PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dino Carson (ranked 23845 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lee (ranked 4821 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Carson
vs
Lee

163 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

193 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dino Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Lee!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee tries to clinch there but Carson circles away.

Carson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Carson really is a fat lump.
Carson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carson won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
Carson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Carson gets to his feet. Lee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carson.

Carson moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Carson tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Carson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carson managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Carson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee has Carson pressed against the cage, preventing Carson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carson tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Carson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carson.
Carson blocks an elbow strike.
Carson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carson misses with an elbow over the top.
Carson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to stall.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Carson improves position.

Carson breaks from the clinch.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Carson pushes him off.

Carson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carson lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Carson is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Carson 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.

Carson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lee is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Carson yanks on the arm and Lee is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Carson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dino Carson!