PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darwin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You're Going Down - Sick Puppies. Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Monkeys of War. Tiger Lee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Darwin
vs
Lee

164 cm
26
164 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

180 cm
22
164 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiger Lee!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darwin under the eye.
Darwin throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Darwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Victor Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darwin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darwin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lee sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Darwin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Darwin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lee tries to score with some ground and pound. Darwin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Darwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to control but Darwin is keeping him busy.
Lee cracks Darwin with an elbow. That is naaassty.

It looks like Victor Darwin has been cut.
Lee tries to move into full mount but can't pass Darwin's legs.
Lee throws a strike aimed at the side of Darwin's head but Darwin avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to ground and pound but Darwin uses the momentary lack of control by Lee to regain half guard.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee looks to land a strike but Darwin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lee throws a strike but Darwin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Darwin manages to get himself to full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee wants to control from the top but Darwin keeps moving.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Darwin is keeping the position.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darwin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Darwin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darwin.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Darwin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darwin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
Darwin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darwin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee looks for a takedown but Darwin sprawls well.
Darwin misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Darwin won't be happy with that.
Darwin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Darwin is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the action but Darwin is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Lee.
Darwin is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee wants to control but Darwin is keeping him busy.
Lee in side control, throwing shots but Darwin defends.
Darwin prevents Lee from improving position.
An elbow from Lee crashes against the mat.
Lee working the ground and pound but Darwin is defending the strikes.
Lee throws an elbow but Darwin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lee is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Darwin's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position but Darwin is working away.
Lee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Darwin is avoiding damage well.
Darwin taking a bit of punishment here - Lee scoring with strikes.
Darwin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Darwin tries to get out of the position.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darwin keeps working.
Lee controlling the position from side mount.
Darwin is not content to let Lee control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Darwin regains half guard, as Lee was trying to land strikes.
Darwin is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Darwin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Darwin misses with a kick to the body.
Darwin misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Darwin.
A shot to the body from Darwin misses
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Darwin misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darwin scores with a shot to the body.
Darwin misses with a hook to the body

and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Darwin won't be happy with that.
Darwin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lee looking to control but instead Darwin has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Darwin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Lee.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee with the ground and pound but Darwin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Darwin keeps moving.
Lee throws and elbow that misses. Darwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Darwin!
Lee wants to stand but Darwin is controlling the position.

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.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Darwin is controlling him.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tiger Lee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice hook to Darwin's body. Darwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Darwin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Darwin settles back down.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Darwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Darwin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darwin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darwin tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
A left lands for Lee.
Darwin misses with a body punch

and Lee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Darwin's guard.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Darwin is keeping the position.
Darwin is trying to keep Lee in close.
Victor Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Tiger Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee wants to stand but Darwin is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Victor Darwin just wasn't active enough.
Darwin throws a poor cross that misses

and Lee counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee wants to control for a moment but Darwin uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

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