PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between boby lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jair Viana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lee comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Intolerance. Viana has chosen Flying Lotus - MmmHmm as his entrance music. boby lee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

lee
vs
Viana

181 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, boby lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jair Viana!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Viana looks to throw the jab but lee is out of range.
Viana misses with a combination

and lee counters with a single leg into guard. Viana didn't expect that.
Viana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst lee is controlling him.
lee trying to control but Viana is working from the bottom.
lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Viana is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
lee wants to control from the top but Viana keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

boby lee has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Viana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches lee on the side of the head.
lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viana.

lee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Viana did well to prevent lee getting side control.
lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viana defending well though.
Viana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from lee.
lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Viana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from lee.
lee wants to take a breather but Viana is having none of it.
lee blocks the strikes from Viana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Viana defends it well.
Viana wants to control but lee passes into side.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viana parries the strikes from lee easily there. lee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Viana to escape.
lee lands an elbow.
lee controlling from side mount.
Viana managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
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.
lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Viana keeps working.
Viana tries to buck lee off but lee is having none of it.
lee controlling from side mount.

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.
Viana tries to escape but lee is in control.
Viana can't do much from the bottom here.
lee throws a strike aimed at the side of Viana's head but Viana avoids it well.
Viana is letting lee control him for a moment.
lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Viana keeps working.

lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Viana, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

boby lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Viana lands with a straight right. lee didn't see that one coming.
Viana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Viana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
lee misses with a double jab.

lee has managed to clinch.

lee manages to break the clinch.
Viana throws a right hand that lee ducks under and follows up with a left that lee also avoids with ease.
Viana misses the body punch

and lee counters with a shoot takedown. Viana fights it but they end up in guard.
lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Viana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viana is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viana wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and lee is now in half guard.
Viana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Viana keeps working.
lee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Viana is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
lee throwing shots but Viana is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. boby lee wasn't doing enough on the ground.
lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viana thows a left - swing and a miss!
lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

lee scores a takedown into full mount!
lee working the ground and pound effectively.
lee throws some wild stikes that Viana manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Viana wants to hold on but lee pushes him away.
lee lands a heavy elbow.
lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
boby lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because boby lee just wasn't active enough.
lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

boby 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!

Viana slips a jab and a cross from lee.
lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Viana throws a right and a left that both miss.
lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Viana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from lee.
A shot to the body from Viana misses
and lee counters with a two punch combo.
lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Viana.

lee 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Viana can do anything to dispel that myth.
Viana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Viana keeping moving, preventing lee from controlling successfully.
lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Viana has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viana managing to control the position.
Viana keeping moving, preventing lee from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
lee wants to control but Viana is keeping him busy.
Viana wants to control but lee postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lee staying calm.
lee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Viana tries to improve position but can't.
lee cracks Viana with a big elbow.
lee tries to score with some ground and pound. Viana controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Viana is trying to improve his position.
lee tries to move to mount but Viana blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from lee crashes against the mat.
lee working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
lee advances to mount.
lee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Viana's face.
Viana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as lee tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lee throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Viana because lee loaded up on that one.
Jair Viana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
lee wants to control the pace but Viana is squirming around nicely.
boby lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Viana wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by lee.
Viana wants to control but lee is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
boby 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... boby lee!