PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Harrison (ranked 24944 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lee (ranked 6100 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Lee acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Harrison
vs
Lee

161 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

155 cm
21
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Lee!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws a body kick that misses
and Harrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Lee darts in and clinches Harrison up against the cage.

Lee successfully pulls guard.
Lee striking off his back but it's not causing Harrison any problems.
Lee has Harrison pulled in close to control his posture.
Harrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Harrison is trying is best to control the position here.
Harrison wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Still in half guard, Lee seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Harrison missing with punches from the bottom.
Harrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Harrison is not content to let Lee control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lee with the ground and pound but Harrison uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harrison is on top in guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Harrison gets to his feet - Lee follows without any prompting.
Brock Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrison's sensitive parts.

Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harrison looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harrison is looking for a sweep.
Lee trying to control the position but Harrison is working away.
Harrison being controlled for a moment.
Lee working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee swings around for an armbar but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lee's guard.
Harrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Harrison stands up from Lee's guard - Harrison perhaps looking for a knockout.
Harrison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Harrison rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lee breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Harrison quickly recovers to half guard.
Harrison controlling the position for now.
Harrison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Harrison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lee striking off his back but it's not causing Harrison any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling the position.
Lee controls Harrison momentarily but Harrison frees himself.
Lee has momentary wrist control but Harrison slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Harrison decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lee, up you get!

Harrison gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.

Lee decides to pull guard.
Harrison chips away with some ground and pound.

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Harrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrison cracks Lee with a solid left hand.
Harrison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harrison postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.

Harrison postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harrison, into his guard.

Lee trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Harrison manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Lee trying to strike off his back.
Harrison preventing the sweep.
Harrison connects with a couple of short punches.
Brock Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing Harrison from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harrison is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Harrison gets to his feet - Lee follows without any prompting.

Harrison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Harrison is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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 Tyrone Harrison will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harrison was covering up waiting for the punch and Lee finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee stays in close to Harrison's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harrison 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 pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harrison is keeping the position for now.

Harrison working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee stands up out of Harrison's guard for a moment - Harrison manages to land a nice upkick.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harrison misses with a body shot.

Lee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Harrison's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Harrison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee won't allow Harrison to sweep him here.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Harrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee wants to stand but Harrison is controlling his posture from full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Harrison gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Harrison blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lee gets to his feet - Harrison follows without any prompting.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

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