PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Pallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Pallas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Lee
vs
Pallas

195 cm
18
223 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Pallas!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pallas.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hitmon Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee staying out of range there.
Pallas tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pallas looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Pallas tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pallas misses with a straight right.
Pallas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee digs a good body shot into Pallas's ribs.
Lee cracks Pallas with a good jab.
Pallas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pallas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pallas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pallas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pallas.
Pallas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Pallas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pallas's head backwards.
Pallas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee connects with a jab.
Pallas ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Some wild striking there from Pallas.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pallas looks gassed!
Pallas misses with a hook.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Pallas's head but Pallas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Pallas moves away and avoids it.
Pallas throws a right and a left that both miss.

Pallas gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pallas has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pallas keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Pallas looking for a sweep. Not yet Pallas, not yet.
Lee lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pallas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pallas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.
Lee works over Pallas with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pallas wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
Lee cracks Pallas with a solid left hand.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Pallas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
Pallas keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee distracts Pallas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pallas keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Pallas.
Lee content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Pallas has wrist control.
Pallas keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee is in close to Pallas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pallas is keeping the position for now.
Lee distracts Pallas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pallas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee is pressing down on Pallas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hitmon Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pallas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pallas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pallas backs up against the cage.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Pallas's ribs.
Pallas looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Pallas off the cage and back into rage.
Pallas throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Pallas is breathing heavily.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Pallas moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Pallas saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pallas's head.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Pallas with an uppercut!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Pallas.
Pallas with a hook.
Pallas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
A left lands for Lee.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Pallas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Eduardo Pallas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pallas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pallas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pallas ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pallas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pallas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pallas stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hitmon Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Pallas should have avoided that one.
Pallas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pallas moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stuns Pallas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Pallas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Lee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pallas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pallas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.

Pallas 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.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pallas can do to turn this around?
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee won't allow Pallas to sweep him here.
Lee is working Pallas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee cracks Pallas with a solid left hand.
Pallas 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 thows a big elbow that misses.
Lee trying to control but Pallas is working from the bottom.
Pallas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pallas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
Lee postures up in Pallas's guard and throws a big left but Pallas blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hitmon Lee dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Pallas ducks down to avoid it.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Pallas.
Lee connects with a right hand. Pallas shakes it off.
Hitmon Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Pallas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pallas misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Pallas.
Lee lands the left hand.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
Pallas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pallas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pallas thinking.
Pallas moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee scores with the left hand. Pallas knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pallas at a distance.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pallas circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lee wants to control the pace but Pallas is squirming around nicely.
Pallas is looking to improve his position but Lee isn't that keen on the idea.
Pallas is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pallas is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lee landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lee landing strikes from the mount.
Lee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pallas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee dominating with strikes here.
Pallas is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Pallas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pallas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pallas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee working the ground and pound effectively.
Lee with the ground and pound from mount.
Pallas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hitmon Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee lands a big shot there that rocks Pallas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lee is landing with some decent strikes but Pallas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pallas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee unloading with bombs!
Pallas is looking to improve his position but Lee isn't that keen on the idea.
Eduardo Pallas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee breaks from Pallas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pallas?
Hitmon Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pallas regains half guard.
Lee prevents Pallas from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee winds up and cracks Pallas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lee moves nicely into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hitmon Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitmon Lee!