PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ding Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ding Lee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lee
vs
Out

180 cm
24
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ding Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Out!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Out jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Out throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
A jab from Out misses.

Lee looking to score a takedown here. Out is defending well but Lee drives through and ends up in Out's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Out working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Out has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Out's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lee drops back looking for a leg! Out is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Out manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Out's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand but Out has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lee stands and throws Out's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Out tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Out manages to get back to half guard.

Lee decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Out finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.

It looks like Ding Lee has been cut.
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Out throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position but Out is working away.
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.
Out 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.
Lee wants to control but Out is keeping him busy.
Out is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
Out is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Out wants to get back to full guard.

Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Out is not content to let Lee control the position.

Out has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Lee escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Lee!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.

Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Out takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Out tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Lee tries for a kimura but Out is defending well.
Out manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Out has control of the leg.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Out is very close to passing his half guard.
Out is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
Out passes to full mount!
Lee tries to reverse the position but Out maintains control.

Out is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lee has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Out working for a guillotine from mount but Lee is in no mood to give up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lee has left one of his arms exposed and Out doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Lee screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Out!