PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Lee

190 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
41
192 lbs
40 - 32 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
We've been told by Anderson's head coaches at Tenacity Elite - 17 Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jon Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee lands with a cross.
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!
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee scores with a hook.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Anderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Lee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lee catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anderson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Anderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anderson scrambles back to his feet.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
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.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Lee catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Asher Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Lee throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Lee connects with a jab.

Anderson is rocked!
Lee throws a one two combo.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Anderson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lee dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asher Lee!
Our winner, Asher 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.