PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Lee (ranked 3551 p4p, 3831 weight class) and Sergio Vargas (ranked 423 p4p, 448 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Born To Hula - Kyuss. A fine choice. Vargas has chosen a warrior's call as his entrance music. Mister Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lee
vs
Vargas

185 cm
22
175
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
179
4 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergio Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Vargas scores with a punch to the head.
Vargas throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Vargas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vargas.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.

Vargas rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vargas.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Vargas manages to break the clinch.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
Vargas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Sergio Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee works Vargas's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee slips a jab from Vargas.
A slow jab from Vargas misses its intended target.
Lee lunges at Vargas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vargas's hand.

Vargas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Vargas.
Vargas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee tries to work over Vargas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Vargas controls the action.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vargas's elbow.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Vargas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Vargas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Vargas tries to tie him up.

Vargas manages to break the clinch.
Lee slips a jab from Vargas.
Lee slips a straight right by Vargas.
Vargas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vargas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vargas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vargas scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee tries to bum rush Vargas with a series of wild strikes but Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vargas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Lee tries to keep at a distance but Vargas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vargas.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vargas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee trying to stall but Vargas improves his position.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
A head punch on the inside from Vargas fails to land.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Vargas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with some punches.
Vargas managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Vargas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vargas misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vargas's efforts to push away.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vargas working aggressively here.
Vargas cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Vargas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vargas misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vargas.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mister Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vargas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Vargas's head.
Vargas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vargas defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vargas throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Vargas throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Vargas breaks away and moves out of range.
Vargas throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vargas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Vargas rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Vargas breaks the clinch.
Vargas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Vargas slips a jab from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vargas 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.
Vargas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee slips under a jab from Vargas.
Vargas needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Vargas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Vargas is looking to score with low kicks.
Vargas checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Vargas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Vargas thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vargas lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargas throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vargas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vargas lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee scores with a hook.
Jab from Lee.
Vargas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vargas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Vargas.
Lee half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vargas lands a nice looking body kick.
Vargas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vargas misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Vargas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vargas looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee moves out of range as Vargas strikes.
Lee tried to counter with a leg kick but Vargas avoided it.
Vargas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vargas tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Vargas.
Lee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vargas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.

Vargas forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.

Vargas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vargas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vargas misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vargas moves away.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vargas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Vargas moved out of range nicely.
Lee blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Vargas.
Vargas throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Lee misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Vargas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vargas misses with a right hand
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee wants to clinch up but Vargas keeps it at a distance.
Vargas missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vargas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vargas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Vargas.
Vargas blocks a jab.
Vargas is looking for the big counter here.
Vargas misses with a straight right.
Vargas is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vargas misses with a series of wild punches.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.

Vargas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Vargas counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vargas takes one on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vargas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vargas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vargas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vargas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vargas throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
As Vargas backs away, Lee returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vargas tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vargas throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Vargas slips a straight right by Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vargas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vargas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vargas works the jab nicely.
Vargas throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Vargas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vargas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee slips a straight right by Vargas.
Vargas looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee swings for the body but Vargas moves out of range.
Vargas misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vargas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee lands a jab.
Vargas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Vargas's leg but Vargas calmly moves out of range.
Vargas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Lee.

Vargas is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Vargas right on the button. Vargas goes down! Lee follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lee gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Lee!
A victorious Mister Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.