PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pudzianowski
vs
Lee

186 cm
20
149 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a series of punches but Pudzianowski avoids them all with ease.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Pudzianowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.

Pudzianowski pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.

Pudzianowski breaks from the clinch.
Lee throws a push kick but Pudzianowski slaps the foot to one side.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Pudzianowski closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Pudzianowski is controlling the position.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Pudzianowski is controlling him.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Pudzianowski won't allow it.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Pudzianowski won't allow it.
Lee wants to break free but Pudzianowski has control.
Pudzianowski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pudzianowski taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Pudzianowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.

Pudzianowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pudzianowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Pudzianowski rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Pudzianowski lands a knee to the body.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pudzianowski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee is trying to break free.
Pudzianowski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee looks gassed!
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Pudzianowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Pudzianowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Pudzianowski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Pudzianowski works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pudzianowski seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Pudzianowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pudzianowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
Pudzianowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pudzianowski lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski scores with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pudzianowski.

Lee manages to break the clinch.

Pudzianowski moves into the clinch.

Pudzianowski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pudzianowski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee wanted to stand there but Pudzianowski had control of the position.
Pudzianowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Pudzianowski looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lee wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee taking shots to the head.
Lee is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pudzianowski misses with a head shot.
Pudzianowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Lee is trying to stand.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Pudzianowski's attempts to control the action.
Lee is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Pudzianowski working for a guillotine from mount but Lee is in no mood to give up.
Lee trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lee is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lee has given up his back here. Will Pudzianowski look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Pudzianowski trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mariusz Pudzianowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lee tries to land a front kick but Pudzianowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pudzianowski moves out of range as Lee strikes.

Pudzianowski drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Pudzianowski crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.

Pudzianowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.

Pudzianowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pudzianowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Pudzianowski won't allow it.

Pudzianowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mariusz Pudzianowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee tries to bum rush Pudzianowski with a series of wild strikes but Pudzianowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Pudzianowski moves into the clinch.

Pudzianowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Pudzianowski forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.

Lee works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Pudzianowski is working an open guard so Lee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Pudzianowski darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Pudzianowski looking to stall.
Lee tries to break free but Pudzianowski pushes him back against the cage.
Pudzianowski wants to stall.

Lee has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pudzianowski regains guard immediately.

Lee gets to his feet - Pudzianowski follows without any prompting.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee wants to clinch.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pudzianowski is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pudzianowski rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Pudzianowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Pudzianowski looking to slow down the pace here.

Pudzianowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pudzianowski to the mat! Pudzianowski manages to get full guard.

Lee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Pudzianowski takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pudzianowski prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Pudzianowski trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Pudzianowski has him pressed against the cage.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Pudzianowski pulls guard effortlessly.

Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Pudzianowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pudzianowski has him pressed against the cage.
Pudzianowski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski taking a breather.
Pudzianowski prevents a body shot from Lee.

Pudzianowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pudzianowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee motions for Pudzianowski to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a body punch but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
Pudzianowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pudzianowski pinned against the cage. Pudzianowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pudzianowski slips under a jab.
Pudzianowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Pudzianowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee throws a series of punches but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pudzianowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee wants to clinch

and Pudzianowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee can't break the clinch.

Pudzianowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Pudzianowski avoids it.
Pudzianowski is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pudzianowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Pudzianowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pudzianowski crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Pudzianowski won't allow it.
Pudzianowski crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruce Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pudzianowski gets a clinch.

Pudzianowski breaks from the clinch.
Pudzianowski shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee throws a body kick the misses

and Pudzianowski counters by clinching up.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pudzianowski has him pressed against the cage.
Pudzianowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Pudzianowski has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Pudzianowski tries to tie him up.

Pudzianowski breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Pudzianowski which made him look bad.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski throws a front kick that sends Lee stumbling back into the cage.
Pudzianowski dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Pudzianowski.

Lee tries to keep at a distance but Pudzianowski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pudzianowski keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pudzianowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee tries to circle away but Pudzianowski has him pinned against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pudzianowski with a knee to the head.
Pudzianowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Pudzianowski is controlling him.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Pudzianowski has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pudzianowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pudzianowski is trying to stall.

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 can't break the clinch.

Pudzianowski manages to break the clinch.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pudzianowski fails with an attempt to clinch.

Pudzianowski gets a clinch.

Pudzianowski breaks from the clinch.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pudzianowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Pudzianowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Pudzianowski is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Pudzianowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up.
Lee wants to clinch

and Pudzianowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Pudzianowski is controlling the position.
Pudzianowski wants to stall.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pudzianowski has him pressed against the cage.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Pudzianowski has the dominant position.
Pudzianowski is trying to stall.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Pudzianowski has the dominant position.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pudzianowski is working Lee over against the cage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Pudzianowski keeps him there for the moment.

Pudzianowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss

and Pudzianowski moves into the clinch.
Pudzianowski keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pudzianowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Pudzianowski into the cage.

That's four 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 push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pudzianowski has him pressed against the cage.
Lee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pudzianowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.

Pudzianowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pudzianowski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Pudzianowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Lee decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pudzianowski to his feet.
Pudzianowski moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
A cross from Lee lands.
Pudzianowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pudzianowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pudzianowski forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Pudzianowski lands a knee to the head.

Pudzianowski manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pudzianowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Pudzianowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Pudzianowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pudzianowski 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mariusz Pudzianowski!