PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, game of death theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bang's choice of entrance music: Supa Cocky. Bang Bang will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lee
vs
Bang

168 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bang Bang!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee digs a good hook to Bang's body.

Bang clinches.
Lee jumps guard but Bang stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee tries to stall but Bang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee jumps guard but Bang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Bang gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Bang blocks the low kick.
Bang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Bang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bang slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Bang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Bang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Bang backpedaling.
Bang connects with a looping right hand.

Lee clinches up with Bang and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee tries to score a body lock takedown but Bang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lee is working for takedown but Bang is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Bang lands an elbow inside.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Bang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bang told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lee looking to stall.

Bang manages to break the clinch.

Lee gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bang lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bang lands a damaging elbow.
Lee tries for a takedown but Bang manages to get underhooks.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Bang controls his hands.
Bang lands a nice elbow.
Bang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee looking for a takedown.

Bang manages to break the clinch.

Lee closes the distance and pushes Bang back into the cage.

Bang breaks the clinch.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Bang.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.

Bang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bang drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bang is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bang connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lee some visible discomfort.
Lee being controlled for a moment.
Bang scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang is working Lee over with some ground and pound from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
An elbow from Bang crashes against the mat.
Bang in side control, just content to control the action for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bang lands a nice looking body shot.

Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bang sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bang is trying to stand.

Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.

Bang has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lee is on him like a limpet, forcing Bang back against the cage.

Bang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A bone on bone clash there as Bang blocks the leg kick.
Bang looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee slips a jab from Bang.
Bang is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bang walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Bang. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bang defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Bang looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Bang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bang fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Bang persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Bang trying to control the pace.
Bang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bang has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bang connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bang looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bang working the ground and pound effectively.
Bang controlling the pace for now.
Lee tries to hold on but Bang pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bang controlling from the full mount.
Lee tries to hold on but Bang postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bang controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bang Bang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lee tries for a takedown but Bang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Lee clinches up with Bang and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bang lands an elbow inside.

Bang breaks from the clinch.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bang is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Bang circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bang tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bang to the ground. Bang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Bang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bang misses with a straight right.

Bang drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bang seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bang Bang was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bang shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Bang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang Bang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bang Bang.
Bang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lee gets back to half guard.
Bang Bang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lee looks like he's trying to stand up.
Max Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bang controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bang Bang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bang 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bang Bang!
Bang Bang took some time post fight to say the following; '-BRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAH!'.
The defeated Max Lee had this to say: 'This is a learning process, next time it won't be that easy!!!'.