

and Kenobi counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that.
Kenobi postures up.
Kenobi wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Kenobi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee wants to hit a switch here but Kenobi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lee there!

Kenobi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lee has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi looking to ground and pound but Lee is blocking nicely.

Kenobi looking for a guillotine from mount but Lee is having none of it.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lee wants to hold on but Kenobi pushes him away.

Kenobi is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Lee is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kobe Kenobi!