PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Dangle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Dangle

225 cm
21
250 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

194 cm
24
239 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Dangle!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Lee lands but Dangle takes it in his stride.

It looks like Jim Dangle has been cut.
Dangle checks a leg kick.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dangle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dangle keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee throws a body punch but Dangle moves out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dangle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Dangle moves out of range.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Dangle backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dangle.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Dangle moves his leg out of the way.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Dangle's ribs.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dangle throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee keeps Dangle at a distance using the push kick.
Dangle looks gassed!
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dangle blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dangle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dangle avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Dangle moves out of range.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dangle is defended easily by Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to clinch but Dangle is avoiding it.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dangle blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a head kick but Dangle moves out of range.
Lee throws a head kick but Dangle moves out of range.

Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dangle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lee trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangle trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dangle throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dangle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dangle wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Dangle stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fred Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee wants to slow Dangle down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee pushes Dangle away with a front kick.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Dangle moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dangle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Dangle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Dangle's leg but Dangle calmly moves out of range.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dangle moves away.
Lee tries to clinch up but Dangle circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee is looking to wear down Dangle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dangle's head.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dangle just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dangle's head.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Dangle moves his leg out of the way.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle avoids the head kick by Lee.

Dangle shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dangle with a nice head shot there.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dangle puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dangle tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Dangle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dangle moves into full mount! Lee won't be happy about that!
Dangle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dangle trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is bucking up trying to escape but Dangle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dangle lands with some strikes.
Lee taking shots to the head.
Dangle wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Dangle prevents Lee from getting the reversal.
Dangle with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries to hold on but Dangle pushes him away.
Lee manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee moves into full guard.
Dangle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee wants to stand but Dangle is controlling the position.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.

Dangle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee keeping full guard, as Dangle tries to pass.
Lee wants to sweep here but Dangle controlling him for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dangle blocks a head kick by Lee.
Dangle checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee wants to slow Dangle down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee throws a body punch but Dangle moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Dangle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Dangle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dangle blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Dangle is out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee misses with a hook to the body

and Dangle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
Dangle 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.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dangle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Lee is looking for a triangle here but Dangle uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dangle working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle working the head with strikes.
Lee gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dangle looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lee regains half guard.
Dangle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dangle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lee.
Dangle works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dangle has passed into side control.
Dangle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Lee regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dangle's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Lee is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dangle pulls his head out easily.
Dangle trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Dangle moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Lee is trying to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee throws a head kick but Dangle moves out of range.
Lee feints and then cracks Dangle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dangle down.
Dangle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Dangle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Fred Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dangle moves away.
Lee darts in trying to clinch

and Dangle counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lee!
Jim Dangle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dangle passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lee flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dangle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Dangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Dangle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dangle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Fred Lee!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Fred Lee!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Fred Lee!

Fred Lee wins by unanimous decision!