PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Chavo

225 cm
34
288 lbs
33 - 20 - 0

193 cm
29
275 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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 33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Lee.

Lee clinches up with Chavo and pushes him back against the cage.
Chavo blocks an uppercut.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee slips a jab from Chavo.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chavo at a distance.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chavo takes a step back to recover.
Nice defenses there by Chavo.
Chavo scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Chavo shrugs it off though.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Chavo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.

It looks like El Chavo has been cut.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chavo back to the cage. Lee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee lands a jab to Chavo's midsection.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Chavo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee digs a good hook to Chavo's body.
Chavo looks winded!
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Chavo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Chavo's head back.
Fred Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Chavo is out of range.
Chavo looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Chavo moved out of range nicely.
El Chavo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee moves out of range as Chavo strikes.
Chavo takes one on the button.

Lee lands a left and a right that send Chavo crashing to the mat, dazed. Lee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lee misses with an uppercut

and Chavo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lee seems keen to control Chavo's posture.
Chavo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chavo postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chavo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chavo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chavo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chavo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Chavo from controlling successfully.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chavo.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chavo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chavo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Chavo working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lee?
Chavo lands a big elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chavo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chavo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chavo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavo lands a big elbow.
Chavo scoring with strikes but Lee is staying in there.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on El Chavo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chavo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavo.
Chavo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chavo swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That has opened up El Chavo's cut even more.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chavo fails with a takedown attempt.
Fred Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Chavo.
Chavo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.

Chavo shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chavo stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Chavo wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee wants to stand but Chavo is controlling the position.
Chavo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chavo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chavo trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Chavo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chavo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chavo throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Chavo has wrist control.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Chavo is retaining full guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Chavo keeps moving.
Lee is really struggling to control Chavo but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Chavo is keeping the position.
Chavo wants to sweep but no luck.
Chavo is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fred Lee.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chavo.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chavo shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chavo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chavo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Chavo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chavo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chavo under the eye.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Chavo is breathing heavily.
Chavo throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lee lands a jab-cross combination.
Lee scores with the left hand. Chavo knows he should have avoided that one.

The cut above El Chavo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chavo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Chavo is rocked!
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Chavo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chavo seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chavo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chavo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chavo's head.

El Chavo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee drops Chavo with a naaaaasty hook - Chavo is in real trouble here! Lee dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Lee!
Our winner, Fred Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.