PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lee
vs
Lee

200 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Lee!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Andrew Lee throws a leg kick but James Lee checks it.
James Lee shoots in for a takedown but Andrew Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Andrew Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andrew Lee throws a leg kick but James Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Andrew Lee looks to land a body kick but James Lee moved away.
James Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Andrew Lee, looking for a takedown. James Lee pushes Andrew Lee against the cage but Andrew Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andrew Lee misses with a kick to the body.
James Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
James Lee checks a low kick from Andrew Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andrew Lee.
James Lee blocks a leg kick.
Andrew Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andrew Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrew Lee tries to score with a low kick but James Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Andrew Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
James Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Andrew Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andrew Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but James Lee is out of range and Andrew Lee settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James Lee shoots in for a takedown but Andrew Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

James Lee gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Andrew Lee is staying active underneath James Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James Lee stops Andrew Lee from getting back to his feet.
James Lee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
James Lee prevents Andrew Lee from standing back up.
James Lee slows the pace down in half guard.
James Lee is trying to control. Andrew Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up because James Lee just wasn't active enough.
Andrew Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Andrew Lee tried to score with a low kick but James Lee checks it.
Andrew Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Lee misses with a low kick.
James Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Andrew Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andrew Lee tries to land a front kick but James Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
James Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andrew Lee's waist but Andrew Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James Lee off to one side.
Andrew Lee is looking to chop away at James Lee's legs.
Andrew Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from James Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Andrew Lee.
James Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Andrew Lee throws a front kick aimed at James Lee's knee but James Lee avoids it well.
A bone on bone clash there as James Lee blocks the leg kick.
James Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Andrew Lee.
Andrew Lee throws a leg kick but James Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

James Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andrew Lee as he avoids it easily.
Andrew Lee scores with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by James Lee.
Andrew Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
James Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andrew Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Andrew Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses James Lee's sensitive parts.
Andrew Lee should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Andrew Lee tries to score with a low kick but James Lee moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James Lee shoots in but Andrew Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andrew Lee misses with a low kick.
Andrew Lee misses with a low kick.
Andrew Lee misses with a low kick.
Andrew Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Andrew Lee throws a low kick but James Lee moves out of range easily.
James Lee shoots in for a takedown but Andrew Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James Lee shoots in and drives through. Andrew Lee sprawls well.
Andrew Lee throws a leg kick but James Lee checks it.
Andrew Lee scores with a kick to the body.
Andrew Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andrew Lee is looking to score with low kicks.

James Lee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Andrew Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
James Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrew Lee keeps working.
Andrew Lee is looking to work his way out of this bad position but James Lee is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James Lee happy to just control the position for now.
James Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
James Lee is looking to take a break and control but Andrew Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andrew Lee is being controlled here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Lee wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Andrew Lee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
James Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andrew Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Andrew Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andrew Lee throws a push kick but James Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Andrew Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James Lee checks it well.
Andrew Lee throws a chopping leg kick but James Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrew Lee throws a leg kick but James Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Andrew Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Andrew Lee connects with a leg kick. James Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Andrew Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
James Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Andrew Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James Lee.
Andrew Lee throws a low kick, looking for James Lee's leg but James Lee calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andrew Lee.
Andrew Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
James Lee shoots in for a takedown but Andrew Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrew Lee is fending him off so far but James Lee persists. Nope, Andrew Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrew Lee misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by James Lee.
Andrew Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
James Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
James Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
James Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrew Lee throws a wild body kick that James Lee sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Lee lands a leg kick that knocks James Lee off balance momentarily.
Andrew Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and James Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
James Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
James Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrew Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andrew Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by James Lee.
Andrew Lee connects with a leg kick. James Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A leg kick checked by James Lee.
Andrew Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andrew Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andrew Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

James Lee gets a clinch.
James Lee keeps control of Andrew Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrew Lee has had enough of the clinch but James Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Andrew Lee tries to circle away but James Lee has him pinned against the cage.
James Lee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andrew Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Andrew Lee misses with a low kick.
Andrew Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
James Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Andrew Lee misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Andrew Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Andrew Lee!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Andrew Lee!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Andrew Lee!

Andrew Lee wins by unanimous decision!