PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cezare Borgia (ranked 6040 p4p, 490 weight class) and Kwon Woo Lee (ranked 3105 p4p, 336 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Borgia
vs
Woo Lee

175 cm
19
158 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
156 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cezare Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kwon Woo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a wild body shot.

Borgia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Borgia sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Borgia defends well.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Borgia tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgia content to stall in guard here.
Borgia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee's guard.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Borgia is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Borgia is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nice strikes from Borgia there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Borgia controlling the action here.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Borgia is taking a breather. Lee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lee looks like he's trying to stand up.
Borgia controlling the action here.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Borgia has control of the leg.
Borgia wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee won't allow Borgia to pass to mount.
Borgia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Borgia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lee tries to hold on but Borgia pushes him away.
Borgia controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgia seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lee for as long as he can get away with.
Borgia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lee tries to hold on but Borgia postures up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Borgia controlling the pace for now.
Borgia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.

Borgia swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lee is now in Borgia's guard. A big mistake from Borgia there, giving up the dominant position!
Borgia controlling Lee's posture.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Borgia wants to sweep but no luck.
Borgia has Lee pulled in close to control his posture.
Borgia wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.
Borgia trying to control the position here.
Borgia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Borgia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Borgia looking to pass the guard.
Borgia stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Borgia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Borgia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Borgia is taking a breather. Lee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Further stalling from Borgia.
Borgia is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lee!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Borgia wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Borgia landing shots from mount.
Borgia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Borgia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
Borgia looking to control and managing it successfully.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Borgia is stinking the place up with his stalling.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Borgia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Borgia controlling his opponent.

Borgia is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borgia controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cezare Borgia dominated that round.
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!

Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Lee gets caught napping as Borgia dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
Lee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lee won't allow Borgia to sweep him here.
Borgia looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Borgia is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Borgia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Borgia.
Borgia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Borgia tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Lee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Borgia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Borgia is on top in guard.

Borgia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?

That's two 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.
Borgia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borgia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Borgia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borgia passes into half guard.
Borgia is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Borgia is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Borgia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Borgia tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Borgia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Borgia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee is breathing heavily.

Borgia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lee's half guard.
Borgia slows the pace down in half guard.
Borgia wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Borgia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Borgia there.
Borgia passes the guard and advances to mount!
Borgia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Borgia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Borgia controlling from mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Borgia 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.
Borgia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lee tries to buck Borgia off but he can't manage it.
Borgia controlling from mount.
Borgia lands a couple of good shots and Lee has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Borgia has good solid back control here.
Cezare Borgia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borgia scores with punches to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Lee right now.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Borgia.

Lee defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Borgia's arms.
Lee is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Lee showing good submission defense here.
Borgia is riding his opponent, not letting Lee buck him off.

Borgia working for a choke but Lee is defending well.
Borgia has good solid back control here.
Lee is really stuck here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Borgia looking for the RNC.
Lee is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Cezare Borgia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lee defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Borgia's arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borgia is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cezare Borgia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borgia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Cezare Borgia!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Cezare Borgia!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Cezare Borgia!

Cezare Borgia wins by unanimous decision!