PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boone Bunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Bunker

165 cm
20
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
136 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boone Bunker!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunker misses with a two punch combination.
Bunker staying out of range there.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bunker jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bunker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bunker digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Bunker scores with a nice strike.
Bunker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bunker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bunker connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bunker cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bunker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bunker misses with a body shot.
A combination from Bunker does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.

Lee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bunker wants to get back to his feet.
Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bunker defending well though.
Bunker pushes Lee off looking to stand but Lee dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bunker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bunker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunker is trying to stand back up but Lee is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bunker?
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bunker for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Bruce Lee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bunker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bunker takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
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 Bruce Lee will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lee feints and as Bunker raises his hands in defense, Lee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bunker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee postures up in Bunker's guard and throws a big left but Bunker blocks it.
Bunker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bruce Lee wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bunker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker misses with a wild combination.
Bunker thows a body shot but no joy.
Bunker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bunker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunker.
Bunker looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.

Lee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bunker did well to prevent Lee getting side control.
Lee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker tries to buck Lee off but he can't manage it.
Bunker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.

Lee working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Bunker looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Lee! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bruce Lee!
After winning the bout, Bruce Lee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.