PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Venable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Wiley - Take That blaring out of the sound system. Ricky Venable has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lee
vs
Venable

185 cm
23
195 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

187 cm
24
194 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Venable!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venable takes a jab right on the kisser.
Venable takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Venable.
Lee blocks the body kick.

Venable darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lee lands a body punch.
Venable pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Venable looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venable lands with a light punch inside.
Venable scores a nice knee to the body.
Venable missing with knees to the body.
Venable missing with knees to the body.
Venable misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Venable tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Venable back against the cage.
Venable connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Venable trying to land knees to the body.
Venable is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Venable is struggling to control the position.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Venable.
Venable tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Venable tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Venable looks gassed!
Venable unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Venable.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Venable on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Venable fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Venable misses with a looping left.
Lee throws a hook but Venable blocks it.
Venable slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Venable lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Venable takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Venable looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Lee misses.
Venable tries to clinch up.
Lee blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee misses with the combination.
Donk. Lee catches Venable right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venable ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Venable's defenses.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Venable's waist but Venable gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Venable slips the punch.
Venable misses with a low kick.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Venable doesn't seem bothered though.
Jason Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Venable. That's going to slow Lee down.
Venable throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee swings for the body but Venable moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venable takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Venable scores with a body shot.
Venable tries to clinch up.
Venable takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee avoids the head kick by Venable.
Venable misses the shot to the body.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Venable moved out of range nicely.
Venable misses with a body shot.
Venable tries a head kick but it misses.

Venable has managed to clinch.
Venable misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Venable lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.
Venable scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Venable.
Venable controlling the action here for a moment.
Venable with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venable connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Lee tries to stall but Venable uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Venable lands a knee to the body.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee tries to break free but Venable pushes him back against the cage.
Venable tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Venable misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venable throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Venable as Lee tries to tie him up.
Venable wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Venable.
Venable landing knees to the head.
Venable presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lee digs a right hand into Venable's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Venable's gas tank.
Venable lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Venable improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Venable.
Venable trying to land knees to the body.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Venable is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Venable scores a nice knee to the body.
Venable is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Venable - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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 Jason Lee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Venable has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee tries to stall but Venable uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Venable gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Venable lands an elbow inside.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Venable obliges.
Venable lands a nice knee to the body.
Venable lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.
Venable lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Venable working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Venable lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Venable unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Venable working Lee over with knees to the body.
Venable misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Ricky Venable seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Venable as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Venable's elbow.
A hook to the body from Venable.
Venable lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Venable - that landed with a thud.
Venable unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Venable lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venable landing knees to the body.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Venable landing knees to the body.
Venable unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Venable misses with a punch on the inside.
Venable lands a knee to the body.
Venable landing knees to the body.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Venable utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Venable throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Venable tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Venable gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Venable crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
Venable utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee has Venable pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Venable manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Venable.
Venable taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Venable is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Venable has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
Nice body punch from Venable - that landed with a thud.
Venable's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Venable slows down the pace here.
Venable misses with a knee to the head.
Venable trying to land knees to the body.
Lee digs a right hand into Venable's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Venable's gas tank.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Venable tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Venable works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Venable.
Venable landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Venable gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Venable is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Venable digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Venable goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee blocking some punches.
Venable comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Venable lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Venable has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
Venable prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee avoiding damage as Venable throws knees to the body.
Venable looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Lee is trying to stall.
Venable cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Venable as the two fighters clinch.
Venable lands an elbow inside.
Venable misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Venable lands a body punch.
Venable misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Venable tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Venable is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Venable down to the mat. Venable avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee checks a low kick from Venable.
Venable buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Venable is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by 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 moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Venable lands a nice shot to the body.
Venable scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Venable, right into the meat.
Venable uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Venable 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 looping right.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venable darts in trying to clinch
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Venable is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Venable turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jason Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Venable ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Venable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Venable tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Venable.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Venable's head back.
Venable slips under a jab.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Venable counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Venable.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Venable with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Venable.
Venable tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Venable pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Venable tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Venable can pounce on him.
Venable buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Venable is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Venable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venable tries a head kick but it misses.
Venable throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Venable. That's going to slow Lee down.
Venable lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Venable fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Venable throws an elbow but it misses.
Venable using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Venable lands a knee to the body.
Venable using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Venable throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Venable scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Venable working Lee over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Venable trying to land knees to the body.
Venable prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venable is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Venable has his back to the cage.
Venable tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Venable tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee pushes Venable back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee pushes Venable back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Lee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Venable landing knees to the body.
Venable looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Venable lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Venable improves position.
Venable is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Venable trying to land knees to the body.
Venable missing with knees to the body.
Venable lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Venable is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Venable tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee cracks Venable with a nice body shot.
Lee has Venable pressed against the cage.
Venable misses with a knee strike.
Lee wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venable stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venable taking a breather.
Lee tries to pull guard but Venable holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Venable lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
Venable lands a nice elbow.
Venable taking a breather.
Lee avoiding damage as Venable throws knees to the body.
Venable utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee is working Venable over against the cage.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee cracks Venable with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Venable looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Venable throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Venable throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.

That's four 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.
Venable misses with a low kick.
Venable throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee with the ground and pound but Venable uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Venable trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Lee won't allow Venable to sweep him here.
Lee passes Venable's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lee looks to land a strike but Venable avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lee looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Venable comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Venable 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Venable!