PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Runk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cobra Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Nothingman. Cobra Lee looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Runk
vs
Lee

178 cm
21
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes ground

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kari Runk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cobra Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Runk fails with a takedown attempt.
Runk lands an overhand right.

Runk shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Runk wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Runk wanted to stand there but Lee had control of the position.
Runk passes into half guard.
Lee is in trouble now - Runk has advanced to mount!

Runk wants to finish this one by submission but Lee is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Runk.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Runk jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lee manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lee tries to buck Runk off but Runk is having none of it.
Lee looks gassed!
Lee is pushing Runk's head away, looking to escape. Runk manages to hold on to the position though.
Runk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Runk cracks Lee with a big right hand but Lee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Runk controlling the position.
Runk working the ground and pound.

Runk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Runk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runk lands an elbow.
Runk lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lee down.

Runk decides to stand back up. Runk steps back and let's Lee get back to his feet.
Runk fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kari Runk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Runk moves into the clinch successfully.
Runk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Runk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Runk scores a takedown into full mount!
Runk lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lee hang on?

Lee is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Runk with the ground and pound from mount.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Runk finish him?

It looks like Cobra Lee has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Runk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Runk is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Lee is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kari Runk!