PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chang 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.

Luiz
vs
Lee

180 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

164 cm
24
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felipe Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chang Lee!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luiz's waist but Luiz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Luiz misses the jab.
Luiz throws a right hand that misses

and Lee counters by clinching up.
Luiz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Luiz controls the action.
Luiz tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
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.

Lee decides to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz misses with a body kick.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee goes for a double leg but Luiz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Luiz continues to drive forward.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Luiz improves position.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Luiz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luiz avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Luiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Luiz lands a right hand.
Luiz wants to take the fight to the mat but Lee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lee ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lee no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Luiz from controlling successfully.

Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luiz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luiz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee is pulling down on Luiz's head. It's preventing any offense from Luiz, at least for the moment.
Luiz tries to stand but Lee is controlling from the bottom.
Luiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Luiz working a defensive guard but Lee passes into half guard.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Lee decides to return to a standing position.
Luiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Luiz.
A big left from Luiz misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Luiz tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luiz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Luiz throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luiz throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Luiz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luiz swivels and escapes.
Lee looks winded!
Luiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chang Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee slips a jab from Luiz.
Luiz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee staying out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Luiz. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Felipe Luiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
A punch combination from Luiz misses.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luiz swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Luiz.
Luiz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
Felipe Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chang Lee.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Felipe Luiz is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Luiz blocks the low kick.
Luiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Luiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Felipe Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Luiz.
Luiz misses with a body shot.
Luiz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Luiz lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
A slow jab from Luiz misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luiz swivels and escapes.
Felipe Luiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Luiz moves out of range easily.
Luiz misses with a body kick.
Luiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Luiz. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Luiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Luiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luiz throws out the jab.
Luiz looks to throw a body kick
and Lee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luiz throws out a powerful jab.

Luiz clinches.
Luiz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee slows down the pace here.
Luiz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Luiz moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Luiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luiz misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Luiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Nice uppercut lands for Luiz. That snapped Lee's head back.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luiz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luiz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Luiz.
Luiz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee blocks a head kick by Luiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Luiz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Luiz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Luiz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Luiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Luiz 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.
Lee tries to clinch there but Luiz circles away.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Luiz uses from the top position.
Luiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Luiz from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Luiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Luiz trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Luiz is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Luiz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Luiz lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Luiz misses with a looping left.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Luiz sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Luiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Luiz defends it nicely.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Felipe Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chang Lee.
Luiz lands the left hand.
Luiz throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Luiz.

Luiz clinches up against the cage.
Lee tries to pull guard but Luiz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luiz misses with a knee strike.
Luiz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Luiz missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Luiz 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 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luiz throws out the jab.
Lee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Luiz defends well and Lee ends up having to push Luiz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lee tries for a takedown but Luiz manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luiz can't get the takedown.
Luiz tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Luiz tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Luiz tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee tries to pull guard but Luiz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Luiz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Luiz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Luiz has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Luiz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Luiz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Luiz!