PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Shepherd (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
Shepherd

174 cm
19
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Layne Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Shepherd counters with a crisp one two that drops Lee! Shepherd thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lee to his feet! Lee is in big trouble!
Lee looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Shepherd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Shepherd dives in for a single leg takedown but Lee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Shepherd pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shepherd tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee keeps control of Shepherd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shepherd is looking to take this one to the mat.
Charles Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Layne Shepherd.

Shepherd decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepherd thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Shepherd is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Shepherd has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lee has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shepherd's efforts to push away.
Shepherd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Shepherd drags the fight down to the ground.
Shepherd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Shepherd is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shepherd winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shepherd connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Shepherd keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shepherd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee won't allow Shepherd to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Shepherd is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shepherd wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Shepherd might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lee haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shepherd controlling from the full mount.

Shepherd is working for a guillotine from mount but Lee frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shepherd on the ground.
Shepherd trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shepherd controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shepherd with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shepherd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shepherd sprawls and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Shepherd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee misses with the combination.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Shepherd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shepherd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepherd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shepherd dives in for a single leg takedown but Lee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Shepherd looks to move away, Lee throws a big counter combo but Shepherd just gets out of the way.
Charles Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Layne Shepherd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shepherd is defended easily by Lee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shepherd shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Shepherd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shepherd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shepherd off to one side.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Shepherd shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee throws a big counter combination but Shepherd scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shepherd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd fails to land the takedown.
Shepherd has a takedown stuffed.
Shepherd shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Shepherd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shepherd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Charles Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Shepherd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee throws a big counter combination but Shepherd scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shepherd tries to clinch up.
Lee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Shepherd looks to move away, Lee throws a big counter combo but Shepherd just gets out of the way.
Shepherd dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Shepherd's head and hops out.
Shepherd goes for a double leg but Lee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lee continues to drive forward.
Shepherd takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee misses with a combination
and Shepherd counters with a two punch combo.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Shepherd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Shepherd, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Shepherd. Shepherd gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Shepherd unleashes a big counter combination but Lee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shepherd sprawls and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee tries to bum rush Shepherd with a series of wild strikes but Shepherd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shepherd avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Lee dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Shepherd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Shepherd clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Shepherd manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Shepherd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is fighting to break Shepherd's control of his arms but Shepherd is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee postures up.
Shepherd is pulling down on Lee's head. It's preventing any offense from Lee, at least for the moment.

Shepherd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Shepherd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Shepherd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shepherd is trying to keep Lee in close.
Shepherd looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Shepherd. Shepherd gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Shepherd. Shepherd gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shepherd shoots in looking for a takedown but Lee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shepherd's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Charles Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Layne Shepherd.
Shepherd shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shepherd.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shepherd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Shepherd moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Shepherd fails with the takedown.
Shepherd shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shepherd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shepherd eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Charles Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shepherd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shepherd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shepherd shoots in but no luck this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Lee!