PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 3933 p4p, 3915 weight class) and Mason Duval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lee
vs
Duval

175 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mason Duval!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee connects with a leg kick.
Duval tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duval tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Duval tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duval looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duval is looking to clinch.
Lee feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!

Duval moves into the clinch successfully.
Duval lands a body punch in the clinch.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Duval is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.

Duval moves into the clinch.
Duval leaning his opponent against the cage.
Duval tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Duval looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duval wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duval's efforts to push away.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Duval wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.

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 has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Duval regains guard immediately.
Duval is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Duval has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lee doesn't defend quickly enough and Duval has managed to lock this one up! Can Lee escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Duval on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mason Duval!