PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Pall Sigmarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigmarsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Du Hast, Rammstein. Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Am Perfection by Cage 9. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pall Sigmarsson
vs
Lee

194 cm
33
272 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

200 cm
27
255 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Pall Sigmarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Lee!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigmarsson misses with a right hand
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sigmarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee scores with a one two! Sigmarsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sigmarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sigmarsson's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigmarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigmarsson.
Lee thuds his right hand into Sigmarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sigmarsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sigmarsson takes one to the side of the head.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sigmarsson throws out the jab.
Sigmarsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee connects with a jab.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sigmarsson defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Sigmarsson throws a body kick that misses.
Lee slips under a jab from Sigmarsson.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Sigmarsson moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sigmarsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sigmarsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Lee swings for the body but Sigmarsson moves out of range.
Lee with a jab.
Sigmarsson loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Sigmarsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lee scores with a jab.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Sigmarsson seems unphased.
Sigmarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sigmarsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sigmarsson scrambles back to his feet.
Sigmarsson throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Sigmarsson tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sigmarsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sigmarsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sigmarsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sigmarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Lee lands.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sigmarsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigmarsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson 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 lands a nice shot that snaps Sigmarsson's head back.
Sigmarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sigmarsson misses with a double jab.
Lee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sigmarsson misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Sigmarsson misses with a few strikes there.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Sigmarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A swing and a miss from Lee.
Sigmarsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee slips under a jab from Sigmarsson.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Sigmarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Sigmarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sigmarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sigmarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Sigmarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Sigmarsson moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigmarsson tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sigmarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Sigmarsson's ribs.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson walks into a jab.
Lee scores with the left hand. Sigmarsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sigmarsson's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sigmarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lee. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lee tests Sigmarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee jabs at Sigmarsson's body.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sigmarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricky Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee works over Sigmarsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee works over Sigmarsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Sigmarsson misses with a low kick.
Lee scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sigmarsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sigmarsson. Sigmarsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee jabs at Sigmarsson's body.
Sigmarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Sigmarsson.
Lee lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sigmarsson moves away.
Lee connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sigmarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sigmarsson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee jabs Sigmarsson right on the nose. Sigmarsson blinks but takes it well.
Sigmarsson scores with a nice right hand.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sigmarsson defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sigmarssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee blocks a head kick by Sigmarsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lee swings for the body but Sigmarsson moves out of range.
Sigmarsson throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Sigmarsson tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Sigmarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Sigmarsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sigmarsson looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Sigmarsson lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sigmarsson misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sigmarsson misses with a body shot.
Lee connects with a right hand. Sigmarsson shakes it off.
Sigmarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee swings for the body but Sigmarsson moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sigmarsson.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Sigmarsson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sigmarsson.
Oh Sigmarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee lands a head shot.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Sigmarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Lee sizes up Sigmarsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sigmarsson needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Lee lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sigmarsson is predictable there
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Lee is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sigmarsson can't fight it off and eventually Lee manages to take the fight to the floor. Sigmarsson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Sigmarsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
Lee gets to his feet and stands over Sigmarsson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Sigmarsson felt that one! Lee unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Sigmarsson from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Lee!
Ricky Lee looked relieved post fight as he said the following; '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!!!'.