PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Jamal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rufus Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jamal
vs
Lee

225 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mohamed Jamal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rufus Lee!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Jamal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Jamal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jamal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Jamal has the dominant position.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jamal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.

Jamal lands a takedown into guard.
Jamal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee is trying to control the position but Jamal postures up.
Jamal advances to half guard.
Jamal working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jamal trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jamal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jamal decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lee is looking to clinch but Jamal is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jamal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Jamal.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jamal sprawls well. Jamal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Mohamed Jamal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Lee.

Lee instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamal connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Jamal shoots in.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee misses with a low kick as Jamal jumps back.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jamal fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamal fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Jamal sprawls well.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamal.

Jamal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jamal is controlling him.
Lee looks winded!
Jamal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamal postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Jamal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jamal 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.

Jamal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Jamal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jamal wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Jamal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Jamal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jamal shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Jamal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Rufus Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee tries to clinch there but Jamal circles away.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jamal but Jamal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee is looking to clinch but Jamal is avoiding it.
Jamal shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Jamal 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.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Jamal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Jamal moves into the clinch successfully.
Jamal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed Jamal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jamal jumps guard and drags Lee to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamal looking for a sweep. Not yet Jamal, not yet.
Jamal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jamal controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Jamal keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Jamal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jamal controlling the action here.
Jamal trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jamal is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jamal is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jamal prevents Lee from improving his position.
Jamal stalling.

Jamal postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lee to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee leaves Jamal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jamal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jamal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Jamal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lee to see if he's OK.
Jamal taking a breather here.
Jamal postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamal controlling from side mount.
Jamal seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lee for as long as he can get away with.
Jamal looks up at the clock and then as Lee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jamal smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamal wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jamal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Jamal dominated that second round.
That's time! Jamal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jamal shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jamal circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Jamal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee wants to clinch but Jamal slips to the side
and Jamal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jamal circles away.
Jamal swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jamal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed Jamal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee tries to bum rush Jamal with a series of wild strikes but Jamal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Jamal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jamal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Jamal, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Jamal against the cage but Jamal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jamal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jamal tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jamal to the ground. Jamal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Jamal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jamal shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee tries to clinch up.

Lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mohamed Jamal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jamal explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jamal drives through with a takedown into Lee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Jamal drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Jamal off! Jamal jumps back into Lee's guard.
Jamal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jamal connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jamal is stalling in the full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Mohamed Jamal wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Jamal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is letting Jamal control him for a moment.
Lee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jamal.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Jamal is staying tight to Lee's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jamal working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rufus Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mohamed Jamal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face as Jamal controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Jamal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jamal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Jamal!
Mohamed Jamal took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
Rufus Lee spoke after the fight, saying 'I will fix my game and comeback stronger...i promiss'.