PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerardo Del Muro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lee
vs
Del Muro

192 cm
32
192 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

190 cm
23
187 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerardo Del Muro!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a right hand that Del Muro ducks under and follows up with a left that Del Muro also avoids with ease.
Del Muro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Del Muro saw that one coming.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Del Muro saw that one coming.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Del Muro takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Lee gets tackled into the cage by Del Muro. Del Muro maintains the clinch.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Del Muro dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Del Muro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Muro misses with the combination.
Del Muro wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Asher Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Del Muro backpedaling.
Del Muro tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee tries to bum rush Del Muro with a series of wild strikes but Del Muro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Del Muro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Del Muro clinches up against the cage.
Del Muro swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Muro stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to push Del Muro away but Del Muro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Del Muro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Del Muro misses with the head strike.
Lee prevents a body shot from Del Muro.
Del Muro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Del Muro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Del Muro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Del Muro misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Del Muro is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Del Muro has his back to the cage.

Del Muro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Del Muro misses the jab.
Lee swings for the body but Del Muro moves out of range.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Muro tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Del Muro slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Del Muro counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro is looking to clinch.
Del Muro tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.

Del Muro instigates a clinch.
Del Muro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Del Muro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Del Muro is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Muro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Del Muro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Asher Lee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Lee misses with a hook. Del Muro ducked under it nicely.
Lee with a nice cross.
Del Muro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Del Muro throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Del Muro moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Lee lunges at Del Muro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Del Muro's hand.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Del Muro does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Del Muro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Del Muro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee lands the left hand.
Del Muro throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Del Muro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Del Muro wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Del Muro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Del Muro.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Muro slips a jab from Lee.
Asher Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.

Del Muro rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Del Muro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Del Muro.
Del Muro lands with a left to the head.
Del Muro misses with some punches.
Del Muro pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Del Muro stalls.
Del Muro misses with the head strike.

Del Muro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a hook but Del Muro blocks it.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Del Muro throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Del Muro misses.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Muro is looking to clinch.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asher Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a series of punches but Del Muro moves out of range.
A jab from Del Muro misses.
Del Muro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Del Muro throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Del Muro.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee thuds his right hand into Del Muro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Del Muro fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Asher Lee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Del Muro tries to clinch up.
Del Muro wants to clinch.
Lee connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Del Muro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Del Muro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Del Muro moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee throws a series of punches but Del Muro avoids them all with ease.
Del Muro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Del Muro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Del Muro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Del Muro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Muro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Del Muro misses.
Del Muro misses with a double jab.
Del Muro takes one to the side of the head.
Lee cracks Del Muro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Del Muro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Del Muro doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Del Muro's head.
Asher Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Del Muro.
Lee throws a combination. Del Muro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Del Muro doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee jabs at Del Muro's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee cracks Del Muro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Del Muro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Del Muro backs away looking to recover.
Del Muro wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Del Muro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Del Muros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Del Muro swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Del Muro.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Del Muro takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Del Muro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee cracks Del Muro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Del Muro tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Del Muro's head but Del Muro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Del Muro misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Muro takes a jab right on the kisser.
A left lands for Del Muro.
Gerardo Del Muro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee scores with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asher 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Asher Lee!
Our winner, Asher Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.