PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 5139 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Cluedo (ranked 22400 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Sin
vs
Cluedo

175 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Cluedo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cluedo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cluedo tries to clinch but Sin is having none of it.
Cluedo is looking to clinch.
Henry Cluedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cluedo is looking to clinch.
And Sin counters with a quick kick to the body but Cluedo blocks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Sin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cluedo is able to avoid easily.
Cluedo tries to clinch but Sin moves out of range.
Cluedo tries to clinch up but Sin circles away and keeps his distance.
Cluedo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cluedo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sin ducks under a wild hook from Cluedo.
Sin checks a leg kick.
Sin keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cluedo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cluedo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cluedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sin.
Sin shoots and misses

and Cluedo counters by moving into the clinch.
Sin tries to pull guard but Cluedo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sin gets control of Cluedo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cluedo passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Sin is trying is best to control the position here.
Cluedo trying to control from half guard but Sin is working away.
Sin has his hands clasped together around Cluedo's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin wants to get back to full guard.
Sin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cluedo prevents Sin from improving his position.
Sin is doing well to control the position and prevent Cluedo from advancing to side control.

Cluedo decides to stand up.
Sin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cluedo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cluedo is looking to land body kicks.
Sin is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cluedo checks a leg kick nicely.
Cluedo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cluedo tries to clinch but Sin is having none of it.
Sin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sin ducks under a wild hook from Cluedo.
Cluedo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cluedo throws a low kick but Sin avoids it.
Sin keeps the fight on the outside.
Sin throws a push kick but Cluedo slaps the foot to one side.
Sin slips under a jab from Cluedo.
Sin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sin misses with a head kick.
Cluedo throws a head kick but Sin moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cluedo throws out a loose jab but Sin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sin scoring well with a low kick there.
Cluedo throws a chopping leg kick but Sin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cluedo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sin tries to work over Cluedo's front leg with a kick but Cluedo checks it.
Cluedo tries to clinch
and Sin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cluedo's knee momentarily.
Cluedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sin is looking to chop away at Cluedo's legs.
Cluedo throws a wild body kick that Sin sees coming a mile off.
Sin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Sin.
That kick from Sin tenderised Cluedo's leg. Cluedo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sin lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cluedo tries to clinch but Sin is having none of it.
Sin is looking to chop away at Cluedo's legs.
Cluedo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sin.
Cluedo tries to clinch there but Sin circles away.
And Sin counters with a quick kick to the body but Cluedo blocks it.
Sin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sin misses with a low kick.
Cluedo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cluedo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sin circles away.
Cluedo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sin's head.
Cluedo moves to clinch but Sin breaks away
and Sin counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cluedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cluedo tries to clinch but Sin moves out of range.
Cluedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sin.
Lee Sin is winning the standup battle so far.
Cluedo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cluedo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cluedo.
Sin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cluedo can do to turn this around?
Sin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cluedo.
Sin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cluedo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sin counters with a nice body kick.
Cluedo avoids the head kick by Sin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Cluedo blocks the leg kick.
Cluedo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sin looks for the body kick but Cluedo saw that one coming.
Sin keeps the fight on the outside.
Sin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sin blocks a head kick by Cluedo.
Sin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cluedo.
Sin misses with a head kick.
Cluedo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sin. Sin obviously looking to wear him down.
Sin misses with a head kick.
Henry Cluedo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cluedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cluedo tries to clinch but Sin moves out of range.
Cluedo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cluedo misses with a leg kick.
Cluedo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cluedo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cluedo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cluedo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cluedo avoids a kick to the body.
Cluedo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sin lands with a slapping head kick.
Cluedo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sin.
Cluedo tries to clinch but Sin moves out of range.
Sin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cluedo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cluedo just manages to avoid it.
Cluedo is looking to clinch.
Sin is looking to counter with head kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cluedo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cluedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cluedo moves out of range as Sin throws a body kick.
Sin looks to land a body kick but Cluedo moved away.
Cluedo throws a sloppy head kick and Sin moves out of range easily.
Sin throws a quick counter head kick but Cluedo was just out of range.
Cluedo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sin throws a body kick that misses.
Cluedo misses the body punch
and Sin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cluedo throws a sloppy head kick and Sin moves out of range easily.
Sin throws a chopping leg kick but Cluedo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cluedo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cluedo throws a head kick but Sin moves out of range.
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!
Cluedo is looking to clinch but Sin is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Sin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Sin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cluedo.
Cluedo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sin throws the kick towards the body but Cluedo avoids it.
Cluedo moves in looking to clinch but Sin pushes him off.
Sin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cluedo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cluedo fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Sin counters with a quick kick to the body but Cluedo blocks it.
Cluedo looks to throw the jab but Sin is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cluedo wants to clinch.
Sin throws a head kick but Cluedo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cluedo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cluedo wants to clinch up but Sin keeps it at a distance.
Sin blocks a head kick by Cluedo.
Sin lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cluedo moves in looking to clinch but Sin pushes him off.
Sin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sin tries a head kick but it misses.
Cluedo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick by Cluedo misses
and Sin counters with a head kick. That will keep Cluedo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cluedo takes a step back to recover.
Cluedo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Sin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cluedo's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cluedo being controlled here, momentarily.
Henry Cluedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin lands a couple of digs.
Sin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cluedo working a defensive guard but Sin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cluedo to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sin working the ground and pound.
Sin cracks Cluedo with a big right hand but Cluedo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Sin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Sin decides to stand back up. Sin steps back and let's Cluedo get back to his feet.
Sin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cluedo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sin.
Cluedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cluedo moves out of range as Sin throws a body kick.
Cluedo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sin throws a head kick that misses.
Cluedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee Sin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sin throws a wild body kick that Cluedo sees coming a mile off.
Sin throws the kick towards the body but Cluedo avoids it.
Sin throws a head kick but Cluedo moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Cluedo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cluedo moves out of range of the leg kick from Sin.
Cluedo tries to counter with a clinch but Sin shakes him off and moves away.

Sin gets a double leg takedown into Cluedo's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sin controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sin, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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