PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cruise
vs
Lee

195 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrell Cruise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Lee!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cruise tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Terrell Cruise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Cruise fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Cruise persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cruise not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Cruise there.
Lee is looking to control Cruise's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
Lee is trying to stand back up but Cruise is controlling him

Lee pushes Cruise off and gets back to his feet.
Cruise looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice combination there by Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruise fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrell Cruise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Cruise backpedaling.
Cruise is breathing heavily.
Lee stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruise. Cruise gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee is looking to clinch but Cruise is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cruise defends it nicely.
Cruise fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Cruise.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Cruise closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Cruise is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.

Lee actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruise.

Lee has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Cruise. Oh but Lee has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Cruise goes limp - he's gone! Lee jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyson Lee!