PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Ryback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tourniquet . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

lee
vs
Ryback

190 cm
22
205 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

194 cm
21
217 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Ryback!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryback.
Ryback throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryback throws a lazy right hand but lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryback displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from lee.
A swing and a miss from Ryback.
lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ryback.

It looks like Bruce lee has been cut.
lee shoots in for a double leg but Ryback sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
lee shoots in for a takedown but Ryback shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lee shoots in for a double leg but Ryback sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ryback misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from lee.
lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ryback defends it nicely.
lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryback.

lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ryback wants to sweep here but lee controlling him for the moment.
Ryback managing to control the position.
Ryback is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryback has wrist control.
lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ryback keeping full guard, as lee tries to pass.
Ryback pulls lee in close to his closed guard and prevents lee from doing any damage or advancing position.

Casey Ryback has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ryback jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryback swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryback just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryback darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Casey Ryback is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryback swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryback with a body punch. A glancing blow.
lee moves out of range of the strikes.
lee scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryback. lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryback looks to land a right hand but lee moved out of range.
Casey Ryback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryback misses with a series of wild punches.
lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryback.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lee throws a looping overhand right but Ryback ducks down to avoid it.
Ryback throws a jab but it's blocked by lee.
lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Ryback tries to sprawl out of it but lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ryback manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryback missing with a left hand there. lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryback looks to land a left hand but lee moved out of range nicely.
Ryback throws a low kick but it's checked well by lee.
Ryback thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Ryback dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ryback missing with a left hand there. lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryback throws a jab when lee was well out of range.
Ryback scores with a punch to the head.
Ryback lands a nice shot that snaps lee's head back.
Ryback is looking to chop away at lee's legs.
lee fails with a takedown attempt.
lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Ryback throws the left hand but lee avoids the punch easily.
Ryback throws a jab when lee was well out of range.
lee looks to land a left hand but Ryback moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

lee has closed the distance and engaged Ryback in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ryback seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Ryback misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryback scores with a shot to the side of lee's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryback.
lee has Ryback pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ryback manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from lee on the inside.
Ryback lands a left hand that snaps the head of lee backwards.

lee gets a trip takedown into half guard.
lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryback defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. lee lands a nice short elbow.
lee works his way into full mount!
Ryback can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
lee working the ground and pound effectively.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
lee scoring with strikes but Ryback is staying in there.
lee prevents Ryback from getting the reversal.
lee looking to ground and pound but Ryback is blocking nicely.
Ryback can't escape the position.

lee working for a guillotine from mount but Ryback is in no mood to give up.
lee thowing shots but they're missing.
Ryback wants to hold on but lee pushes him away.
lee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ryback tries to lock up and control but lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

lee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryback gets back to half guard.
lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Ryback is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
lee passes the guard and advances to mount!
lee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
lee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ryback bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

lee is looking for a triangle but Ryback pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryback trying to control but lee is working from the bottom.
Ryback thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
lee keeping moving, preventing Ryback from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ryback throws the left hand but lee avoids the punch easily.
Ryback wants to slow lee down by chopping away at his legs.
lee misses with a takedown attempt - Ryback sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
lee closes the distance and clinches up with Ryback, looking for a takedown. lee pushes Ryback against the cage but Ryback circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ryback just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ryback but Ryback pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryback circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lee blocks a jab.
Ryback throws a big shot that misses.
Ryback throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ryback does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ryback throws a looping overhand right but lee ducks down to avoid it.
lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ryback defends it nicely.
Jab, jab by Ryback - just one landing.
lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Casey Ryback seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryback pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
lee misses with a looping right.
lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Ryback tries to sprawl out of it but lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ryback manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
lee keeps the fight on the outside.

Ryback gets tackled into the cage by lee. lee maintains the clinch.
Ryback is trying to maintain a safe position but lee gets an underhook and turns Ryback into the cage.

Ryback breaks the clinch.
Ryback paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ryback scores with a sloppy right hand. lee should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee takes a jab right on the kisser.

Bruce lee's cut is getting worse.
lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Ryback sprawls well. He's pushed lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryback.
Ryback misses with a low kick.
Ryback throws out a powerful jab.
Ryback uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from lee.
Ryback fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryback.
lee fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryback scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

lee pushes Ryback up against the cage in a clinch.
lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
lee tries to pull guard but Ryback won't allow it.
Ryback pushes lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryback is pressed up against the cage. lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ryback down to the mat. Ryback avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryback jabs lee right on the nose. lee blinks but takes it well.
Ryback misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from lee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ryback, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from lee.
Ryback missing with a left hand there. lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
lee avoids the body shot from Ryback.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Ryback comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ryback has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Ryback!