PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Lee (ranked 1492 p4p, 2642 weight class) and Kimshi Malvoe (ranked 228 p4p, 387 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Malvoe

194 cm
28
225
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
215
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raymond Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kimshi Malvoe!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Malvoe gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lee slips nicely into half guard.
Lee controlling the action here.
Malvoe tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lee in particular looking to stall.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malvoe wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Malvoe 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.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Lee.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Malvoe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Malvoe wants to get back to his feet.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvoe taking some punishment here, with Lee in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lee lands a nice short elbow.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malvoe wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a momentary lay and pray from half 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Malvoe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Malvoe's head back.
Kimshi Malvoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lee landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Malvoe is letting Lee control him for a moment.
Lee wants to control but Malvoe is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
Malvoe is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee takes a little break here. Malvoe wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee throws a jab when Malvoe was well out of range.
Malvoe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lee.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malvoe.
Malvoe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee lands with a cross.
Kimshi Malvoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malvoe tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.

Lee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Malvoe on his heels. He'll look to pass Malvoe's guard now, I'm sure.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malvoe can do to turn this around?
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Malvoe for as long as he can get away with.
Malvoe is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Malvoe's head back.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Malvoe has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Malvoe after a bit of a struggle.
Malvoe wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Malvoe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malvoe is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Malvoe down to the mat. Malvoe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Malvoe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malvoe. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Malvoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malvoe digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malvoe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Malvoes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Malvoe moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Raymond Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Malvoe misses its intended target.
Malvoe slips a jab from Lee.
Malvoe throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Malvoe.
Malvoe fails to land with a series of punches.
Malvoe misses with a few strikes there.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malvoe is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Malvoe circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Malvoe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee tests Malvoe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malvoe.
Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lee duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee looks to land a right hand but Malvoe moved out of range.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Malvoe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Malvoe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Malvoe throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.

Lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lee is taking a breather. Malvoe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lee moves into full mount! Malvoe won't be happy about that!
Malvoe felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Malvoe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Lee dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Malvoe throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malvoe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malvoe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malvoe keeps working.
Malvoe gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Malvoe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Raymond Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Malvoe desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Malvoe is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malvoe avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee controlling the action here.
Lee winds up and cracks Malvoe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Lee drives through with a takedown into Malvoe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvoe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Malvoe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee pushing down on Malvoe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Further stalling from Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Malvoe defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kimshi Malvoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Raymond Lee!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Raymond Lee!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Raymond Lee!

Raymond Lee wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Raymond Lee made sure he mentioned Knock Out Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.