PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between ivan lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

lee
vs
Jennings

172 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
21
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!
FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, ivan lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Jennings!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Jennings shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Jennings is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jennings is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
lee is in trouble now - Jennings has advanced to mount!
lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
lee prevents Jennings from taking his back.
lee tries to hold on but Jennings postures up.
lee working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings with the ground and pound from mount.

Jennings is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, lee has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jennings looks gassed!
lee is working to get back to half guard.

Jennings gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
lee cracks a nice hook into Jennings's ribs.
Jennings swats away the attempt to clinch by lee.
Jennings swats away the attempt to clinch by lee.
No joy there for lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by lee. That's going to slow Jennings down.

lee scores with a takedown into Jennings's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

lee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jennings dives on top into guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jennings stands up and waves to lee to follow him.
Jennings tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jennings tries to score a power double leg takedown but lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jennings somewhat.
ivan lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jennings misses with a takedown
and lee makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jennings really felt that one!
An inside leg kick lands from lee.
lee connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee throws a sloppy head kick and Jennings moves out of range easily.
lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Decent striking displayed by lee there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from lee.
A nice leg kick lands there from lee.
Jennings takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jennings on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
lee cracks Jennings with an open hand slap.
lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Jennings. No joy for lee on that attempt.

Jennings looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Jennings advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jennings thows a huge punch but lee dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lee is looking to get back to full guard here but Jennings has managed to pass to side control instead.
lee is working to get back to half guard.
Jennings moves to the back position.

lee is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jennings gets his way!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jennings. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
lee is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

lee fending off the submission attempt from Jennings.
Jennings throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting lee!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Jennings dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Jennings or perhaps it was just good defense by lee which made him look bad.
Jennings on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jennings misses with a takedown attempt
and lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Jennings has his takedown stuffed
and lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
ivan lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Jennings.
lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

lee closes the distance and pushes Jennings back into the cage.
lee jumps guard but Jennings stands there with lee around his waist. lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jennings goes for a takedown attempt but lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jennings has time to react.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jennings looks for a takedown but lee sprawls well.
lee tries to clinch but Jennings moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for lee.
Jennings will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
lee tries to clinch but Jennings is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for lee.
Bobby Jennings is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
lee cracks Jennings with an open hand slap.
lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jennings walks into a stiff left hand from lee.
lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Jennings looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Jennings.
Jennings works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Jennings is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. lee is trying to escape and Jennings transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and lee is forced to tap! Nice work there by Jennings! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Jennings!