PBP Commentary

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

Lee
vs
Max

175 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

FJCP Healthy Nutrition

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lleyton Max!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Max.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Max is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Max is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Max.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Max tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Max.

It looks like Liam Lee has been cut.
Max cracks Lee with a nice body shot.

Max manages to break the clinch.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Max gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Max's defenses.

It looks like Lleyton Max has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Max 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 stalling the fight.
Max wants to break free but Lee has control.
Max blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Max blocks it.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Max.
Max is looking to take this one to the mat.
Max avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Max lands a shot to the body.

Max breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Max throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.

Lee moves into range and clinches up with Max.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Max is defending well for now.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Max's defenses.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Max or not.
Max lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Max controls his hands.
Max tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Max jumps guard but Lee stands there with Max around his waist. Max gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Liam Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lleyton Max.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Max avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Max wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee is trying to stall.
Max tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Max tries to pull guard but Lee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Max lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Max blocking some punches.
Max lands with a light punch inside.
Max looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee is leaning against Max and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Max drags the fight down to the ground.
Max looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Max is keeping the position.
Lee advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max wants to control but Lee postures up.
Max really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Max manages to get back to half guard.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Max is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Max tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Max flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lee thows a huge punch but Max dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is thwarting Max's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Max blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Lee is looking to advance position but Max won't allow it.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee prevents Max from standing back up.
Max tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Max blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Max lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Max blocks a body shot from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Lee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Max misses with a looping right.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Max.

Lee drives through and clinches with Max against the cage.
Max misses with some punches.
Liam Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Max.
Max working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Max tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Max's efforts to push away.
Max lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Max lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Max avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Max with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee has Max pressed against the cage, preventing Max from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Max scores with a nice short uppercut.

Max breaks the clinch.
Max misses with a two punch combination.
Max throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee is looking to counter with head kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Max misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee rushes Max and presses him up against the cage.
Lee lands an elbow just above Max 's eye.
Max slowing the pace effectively.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Max escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Max gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Max has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lee after a bit of a struggle.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee has Max pressed against the cage, preventing Max from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Max wants to break free but Lee has control.

Max breaks from the clinch.

Lee has managed to clinch.
Max tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee gets through Max's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Max avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Max blocks with his arms.

Max breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Max swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liam Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lee forces Max back against the cage and clinches.
Max wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Max blocks an elbow strike.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Lleyton Max's cut even more.
Still in the clinch, Max scores with a nice short uppercut.
Max is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Max improves position.

Max breaks from the clinch.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee tries to stall but Max uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Max tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Lee.
Max prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
Liam Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lleyton Max.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Max drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Max connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Max pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Max follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Max forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee keeps control of Max as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee has Max pressed against the cage, preventing Max from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee has Max pressed against the cage, preventing Max from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Max controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee slowing the pace effectively.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Max in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Max managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Max tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee prevents Max from breaking the clinch.
Max wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Max scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Max avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Max lands a right hand.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Max.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Max wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee tries to stall but Max uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Max is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Max has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Liam Lee will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lee clinches up against the cage.
Max blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Max cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Max avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Max takes an elbow to the temple.
Max looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Lleyton Max's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Max's face.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Max's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Max is defending well for now.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Max is blocking nicely.
Max fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Max is keeping busy.
Max blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Max breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lee clinches up against the cage.
Max wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee keeps control of Max as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Max's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Max. Those never looked like landing.

Lee moves into the clinch.
Max tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Max has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Max blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Max's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lee instigates a clinch.
Max fails to pull guard.
Lee is looking to control Max's arms but Max gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.

Max breaks from the clinch.
Max throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Max breaks away and moves out of range.

Lee has closed the distance and engaged Max in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee has Max pressed against the cage, preventing Max from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Max 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 tries a knee to the head but Max blocks it.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Max lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Max lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Max wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Max pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Max throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Max swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Max circles away quickly and effectively.
Max fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Max breaks away and moves out of range.
Max throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Max takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee working Max over with knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Max blocks with his arms.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Max is keeping busy.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Max tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Max's elbow.
Max wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Max breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Max avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max misses with a punch to the body.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Max is defending well for now.

Max escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lee clinches up against the cage.
Liam Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Max's efforts to push away.
Max taking a breather.
Lleyton Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Max tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Max misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Max.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Max is blocking nicely.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Max can do to turn this around?

Max breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Lee!