PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Leach

180 cm
25
189 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gang Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlton Leach!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Leach.
Leach stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Leach fails with a takedown attempt.
Leach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Leach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Leach.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Leach pushes him off.
Leach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leach.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Leach circles away.
Leach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.

Lee knocks Leach to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Carlton Leach has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ground and pound from Lee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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 throws an elbow but Leach slips to the side and avoids it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leach can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Lee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Leach takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lee trying to control the action but Leach is working from the bottom.
Lee throws a strike aimed at the side of Leach's head but Leach avoids it well.
Lee in side control, throwing shots but Leach defends.
Lee misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lee working the body and head with strikes.

Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Leach avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a strike aimed at the side of Leach's head but Leach avoids it well.
Lee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Leach to see if he's OK.
Lee working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Leach is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lee connects with a decent elbow.

Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Leach looks gassed!
Leach tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leach keeps working.
Lee throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lee lands an elbow.
Lee in side control, throwing shots but Leach defends.
Lee is putting a hurting on Leach here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lee lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Leach down.
Lee misses with the ground and pound.
Lee landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Leach 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 cracks Leach with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Lee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leach dodges the ground and pound from Lee.
Leach is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Lee.
Leach taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lee throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Leach is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leach is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gang Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Leach's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Gang Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Leach has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.

Lee has Leach pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lee pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Leach tumbling to the mat - Lee dives into Leach's guard.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Leach blocks nicely.
Leach keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leach can do to turn this around?

Lee stands and steps away. Leach gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Leach!
Leach is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Lee there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lee is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Leach can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

The cut above Carlton Leach's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lee throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lee throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lee looking to finish with strikes here!
Lee working the ground and pound effectively.
Lee lands a nice shot to the head.

Leach is rocked!

Carlton Leach's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlton Leach's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gang Lee!