PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Eddard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Somal Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Eddard had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Eddard
vs
Lee

194 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Eddard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Somal Lee!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eddard lands with a shot to the body.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eddard.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eddard is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Eddard circles away and we're back to standing.
Eddard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Eddard is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Eddard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eddard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eddard throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Eddard looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Eddard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Karl Eddard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eddard's waist but Eddard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.

Lee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Eddard's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee trying to control the action but Eddard is working from the bottom.
Eddard's coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $500 fee) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Eddard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eddard trying to control but Lee postures up.

Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Eddard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Eddard holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lee postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Eddard to stand up.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Eddard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karl Eddard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Somal Lee.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eddard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eddard lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Eddard counters with a takedown into side control.
Eddard working away.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eddard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Eddard throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Eddard throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Eddard scoring with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee taking a bit of punishment here - Eddard scoring with strikes.
Eddard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lee is avoiding damage well.
Eddard misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Eddard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eddard working the head and body with strikes.
Lee dodges the ground and pound from Eddard.
Lee takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Eddard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee tries to buck Eddard off but Eddard is having none of it.
Eddard cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eddard working the ground and pound from side control.
Lee is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Eddard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lee takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Eddard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lee is avoiding damage well.
Eddard creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lee parries the strikes from Eddard easily there. Eddard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lee to escape.
Eddard slows the pace down.
Lee prevents Eddard from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Eddard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eddard misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Eddard throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee with the counter takedown but Eddard avoids it easily.
Somal Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eddard.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eddard but Eddard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eddard as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eddard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Eddard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Horrible takedown attempt by Eddard or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eddard scores with a hook.
Eddard misses the shot to the body.
Eddard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Eddard throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Eddard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eddard just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Eddard defends it well.
Eddard misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Eddard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Eddard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eddard just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Eddard trying to control from the bottom.
Eddard is trying is best to control the position here.
Eddard is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Eddard defends it.
Eddard wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lee is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Eddard sees it coming and defends easily.
Eddard trying to control but Lee postures up.
Lee controlling the pace.
Eddard missing with punches from the bottom.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Eddard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eddard controlling the position well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eddard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice body punch from Eddard.
Eddard scores with a jab to the head.

Eddard feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Eddard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee is trying to control the position but Eddard postures up.
Eddard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Eddard trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eddard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lee is trying to keep Eddard in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Eddard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Eddard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Karl Eddard is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eddard.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eddard paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Eddard drives through with a takedown into Lee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Eddard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eddard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eddard is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eddard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.

Lee wants to control from the top but Eddard keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee postures up in Eddard's guard and throws a big left but Eddard blocks it.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Eddard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eddard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee postures up.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Eddard blocks nicely.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Eddard's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee wants to take a breather but Eddard is having none of it.
Eddard wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eddard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee slips nicely into half guard.
Eddard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
Lee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lee is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Eddard is looking to get to half guard.
Lee looking to control but Eddard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eddard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lee trying to control but Eddard is having none of it.
Lee lands a heavy elbow.
Eddard is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Lee has taken his back.
I really don't envy Eddard right now.

Lee working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Eddard is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Lee has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Eddard taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Somal Lee!
Somal Lee decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.