PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Angulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lee
vs
Angulo

185 cm
24
192 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
185 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Convicted
Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rufus Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Angulo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Angulo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Angulo tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Angulo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Rufus Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Angulo takes the fight into the clinch.
Angulo lands an uppercut.

It looks like Rufus Lee has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Angulo.
Angulo stalling in the clinch.
Angulo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Angulo pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angulo working aggressively here.
Angulo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Angulo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angulo wants to break free but Lee has control.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Angulo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Angulo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Angulo takes a shot to the head.
Angulo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Angulo.
Angulo stalls.
Angulo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Angulo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Angulo lands a body shot.
Angulo leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents a body shot from Angulo.
Angulo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angulo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Angulo cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Angulo has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Angulo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee prevents a body shot from Angulo.
Angulo gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Angulo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Angulo.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
Angulo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Angulo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Angulo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Angulo.
Lee is working Angulo over against the cage.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Angulo looks gassed!
A short left from Lee.
Angulo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
A short left from Lee.
Angulo misses with a punch on the inside.
Angulo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Angulo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Angulo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Angulo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angulo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Angulo fails to land.
Angulo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Angulo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angulo tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Angulo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee has Angulo pressed against the cage.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Angulo letting Lee take a breather here.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lee is working Angulo over against the cage.
Lee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rufus Lee.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Angulo. Angulo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee cracks Angulo with an open hand slap.
Angulo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rufus Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rufus Lee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Angulo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Angulo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Angulo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Angulo.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Lee misses.
Angulo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Angulo is breathing heavily.
Angulo throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Angulo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lee.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Angulo throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Angulo is out of range.
Lee circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Angulo to the canvas! Angulo doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Lee keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus Lee!
Rufus Lee retains his middleweight title!