PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drago
vs
Lee

180 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Lee!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee showed some decent athleticism there.
Drago has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Drago is trying to stand back up but Lee is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is nestled in close to Drago, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Drago looks like he's trying to stand up.

Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago is trying to stand.
Lee working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drago has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Lee controlling the pace.
Lee wants to control but Drago is keeping him busy.
Lee with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lee slips a nice elbow through Drago's hands, connecting with Drago's forehead.
Drago might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drago is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lee connects with a nice short shot to Drago's temple.
Lee winds up and cracks Drago with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Drago is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling the action here.

Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Lee seems content to control.
Lee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Drago is defending the position.
Lee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Lee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Drago on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Lee there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago taking some punishment here, with Lee in his half guard.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Drago defending well.
Drago taking some punishment here, with Lee in his half guard.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Lee trying to control the pace.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Lee stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Drago to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago moves to clinch but Lee breaks away

and Lee moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lee gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Drago regains guard.
Drago has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lee lands a couple of elbows.
Lee controlling from the top position.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Drago is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
Lee is in close to Drago's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Lee dominated that 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.

Drago tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drago closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
Lee stands up over Drago, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drago wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.
Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drago's head.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Drago's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee is in close to Drago's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee stops Drago from standing up.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee forces his way into half guard.
Drago is looking to escape.
Lee working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lee working over Drago with some ground and pound. Drago looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lee working over Drago with some ground and pound. Drago looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lee performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lee working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Drago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Lee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drago tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Drago on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drago is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
Drago is looking to get back to is feet but Lee passes into side control.
Drago wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tom Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Drago to see if he's OK.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Drago is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Lee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Drago takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Drago is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lee asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drago is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Lee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lee is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Drago's shoulder. That is not cool.
Drago wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Drago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee scoring with punches from side control.
Lee prevents Drago from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lee scores with a head kick.
Drago closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Lee jumps guard but Drago turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Lee pulls guard successfully.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drago is controlling him.
Drago throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Drago wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Drago's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drago wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lee stays in close to Drago's body and controls the position.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Lee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Lee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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!
Lee won't allow Drago to get back to his feet.
Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drago has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.
Drago wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drago swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drago is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stops Drago from standing up.
Lee is in close to Drago's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drago wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lee prevents Drago from getting back to his feet.
Lee trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tom Lee hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Drago wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side

and Lee moves into the clinch.

Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
Drago throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to stand up but Drago isn't so interested in that idea.

Lee pushes Drago off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago closes the distance but Lee moves to the side

and Lee counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drago's guard now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee with a nice head shot there.
Drago wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

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