PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Temujin Lee (ranked 2290 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stable Genius (ranked 3142 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lee
vs
Genius

186 cm
36
185 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

185 cm
22
181 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité

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 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Temujin Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stable Genius!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee feints and as Genius raises his hands in defense, Lee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lee throws a strike but Genius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Lee working for a triangle but Genius defends it easily.
Genius stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lee working for a triangle but Genius defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Genius trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee is trying to control the position but Genius postures up.

Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Lee working for a triangle but Genius defends it easily.

Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee 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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee is trying to control the position but Genius postures up.
Genius tries to stand but Lee is controlling from the bottom.

Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Genius is one step ahead there.
Genius wants to stand and escape but instead Lee has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Genius keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Genius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lee is controlling him.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Genius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Genius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Genius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee distracts Genius with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Lee wants to control from the top but Genius keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Temujin Lee dominated that 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.

A nice leg kick lands there from Genius.
Genius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Genius lands a nice looking body kick.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Genius can do to turn this around?
Genius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Genius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Genius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A shot to the body from Genius misses
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Genius's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Genius managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee tries to score with some ground and pound. Genius controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lee with the ground and pound but Genius regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lee throwing shots but Genius is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Genius is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Temujin Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee with the ground and pound but Genius uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee wants to control from the top but Genius keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee stands up over Genius, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Genius has wrist control.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee stands up over Genius, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
Lee throws an elbow that misses. Genius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Genius!

Genius wants to get up but he can't break Lee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Lee working for a triangle but Genius defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Genius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Genius would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Genius preventing the sweep.

Genius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee is trying to hold Genius in close to prevent damage but Genius has managed to pass into half guard.
Genius wants to stand but Lee has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
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 Temujin Lee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lee scores with a hook to the body. Genius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Genius lands a jab.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Genius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Genius scores with a body shot.
Genius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Genius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Genius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Genius pinned against the cage. Genius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Genius scores with a spinning back kick!
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Genius throws a body kick that misses
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Genius moved out of range.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Genius seems unphased.
Genius looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Genius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Genius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stable Genius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Genius.
Genius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Genius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Genius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Genius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Genius.
Lee is looking to chop away at Genius's legs.
Genius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Genius lands with a good body shot.
Genius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Genius manages to avoid it.
Stable Genius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Genius
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Genius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Genius was not able to check.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Genius swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Genius looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Genius throws an off balance right hand
and Genius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Genius connects with a body shot.
Genius connects with a body shot.
Genius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Genius misses with a wild body shot.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Genius.
Nice cross by Genius.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Genius fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Genius.
Genius swings widly with a right hand
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes one to the chin there.

Lee feints and as Genius raises his hands in defense, Lee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Genius is keeping the position for now.
Lee is in close to Genius's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Temujin Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Genius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Genius 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lee wants to control from the top but Genius keeps moving.
Lee cracks Genius with a solid left hand.
Lee trying to control but Genius is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stable Genius.
I think Lee 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temujin Lee!
Temujin Lee made sure to mention his sponsor, Sportivité in his post fight interview.