PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Paa (ranked 556 p4p, 1120 weight class) and Robert Lee (ranked 82 p4p, 152 weight class). Iso Paa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Paa
vs
Lee

187 cm
21
217
7 - 1 - 0

193 cm
28
217
7 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Carnage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Iso Paa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Paa is looking to counter punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Paa, which made it look bad.
Paa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.

Paa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee trying to control but Paa is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa is trying to keep Lee in close.

Paa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Paa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Paa looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.

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

Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Lee has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Lee drops back looking for a leg! Paa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paa manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Paa's guard.

That's two 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.

Paa looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.

Paa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lee trying to control but Paa is working from the bottom.

Paa is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Paa is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.

Paa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Lee drops back looking for a leg! Paa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paa manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Paa's guard.

Lee is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Paa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paa trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee passes Paa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lee is looking to advance position but Paa won't allow it.
Paa is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paa avoid being mounted?

Paa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Paa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Paa looking for submissions off his back.

Lee is looking for a kimura but Paa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Iso Paa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee tries to clinch up but Paa circles away and keeps his distance.
Paa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paa throws a body shot but no joy.
Paa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paa pinned against the cage. Paa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Paa scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.

Paa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paa has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Lee trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa looking to pass the guard.

Paa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Iso Paa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paa trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Lee has his foot on Paa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paa works his way back into a safe position though.
Paa tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
Lee pushes down on Paa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Paa trying to control but Lee postures up.
Paa is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.

Paa looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.

Paa looking for submissions off his back.
Lee prevents Paa from improving his position.
Lee is thwarting Paa's attempts to control the position.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.

Paa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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.

Lee is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Paa as he works his way to full guard.

Paa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Paa looking to control.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Paa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Iso Paa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A lazy left from Paa finds it's target.
Paa misses with a straight left.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Lee avoids the head kick by Paa.
Paa looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robert Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paa lands an overhand right.

It looks like Robert Lee has been cut.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Paa shows good takedown defense.
Iso Paa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paa tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paa to the ground. Paa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paa circles away.

Paa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lee working for a triangle but Paa defends it easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.

Paa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lee has escaped and now he's on top!

Paa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lee passes into side control.
Paa prevents Lee from improving position.
Paa tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but Paa is defending well.
Lee advances nicely into full mount.
Lee moves to take his opponent's back.

Paa showing good submission defense here.

Paa is having to fend off submission attempts from Lee, who is looking to sink in the choke. Lee doesn't have the hooks in though and Paa manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Paa trying to move into half guard but instead Lee has managed to sweep!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lee escapes and throws Paa's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but Paa is defending well.
Paa seems a little lost for a moment, as Lee dominates the positioning.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Paa wants to control but Lee postures up.
Paa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lee.
Paa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lee is controlling him well.

Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee works to advance to full mount. Paa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Paa tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Lee there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Lee is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Paa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Paa!
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.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Paa from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Iso Paa clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Paa lands a right hook to the body.
Paa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Lee slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Paa sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paa takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Paa throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paa tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paa to the ground. Paa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Iso Paa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lee.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Paa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paa punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.

Paa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lee to the ground. Paa is now in Lee's guard.
Lee is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee keeping full guard, as Paa tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lee looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lee looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lee!

Paa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lee's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Paa is not content to let Lee control the position.
Paa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.

Paa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
Paa is trying to control but can't.
Paa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Paa working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.

Paa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.

Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Paa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Paa is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Paa gets back to half guard.
Paa tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee is keen to just control but Paa is a slippery customer.
Lee tries to pass to full mount but Paa defends it.
Paa trying to control here.

Paa looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Paa tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Paa is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Paa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Iso Paa had his way with Robert Lee in that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Paa lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Paa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Paa looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Paa throws an off balance right hand

and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Paa fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee trying to control but Paa is working from the bottom.

Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Paa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Paa's legs - danger averted.

Paa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Paa is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Paa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Paa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.

Paa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
Paa working a defensive guard here.

Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee trying to control but Paa is working from the bottom.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paa is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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

Paa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee advances position into side control!
Paa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Paa trying his best to control but Lee has mounted him.
Paa tries to control the position but Lee now has his back.
Lee is not going to allow Paa to sit and survive in this position.

Lee has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lee not allowing Paa to control his hands.
Robert Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa tries to break free.
Paa covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Lee is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Paa manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lee's guard. Nice work there by Paa.

Lee looking for a guillotine here but Paa defends easily.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Paa from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Lee.
I think Paa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iso Paa!
Iso Paa retains his light heavyweight title!