PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Song Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Laboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laboy has chosen It's Amazing by Kanye West as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Damian Laboy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Laboy

169 cm
23
146 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
141 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Nutrition Oracle

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Song Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Laboy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into Laboy's guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Laboy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laboy is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Laboy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laboy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Damian Laboy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Laboy tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily

and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laboys head.
Laboy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laboy has Lee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Laboy wants a takedown but no success here.
Song Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee cracks Laboy with a nice body shot.
Laboy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Laboy wants a takedown.
Laboy looks gassed!
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laboy tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
Laboy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Laboy working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Laboy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Laboy takes one to the chin there.
Song Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Laboy tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee cracks Laboy with a nice body shot.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laboy or not.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Lee.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Laboy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Lee.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laboy moves away.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lee darts in and clinches Laboy up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Laboy has picked Lee up - he's going for a ride! Laboy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laboy.
Lee is staying active underneath Laboy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Laboy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laboy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laboy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Laboy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Laboy has Lee in his guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Laboy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laboy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lee postures up in Laboy's guard and throws a big left but Laboy blocks it.
Laboy keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.

Laboy pushes Lee off and gets back to his feet.
Lee tries to clinch but Laboy moves out of range.

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 swings for the body but Laboy moves out of range.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laboy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Laboy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lee is trying to defend but Laboy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Laboy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Laboy throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.

Laboy is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Laboy to get the leverage.
Lee is not content to let Laboy control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laboy pulls his head out easily.

Laboy seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Song Lee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Laboy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Laboy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee pushes down on Laboy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Laboy kicks off Lee and gets to his feet.
Laboy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laboy with a poor takedown
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laboy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
Song Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Laboy.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
Laboy is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Lee presses Laboy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee is leaning against Laboy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laboy or not.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laboy wants a takedown.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee is working Laboy over against the cage.
Lee tries to stall but Laboy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laboy is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Laboy.
Laboy tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Laboy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Laboy is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Laboy.
Laboy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee has Laboy pressed against the cage.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
A short left from Lee.
Lee trying to stall but Laboy improves his position.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Laboy.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to control Laboy's arms but Laboy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.

Laboy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laboy misses with a takedown

so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lee prevents Laboy from getting back to his feet.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Laboy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laboy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Laboy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laboy is pulling down on Lee's head. It's preventing any offense from Lee, at least for the moment.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Song Lee.
Laboy fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee darts in and clinches Laboy up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Laboy is trying to break free.
Laboy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee cracks Laboy with a nice body shot.
Laboy is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee slows down the pace here.
Lee cracks Laboy with a nice body shot.
Laboy is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Laboy tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Lee.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Laboy's ribcage. Laboy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Song Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee taking a breather.
Lee works on Laboy's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Song Lee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laboy misses with a takedown

and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Lee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Laboy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Song Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laboy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Laboy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Laboy takes one to the chin there.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Laboy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Lee darts in and clinches Laboy up against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laboy can't get the takedown.
Laboy looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laboy or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Laboy can't get the takedown.
Song Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee stalling the fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Laboy tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laboy goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lee wants to clinch up but Laboy keeps it at a distance.

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laboy is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee gets through Laboy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laboy.

Laboy is trying to trip Lee. He has hold of a leg but Lee is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Laboy persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee stops Laboy from getting back to his feet.
Laboy is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Laboy pushes Lee off and gets back to his feet.
Lee swings for the body but Laboy moves out of range.
Laboy with a lazy takedown attempt

so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laboy is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Laboy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laboy trying to control the position.
Lee trying to control but Laboy is working from the bottom.
Laboy is controlling Lee's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.

Laboy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lee's guard.

Laboy has gone for a leg lock! Lee slips out almost immediately though and dives into Laboy's guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Laboy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is really struggling to control Laboy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Laboy is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee postures up.
Song Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Laboy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Laboy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Song Lee wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lee lands a nice hook to Laboy's body. Laboy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laboy misses with a takedown attempt

and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lee is thwarting Laboy's attempts to control the position.
Laboy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is taking a breather. Laboy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Song Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Song Lee!