PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Anwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jye Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Anwar
vs
Lee

181 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Anwar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jye Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anwar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Anwar sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee is looking to clinch but Anwar is avoiding it.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Anwar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Anwar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peter Anwar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jye Lee.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Anwar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Anwar shrugs it off though.
Anwar swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Anwar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Anwar lands with a right hand.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anwar as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anwar. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anwar looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Anwar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Anwar misses with a body shot.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anwar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Anwar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anwar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anwar tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anwar to the ground. Anwar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee looks winded!
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anwar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anwar looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Anwar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Anwar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anwar. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anwar cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Anwar.
Anwar connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anwar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anwar lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anwar. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anwar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Anwar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anwar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Anwar.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anwar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anwar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anwar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anwar lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Anwar misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anwar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anwar is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anwar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anwar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee slips a jab from Anwar.
Anwar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee tries to clinch
and Anwar counters with a nice uppercut.
Anwar throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anwar swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anwar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Lee moves forwards but Anwar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Anwar 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.

Anwar works the jab nicely.
Anwar misses the jab.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anwar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Anwar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peter Anwar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jye Lee.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Jye Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anwar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anwar, as that shot connected.
Anwar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Anwar misses its intended target.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anwar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Anwar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anwar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Anwar with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anwar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anwar scores with a punch to the head.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peter Anwar is winning the standup battle so far.
Anwar lands with an overhand left.
Anwar throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anwar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Anwar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anwar lands a right hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lee might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Anwar has got the better of the exchanges.
Anwar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anwar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee slips a straight right by Anwar.
Anwar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anwar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Anwar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anwar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee staying out of range there.
Anwar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peter Anwar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anwar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anwar's corner calls for a 1-2. Anwar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Anwar.
A big left from Anwar misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anwar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anwar wants it to stay on the feet.
Anwar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Lee walks into a jab.
Anwar misses with a wild body shot.
Anwar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Anwar jabs at Lee's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anwar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Anwar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Anwar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Anwar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee slips a jab from Anwar.
Anwar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Anwar counters with a right hand to the body.
Anwar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Anwar.
Lee slips under a jab from Anwar.
Anwar misses with a hook

and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Anwar successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lee forces his way into half guard.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anwar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Anwar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Anwar really wants to buck Lee off and get back to his feet.
Anwar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anwar tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to control but Anwar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anwar is trying to stand.
Lee wants to control the pace but Anwar is squirming around nicely.
Anwar really wants to buck Lee off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jye Lee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Anwar scores with a shot to the body.
Lee wants to clinch but Anwar slips to the side
letting Anwar counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Anwar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anwar just misses with a punch to the body.
Anwar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jye Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Anwar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anwar, 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Anwar!