PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maipazong Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Masters
vs
Lee

180 cm
21
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Crocodile Steak and Ale House

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maipazong Lee!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters misses with the combination.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maipazong Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Masters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee stuns Masters with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Masters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Masters darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Masters 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 is trying to break the clinch but Masters is controlling him.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.

Masters shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Masters showed some decent athleticism there.
Masters thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Lee is staying active underneath Masters, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Masters is looking to stall here but Lee recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters is looking to advance position but Lee has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Masters wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee throwing strikes here but Masters is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Masters to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Masters shrugs it off.
Lee looking to ground and pound but Masters is blocking nicely.

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 controlling his opponent.
Lee won't let Masters get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Masters is trying desperately to improve position.
Lee throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lee sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters blocking the ground and pound.

Lee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Masters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lee controlling from mount.
Lee trying to control but Masters is having none of it.

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.
Lee thowing shots but they're missing.
Lee sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lee unloads with some shots from mount but Masters bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maipazong Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Masters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Masters clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Masters shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Lee drops Masters with a left and a right! Oh, Masters is hurt - Lee dives into side control looking to finish!

Masters is rocked!

It looks like Ken Masters has been cut.

Lee decides to stand back up.
Oh Masters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with a body shot.
Masters seems to have got his legs back now.
Masters slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Masters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Masters shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masters manages to avoid it.
Masters misses with a body kick.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Masters rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee throws a hook but Masters blocks it.
Masters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Lee misses.
Masters tries to clinch up.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Masters's head.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masters shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maipazong Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Masters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Masters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee lands with a hook. Masters tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Masters is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Masters closes the distance and clinches.

Masters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masters rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masters.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Masters on the side of the head.
Masters moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee takes a swing at Masters's ribcage but misses.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Masters shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Masters tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Masters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice jab there from Lee.
A head kick from Masters lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masters on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Masters's head backwards.
Lee throws a series of punches but Masters avoids them all with ease.
Masters moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee digs a good body shot into Masters's ribs.
Masters throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Masters has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masters was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Masters.
A shot to de liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Masters dodges the punch combination from Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Masters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee avoids the head kick by Masters.
Lee looks to land a combination. Masters sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Masters looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Masters is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Masters is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masters wants to stand up but Lee is controlling the position.

Masters is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Masters eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lee manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maipazong Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Masters's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Masters looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Masters dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Masters dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Lee misses with a double jab

and Masters decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lee's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Masters is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masters is looking to stand up but Lee won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee pushes Masters off and gets back to his feet.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Masters.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Masters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Masters takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maipazong Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Masters shoots in.
Masters looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Masters should have avoided that one.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee lands a with a good body shot.
Masters throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Masters takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Masters prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Lee is trying to break free.

Masters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Masters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Masters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee throws a body punch but Masters moves out of range.
Masters throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masters circles away quickly and effectively.
Masters swinging wildly here.
Lee lands a nice hook to Masters's body. Masters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Masters on that attempt.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Masters throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee blocks a head kick by Masters.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Masters misses with a double jab.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee swings for the body but Masters moves out of range.
Masters fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Masters takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maipazong Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Maipazong Lee!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Maipazong Lee!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Maipazong Lee!

Maipazong Lee wins by unanimous decision!