PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temujin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Palhares
vs
Lee

175 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

186 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucifer Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Temujin Lee!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Palhares 's knee.
Palhares digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Palhares tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Palhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palhares stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Palhares misses with a series of wild punches.
Palhares jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Palhares scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Palhares connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palhares misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Palhares.
Palhares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Palhares misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Palhares lands a slapping body shot.
Palhares lands a right hook to the body.
Palhares swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lucifer Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palhares lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Palhares tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palhares.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Palhares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palhares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Palhares misses with a left hand
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Palhares misses with a body kick.
Lee throws a fast counter high kick but Palhares manages to duck under it in time.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palhares to score with a decent uppercut.
Palhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palhares feinted with a counter takedown.

Lee clinches up with Palhares and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Palhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palhares has been working on his balance at THC playhouse, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lee.

Palhares decides to pull guard.

Palhares escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Palhares throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Palhares looking for a sweep. Not yet Palhares, not yet.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.

Palhares is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Palhares is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Palhares might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Palhares blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Palhares looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee wants to control from the top but Palhares keeps moving.

Palhares is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Palhares gets a takedown into half guard.
Lee trying to control but Palhares postures up.
Lee wants to sweep but Palhares has passed to side control!
Lee is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Palhares connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Palhares seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Palhares passes into side control, despite Lee's attempt to control the position.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lee looks to move to half guard but instead Palhares has passed into mount! Damn!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to hold on but Palhares pushes him away.
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Palhares lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lee has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Palhares is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lee has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Palhares pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Palhares pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to reverse the position but Palhares maintains control.
Palhares postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
Lee wants to hold on but Palhares pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Palhares.
Palhares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?

Palhares is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lee has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lee tries to lock up and control but Palhares gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Palhares haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Palhares landing strikes from the mount and Lee is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Palhares moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lee has worked his arm free - good work by Lee!
Lee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Palhares drops an elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee wants to control but Palhares is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
Palhares stands and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palhares lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palhares can pounce on him.
Lucifer Palhares is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palhares.
Palhares sets himself, and Lee steps forward looking for the clinch! Palhares avoids it this time.
Palhares looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Palhares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Palhares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Palhares has his takedown stuffed
and Palhares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Palhares as he connects with a hook.
Palhares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Palhares's head but Palhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palhares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Palhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Palhares shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucifer Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palhares wants to control the action here but instead Lee manages to pass to full mount!
Lee controlling his opponent.
Palhares wants to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee working Palhares over with strikes here.
Temujin Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Palhares is rocked!
Palhares 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Palhares wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Lee celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Temujin Lee!