PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chung Woo Lee (ranked 4110 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aakanksha Singh (ranked 2908 p4p, 0 weight class). Chung Woo Lee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Woo Lee
vs
Singh

178 cm
25
156 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chung Woo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aakanksha Singh!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Singh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Lee.

Singh pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Singh wants to break free but Lee has control.

Singh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lee won't allow Singh to get back to his feet.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh seems keen to control Lee's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh looking to control.
Singh controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Singh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Singh tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.

Lee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Singh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Singh is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Singh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Singh connects with a couple of short punches.
Singh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Lee is working an open guard so Singh takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Singh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Singh showed some decent athleticism there.
Lee trying to control here.

Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Singh.
Lee has hold of Singh's hands but Singh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets full guard.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Singh is having none of it.

Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Singh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Singh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Singh tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aakanksha Singh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Singh moves into the clinch.
Lee goes for a takedown attempt but Singh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee looks for a takedown but Singh sprawls well.

Singh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Lee throws Singh to one side and escapes!
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!

Singh pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Singh tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.

Singh successfully pulls guard.
Singh wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.

Singh working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Singh wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lee manages to pass to side control.
Singh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Singh is working away.
Singh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.

Singh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
Singh is holding on to half guard well.
Lee prevents Singh from improving his position.
Singh is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Singh tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Singh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet here but Singh is keeping cool and he's managed to take Lee's back.
Singh gets his hands free as Lee looks to control.
Lee rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Singh is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.

Singh stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lee to get to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Singh sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Woo Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Singh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lee on his heels. He'll look to pass Lee's guard now, I'm sure.

Lee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Singh off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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 Chung Woo Lee will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lee gets tackled into the cage by Singh. Singh maintains the clinch.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee wants a takedown.
Singh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Singh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Singh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Lee gets control of Singh's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Singh stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Singh manages to get himself to full guard.

Singh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee stands and throws Singh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Singh wants to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Lee are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lee working away.
Singh is trying to get back to half guard.
Chung Woo Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets to mount! Singh was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Singh wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Singh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Singh is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Singh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Singh is wriggling around trying to escape.
Singh wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Singh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Singh is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Singh tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee trying to control but Singh is having none of it.
Lee looking to finish with strikes here!
Singh tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Singh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Singh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chung Woo Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

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