PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Yoo Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gun kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sabotage. 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.

Gun
vs
Lee

172 cm
24
142 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

169 cm
24
145 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Very quick

World class MT
Granite chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yoo Gun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands a jab to Gun's midsection.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Gun seems unphased.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Gun counters with a stiff right hand.
Gun wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee avoids the body shot from Gun.
Gun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee looks for the body kick but Gun saw that one coming.
A jab from Gun misses.
Gun 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.
Gun checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Gun ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun misses with a straight left.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee throws a leg kick but Gun checks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
Gun takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lee throws a leg kick but Gun sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee moves out of range as Gun strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Gun misses the target.
Gun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Gun misses the jab.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Gun is just out of range.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.

Gun breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee digs a good body shot into Gun's ribs.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gun.
Gun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Gun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gun throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Gun. Those never looked like landing.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gun avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee looks to throw a body kick
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gun throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Gun avoids a kick to the body.
Lee thumps Gun with a low kick.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Gun in the body.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Gun.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gun's head.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Gun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gun takes a step back to recover.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gun. Gun circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee misses with a low kick as Gun jumps back.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gun had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Both fighters circling a little - Lee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gun misses with a low kick.
Gun on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A low kick from Gun misses

and Lee moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gun's efforts to push away.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee throws a head kick but Gun moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Lee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Lee.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Gun takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee lands a jab to Gun's midsection.
Gun takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gun swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Gun moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Gun takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee throws a jab when Gun was well out of range.
Gun takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee lands the left hand.
Gun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee wants to slow Gun down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Gun is out of range.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Gun to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gun missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Gun.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Gun's belly button to the back.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gun takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee thumps Gun with a low kick.
Gun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gun throws a right hand that misses
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gun looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gun's sensitive parts.
Gun misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Gun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Gun moves his leg out of the way.
Gun looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Gun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee jabs Gun right on the nose. Gun blinks but takes it well.
Lee is looking to slow Gun down with leg kicks.
Bruce Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gun's hands.
Gun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gun throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Lee tenderised Gun's leg. Gun is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gun wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Gun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gun throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gun keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gun's sensitive parts.
Gun misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee cracks the inside of Gun's front leg.
Lee throws a head kick that Gun semi-blocks.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Lee works Gun's body with a nice hook.
Gun takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gun throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Gun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Gun's ribs.
Lee scores with a jab. Gun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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 thows a body kick. Gun tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Gun off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a right hand. Gun shakes it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gun takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid body kick from Lee.
Gun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gun's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gun.
Gun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That kick from Lee tenderised Gun's leg. Gun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gun momentarily.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Gun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Gun will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gun's head backwards.
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 connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tests Gun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Gun's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gun scrambles back to his feet.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That kick from Lee tenderised Gun's leg. Gun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gun's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gun scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Gun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Gun shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lee slips a straight right by Gun.
Gun takes one to the chin there.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Gun is rocked!

It looks like Yoo Gun has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Oh Gun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gun avoids the head kick by Lee.
Gun takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gun checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gun seems to have got his legs back now.
Gun throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gun is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Gun counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Gun moved out of range nicely.
Gun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Gun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Gun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab from Lee.
Gun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Gun misses with a looping left.
Gun scores with a body shot.
Lee cracks the inside of Gun's front leg.
Gun swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gun paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A punch lands to the side of Gun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee tries to clinch there but Gun circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Gun misses the target.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Gun is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Gun moves out of range of the strikes.
Gun misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Gun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee walks into a left hand.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Gun takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee throws a body kick that misses
letting Gun counter with a right hand.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Gun looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee lands a head kick!
Lee stalks Gun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gun's face. Gun staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Gun steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lee - that will leave a mark!
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gun swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Yoo Gun's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Gun moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Gun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gun misses with a straight left.
That kick from Lee tenderised Gun's leg. Gun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gun swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Gun avoids it.
Lee moves away from the strike by Gun.
Lee looks to throw a body kick
and Gun counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee tries to clinch but Gun moves out of range.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee wants to slow Gun down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gun misses with a body kick.
Gun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gun is out of range.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gun throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Yoo Gun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Gun throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Gun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gun takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gun takes a step back to recover.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gun. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Gun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gun tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Gun's head.
Lee pushes Gun away with a front kick.
A solid body kick from Lee.
Gun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee scores with a head kick. Gun tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gun moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a front kick that sends Gun stumbling back into the ropes.
Lee tries to clinch but Gun is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gun misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gun just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gun digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Gun takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 44:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 44:50
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee is the new bantamweight champion!
Bruce Lee decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.