PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre De La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

De La Rosa
vs
Lee

190 cm
27
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
186 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre De La Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Rosa circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling De La Rosa to counter with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Lee.
De La Rosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De La Rosa off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De La Rosa is defended easily by Lee.
De La Rosa avoids the head kick by Lee.

De La Rosa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee wants to stand but De La Rosa is controlling the position.
De La Rosa's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

De La Rosa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lee, up you get!
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De La Rosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De La Rosa misses with a jab, cross combination.

Lee gets tackled into the cage by De La Rosa. De La Rosa maintains the clinch.
De La Rosa effectively controlling the action here.
Lee is trying to push De La Rosa away but De La Rosa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De La Rosa manages to break the clinch.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as De La Rosa shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre De La Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Rosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De La Rosa misses with a straight left.
Lee tries to clinch but De La Rosa moves out of range.
Andre De La Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Rosa moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks De La Rosa in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lee rushes De La Rosa and presses him up against the cage.
Lee tries to break the clinch but De La Rosa is controlling the position.
Lee is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
De La Rosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
De La Rosa is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but De La Rosa keeps him there for the moment.
Lee letting De La Rosa take a breather here.
Lee wants to break free but De La Rosa has control.
De La Rosa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De La Rosa as Lee tries to tie him up.
De La Rosa wants a takedown but no success here.

De La Rosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

De La Rosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

De La Rosa stands up and waves to Lee to follow him.
De La Rosa fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andre De La Rosa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

De La Rosa fails to land the takedown.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee moves to clinch but De La Rosa breaks away

and De La Rosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De La Rosa stalling.
De La Rosa stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
De La Rosa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Rosa stops Lee from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rosa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Andre De La Rosa just wasn't active enough.

De La Rosa instigates a clinch.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent De La Rosa's takedown attempt.
Lee is trying to break free.
De La Rosa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De La Rosa misses with a knee strike.

De La Rosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and De La Rosa counters with an outside leg kick.
De La Rosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.

De La Rosa pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but De La Rosa has him pressed against the cage.

De La Rosa breaks from the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch up.
De La Rosa blocks a head kick by Lee.
De La Rosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Rosa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but De La Rosa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre De La Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Rosa looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
De La Rosa connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
De La Rosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De La Rosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De La Rosa slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
De La Rosa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De La Rosa throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings De La Rosa.
De La Rosa blocks a head kick by Lee.
A solid leg kick lands there for De La Rosa.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De La Rosa.
Lee misses with a head kick.
De La Rosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De La Rosa off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by De La Rosa.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De La Rosa takes a little break here. Lee wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee tries to escape but De La Rosa is in control.
De La Rosa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De La Rosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De La Rosa'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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Rosa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lee for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre De La Rosa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee stuffs the takedown.
De La Rosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
De La Rosa looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre De La Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but De La Rosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De La Rosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De La Rosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but De La Rosa persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
De La Rosa shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
De La Rosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into De La Rosa's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries to clinch up but De La Rosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee lands a high kick!
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Rosa shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee throws a head kick but De La Rosa moves out of range.
Lee throws a lazy head kick

and De La Rosa counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that.
De La Rosa forces his way into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
De La Rosa trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Andre De La Rosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De La Rosa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
De La Rosa wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De La Rosa winds up and cracks Lee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De La Rosa postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lee to stand up.
De La Rosa shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee throws a hook but De La Rosa blocks it.
Lee is looking to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by De La Rosa.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but De La Rosa is dominant here and he's now got Lee's back!
De La Rosa has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lee's body.
Lee trying to get back to his feet but De La Rosa is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa controlling from the back.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but De La Rosa has full control of the position and if anything, Lee has just worked his way into a worse spot.
What can Lee do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

De La Rosa has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andre De La Rosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre De La Rosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De La Rosa, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre De La Rosa!