PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Lee (ranked 2022 p4p, 3023 weight class) and Saw Ba Nyein (ranked 323 p4p, 440 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Ba Nyein

190 cm
22
215
5 - 4 - 0

163 cm
24
126
7 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saw Ba Nyein!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ba Nyein lands a slapping body shot.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ba Nyein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ba Nyein.
Lee throws a hook but Ba Nyein blocks it.
Ba Nyein throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee stalling.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ba Nyein is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Ba Nyein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ba Nyein wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Ba Nyein.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ba Nyein.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ba Nyein tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee keeps control of Ba Nyein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lee pulls guard.

Ba Nyein gets to his feet. Lee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Michael Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ba Nyein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Lee.
A frustrated look appears on Ba Nyein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ba Nyein backwards.
Ba Nyein has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ba Nyein tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Ba Nyein.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Ba Nyein is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ba Nyein has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ba Nyein can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Ba Nyein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ba Nyein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Lee pulls guard successfully.

Ba Nyein stands and steps away. Lee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ba Nyein misses with a body shot.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Ba Nyein tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Ba Nyein is out of range.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ba Nyein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ba Nyein, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Ba Nyein is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ba Nyein tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee cracks Ba Nyein with a nice body shot.
Ba Nyein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Ba Nyein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ba Nyein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ba Nyein backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee gets through Ba Nyein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ba Nyein is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ba Nyein wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Lee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ba Nyein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Ba Nyein on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saw Ba Nyein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ba Nyein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee throws a hook but Ba Nyein avoids it easily.

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Ba Nyein is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ba Nyein's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ba Nyeins head.
Ba Nyein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Ba Nyein tries to tie him up.
Ba Nyein tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Ba Nyein is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Ba Nyein prevents a body shot from Lee.
Michael Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ba Nyein.

Ba Nyein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ba Nyein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Ba Nyein takes one to the chin there.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.

Lee has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Ba Nyein.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Ba Nyein swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ba Nyein takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ba Nyein is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ba Nyein can do to turn this around?
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ba Nyein prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ba Nyeins head.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
Ba Nyein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Ba Nyein controls the action.
Ba Nyein misses with an elbow strike.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Ba Nyein.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ba Nyein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Ba Nyein is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Ba Nyein tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Ba Nyein throws an elbow but it misses.
Ba Nyein lands a nice uppercut.
Ba Nyein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ba Nyein wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee has Ba Nyein pressed against the cage, preventing Ba Nyein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee has Ba Nyein pressed against the cage, preventing Ba Nyein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ba Nyein backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee digs a right hand into Ba Nyein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ba Nyein's gas tank.
Lee prevents Ba Nyein from breaking the clinch.
Lee gets through Ba Nyein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ba Nyein tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Ba Nyein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Ba Nyein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee just leaning against Ba Nyein, taking a breather.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Ba Nyein is rocked!
Lee has Ba Nyein pressed against the cage, preventing Ba Nyein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ba Nyein is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Ba Nyein letting Lee take a breather here.
Ba Nyein seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee catches Ba Nyein with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Ba Nyein forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Lee!
An out of breath Michael Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.