PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Soto
vs
Lee

173 cm
20
151 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luiz Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Soto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lee's half guard.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Soto is controlling him
Soto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Soto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand back up but Soto manages to pass into side control.
Lee is trying to escape the position but Soto is controlling the position.
Soto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luiz Soto.
Lee tries to bum rush Soto with a series of wild strikes but Soto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soto has Lee pressed against the ropes, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Soto is controlling him.

Lee is fighting off a takedown attempt but Soto is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lee to the mat. Lee regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Soto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Soto stops Lee from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soto is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Soto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luiz Soto.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Soto saw that one coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Soto moves into the clinch.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Soto has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lee uses from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Soto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee misses with a wild combination.
Soto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Soto persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with the combination.
No luck for Soto with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Soto moved out of range nicely.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Soto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Soto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Soto is controlling him well.
Soto is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.
Soto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lee wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee has given up his back here. Will Soto look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Soto has good solid back control here.
Lee takes a big shot to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto controls the position.

Soto has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lee has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Soto controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Soto patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Soto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lee throws a big shot that misses.

Soto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Soto throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Soto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luiz Soto.

Soto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soto.
Soto wants to pass the guard but Lee is defending well.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Soto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Soto stalling.

Soto is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to kick Soto off but Soto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Soto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Soto prevents Lee from standing back up.

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.
Soto slows the pace down in half guard.
Luiz Soto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Soto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Soto!