PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Lees (ranked 4389 p4p, 4260 weight class) and Kyle Waller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lees
vs
Waller

208 cm
18
268
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
22
280
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Lees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Waller!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lees fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Waller. No joy for Lees on that attempt.
Lees walks forward, straight into a front kick from Waller.
Lees tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Waller avoids the head kick by Lees.
Waller's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Waller duly obliges.

Waller moves into the clinch successfully.
Lees goes for a takedown attempt but Waller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Lees. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lees throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Waller's head.
Waller falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lees holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lees changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Waller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Waller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waller is looking to land body kicks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Waller!
Lees avoids the head kick by Waller.
Lees misses with an uppercut. Waller saw that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lees.
Lees showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waller.
Sloppy strikes from Lees. Those never looked like landing.
Waller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lees fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lees is breathing heavily.
Waller looks to land a combination but Lees avoids it well.
Waller tries to bum rush Lees with a series of wild strikes but Lees uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lees half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lees goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Waller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Waller wants it to stay on the feet.
Waller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Waller tries a head kick but it misses.
Waller misses with a two punch combination.
Lees tries to counter by clinching up but Waller breaks away and moves out of range.

Waller shoots in and bounces Lees off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waller is stalling in the full guard.
Waller connects with a couple of short punches.
Lees tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waller slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lees bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Waller's guard.

Lees trying to control but Waller is working from the bottom.
Waller has Lees pulled in close to control his posture.
Lees won't allow Waller to sweep him here.
Waller is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lees is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Waller is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Lees breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lees doesn't manage to clinch there - Waller circles away.
Waller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Waller tries for a takedown but Lees sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Waller lands a nice shot to the body.

Waller throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lees was covering up waiting for the punch and Waller finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Waller has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lees is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Waller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Waller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Waller throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lees counters by clinching up.

Lees breaks from the clinch.
Kyle Waller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lees is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Waller.
Waller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Marcus Lees is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lees back to the cage. Waller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Waller.
Lees throws a head kick that misses.
Waller lands a jab-cross combination.
Lees fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Waller avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lees. Waller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waller works over Lees's head and body with a nice combination.
Waller is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice takedown defense from Waller. No joy for Lees on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Waller misses with a series of wild punches.
Lees half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lees shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Waller as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Lees. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lees tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Waller counters with a series of strikes. Lees will be more careful next time no doubt.
Waller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Waller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lees moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Waller's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Waller duly obliges.
Waller lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lees doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lees tries to clinch but Waller is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Waller tries to clinch there but Lees circles away.
Lees looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Waller is fending him off so far but Lees persists. Nope, Waller circles away and we're back to standing.
Waller thuds his shin into the meat of Lees's side.
Lees is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Waller.
A left and a right from Waller both land. Nice combination.
Waller closes the distance and clinches up with Lees, looking for a takedown. Waller pushes Lees against the cage but Lees circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kyle Waller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Waller as Lees shoots in.
Waller scores with a one two! Lees had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lees tries to clinch but Waller moves out of range.
A combination from Waller does no damage.
Lees fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lees shoots in for a takedown but Waller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lees stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waller.
Waller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lees is looking to clinch.
Waller fails to land with a series of punches.
Lees tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waller was well out of range. Poor timing from Lees.

Waller moves into the clinch successfully.
Waller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lees jumps guard but Waller turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Waller tries to clinch but Lees is having none of it.

Waller instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lees throws a punch but it's blocked by Waller.
Waller avoids a wild elbow strike from Lees.
Lees stops a takedown attempt from Waller.

Lees successfully pulls guard.
Lees has control of Waller's left arm, preventing Waller from doing any damage.

Waller stands up from Lees's guard - Waller perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Waller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

A decent looking body kick lands there for Waller.
Lees takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Waller!
Waller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Waller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Waller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Lees with that takedown attempt.
Lees fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lees takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Waller swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lees avoids it really well and circles away.
Lees dives in and grabs Waller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Waller pushes down on Lees's head and hops out.
Lees tries to score a power double leg takedown but Waller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lees somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Lees. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waller scores with a shot to the body.
Lees looks for a takedown but Waller sprawls well.
Lees takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Waller.
Lees shoots in and drives through. Waller sprawls well.
Lees takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Waller scores with a one two! Lees had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Waller's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Waller duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Waller tries to get set, Lees tries to push him back and clinch up but Waller manages to avoid the attempt.

Lees moves into the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Waller scores with a four punch combination!
Waller misses with a double jab.
Waller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lees tries to score a power double leg takedown but Waller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lees somewhat.
Waller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Waller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Waller misses with a body kick.
Waller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lees rather than just go for the knockout.

Lees clinches up with Waller and pushes him back against the cage.
Lees misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waller is working for takedown but Lees is calmly controlling the position for now.
Waller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lees wants a takedown but no success here.
Lees tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Waller just stands there and leans against the cage.
Waller tries to circle away but Lees has him pinned against the cage.
Waller can't break the clinch.
Lees tries to pull guard but Waller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Waller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waller scores with a one two! Lees had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marcus Lees has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle Waller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Waller lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Waller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Waller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Waller!