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). Felipe Luiz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Luiz
vs
Lee

180 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

164 cm
24
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 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 1 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chang Lee!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Luiz misses with a body kick.
A big right from Luiz misses.
Luiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Luiz misses the jab.
Lee tries to clinch but Luiz is having none of it.
Luiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee dives in and grabs Luiz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Luiz pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Lee throws a leg kick but Luiz moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luiz thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luiz misses with a low kick.
A big left from Luiz misses.
Luiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Luiz misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz swinging wildly here.
Luiz misses with 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.
Felipe Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chang Lee.
Lee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luiz as Lee tries to tie him up.
Luiz leaning against his opponent.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luiz's efforts to push away.
Lee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

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.

Luiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Luiz is looking to stand up but Lee won't let him.
Luiz wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Luiz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.

Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Luiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes 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 looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
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 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.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Lee seems content to control.
Luiz is trying to stand back up but Lee is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Luiz wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Felipe Luiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee tries to bum rush Luiz with a series of wild strikes but Luiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice sprawl there from Luiz as Lee shoots in.
Luiz misses with a looping left.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Luiz but Luiz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luiz misses with a straight right.
Luiz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Luiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Luiz wants it to stay on the feet.
Felipe Luiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Luiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Luiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Luiz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Felipe Luiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chang Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Luiz wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Luiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.

Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luiz, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luiz.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Luiz stalls.
Lee jumps guard but Luiz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Luiz.
Luiz is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Luiz has the dominant position.
Lee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Luiz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luiz to score with a decent uppercut.
Luiz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips a straight right by Luiz.
Felipe Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Luiz.
Luiz misses with a straight left.
Luiz misses with a body shot.
Luiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luiz misses the jab.
Luiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee closes the distance but Luiz moves to the side
and Luiz counters with an outside leg kick.
A left lands for Lee.
A big left from Luiz misses.
Luiz tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luiz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee moves into 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.
Lee controls Luiz momentarily but Luiz frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
Lee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Luiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Luiz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lee tries to keep at a distance but Luiz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Lee pulls Luiz into guard.
Luiz trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luiz wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Luiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Luiz wants to control but Lee passes easily into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lee in particular looking to stall.
Luiz wants to get back to full guard but Lee has passed into side control.
Luiz is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luiz is trying to strike from the bottom but Lee has passed into full mount.
Lee sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee controlling his opponent.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luiz is looking to escape.

Lee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz tries to reverse the position but Lee maintains control.
Luiz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lee passes to full mount!
Luiz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lee wants to control the pace but Luiz is squirming around nicely.
Luiz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Luiz tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lee throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Luiz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee looking to control but Luiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chang Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

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