PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 855 p4p, 1296 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 115 p4p, 166 weight class). Aubrey Grant told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lee
vs
Grant

173 cm
22
165
6 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
155
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Lee throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Grant avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Grant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Grant.
Grant staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Grant releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grant scores with a shot to the body.
Grant defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Grant throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Grant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Grant connects with an inside leg kick.
Grant tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grant.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Grant counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grant flicks out a counter leg kick but Lee steps away.

Grant tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Grant has double underhooks.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grant scores a nice knee to the body.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Lee breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Grant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grant.
Grant throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Grant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grant.

Lee clinches.
Grant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grant counters with a left to the body.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Grant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grant.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Grant lands with a left to the head.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grant throws a hook but Lee blocks it.

Grant gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a punch to the body.
Grant working Lee over with knees to the body.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Grant connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Grant circles away.
Grant feints a counter leg kick.
Lee wants to clinch
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Grant connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant thows a body kick. Lee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grant scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aubrey Grant dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grant connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Grant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant lands with an overhand left.

Lee drives through and clinches with Grant against the cage.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Grant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
Lee tries to circle away but Grant has him pinned against the cage.
Lee working aggressively here.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grant.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Grant as he connects with a hook.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
Lee misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Grant.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grant. Grant obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Grant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grant misses with a body punch.
Lee is trying to break free.
Lee tries to circle away but Grant has him pinned against the cage.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Grant is controlling the position.
Lee looking to stall.
Grant crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Grant lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grant lands a head kick!
Grant misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant motions for Lee to come forward. Grant throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grant 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.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grant swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Aubrey Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Lee tries to land a body kick
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee tries to clinch but Grant moves out of range.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Lee is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Grant's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Grant throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Grant misses with a right hand
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Grant scores with a decent looking hook.

Lee clinches.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
Grant scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Grant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Grant forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Lee wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Grant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aubrey Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
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!

Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Grant counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grant looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Grant counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Grant.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grant can pounce on him.
Grant thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grant lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Lee misses with a hook
and Grant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Grant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.

Grant has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Grant throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Grant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Grant keeps him there for the moment.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grant. Grant obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant with a nice calf kick.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee tries to clinch up but Grant circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grant.
Grant punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Grant is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Grant throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Grant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Aubrey Grant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Lee drives through and clinches with Grant against the cage.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Grant is controlling him.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Grant won't allow it.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grant lands a shot to the body.
Grant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Grant is controlling him.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee looks to clinch
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
Grant tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Grant connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aubrey Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grant has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!