PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hari Rama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Am Perfection by Cage 9. Rama has chosen Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Rap Music as his entrance music. Ricky Lee has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lee
vs
Rama

200 cm
25
255 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

183 cm
24
258 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hari Rama!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rama misses the shot to the body.
Rama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Rama blocks a jab.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Rama is just out of range.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Rama takes one to the chin there.
Lee throws a body punch but Rama moves out of range.
Rama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Rama shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Rama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rama tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee misses with the combination.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Rama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Rama gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rama misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Rama.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Ricky Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ramas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Rama's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Rama off the cage and back into range.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Rama's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with a looping left.

Rama closes the distance and clinches.
Rama fails to pull guard.
Ricky Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hari Rama.
Rama wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rama wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rama is defending well.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee lands with a hook. Rama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice cross by Lee.
Rama moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Rama. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Rama misses.
Rama misses with a low kick.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Rama slips a jab from Lee.

Lee gets caught napping as Rama dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
Lee wants to stand but Rama is controlling the position.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Lee wants to stand but Rama is controlling the position.

Rama stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Rama.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rama doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Rama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rama fails to land the takedown.
Rama connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rama momentarily.
Lee tests Rama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rama.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Rama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Rama.
Rama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Rama throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Sloppy strikes from Rama. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rama throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rama manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Rama misses with a body kick.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee throws a body punch but Rama moves out of range.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Rama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee throws a hook but Rama avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rama.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rama ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Rama shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Rama throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee cracks Rama with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee throws a series of punches but Rama avoids them all with ease.
Rama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Rama should have avoided that one.
Rama defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Rama counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.

Rama feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Rama changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Rama is proving a slippery customer.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Rama advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rama moves into full mount! Lee won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Rama moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lee has worked his arm free - good work by Lee!
Lee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lee is trying to control Rama's posture but Rama avoids it.
Rama connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lee some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rama misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rama trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rama has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rama working the ground and pound.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rama wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Rama stands up and beckons Lee to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Rama throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rama.
Rama wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Rama moved out of range.
Rama shoots in but no luck this time.
Rama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Rama should have avoided that one.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Rama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Ricky Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hari Rama.
Lee throws a body punch but Rama moves out of range.
Hari Rama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rama looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Rama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hari Rama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee misses with an uppercut

and Rama counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.

Rama stands up.
Rama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Lee lands a jab-cross combination.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Rama with a poor takedown
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rama shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Rama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Rama looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Rama is just out of range.
Ricky Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rama on the side of the head.
Rama moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Rama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Rama tries to clinch up.
Rama misses with a few strikes there.
Rama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee stalks Rama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rama's face. Rama staggers backwards, shaken.
Rama moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rama fails to land with a series of punches.
Rama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Rama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Rama backpedaling.
Rama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Rama's ribs.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rama lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Rama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Rama throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Rama slips a jab from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Rama's defenses.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Rama should have avoided that one.

Rama shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rama was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rama prevents Lee from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rama tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
Rama wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Lee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee tries to get out of the position.
Rama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rama throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lee because Rama loaded up on that one.

Rama is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lee has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lee!

Rama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rama on the ground.
Rama manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rama prevents Lee from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee is trying to control but can't.
Rama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricky Lee.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ricky Lee!
In his post fight interview, Ricky Lee gave a big smile as he said 'Finally!!!!! Losing streak over!!!!! I am happy to finally get that monkey off of my back. I was really starting to think that I may need a career change. Decision loss after decision loss really started to bother me. I come to fight and they apparently do not. I want guys who want to fight!!!'.