PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusimuki comes to the cage accompanied by National Anthem Of Japan. Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tourniquet . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kusimuki
vs
Lee

180 cm
28
190 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

190 cm
29
202 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeshi Kusimuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusimuki misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Kusimuki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Kusimuki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kusimuki keeps the fight on the outside.

Lee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kusimuki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kusimuki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lee's best efforts.
Kusimuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kusimuki's head.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee is looking to advance position but Kusimuki won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kusimuki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kusimuki.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Kusimuki is retaining full guard.
Lee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kusimuki's head.
Kusimuki pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Lee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Kusimuki trying to control the position.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kusimuki pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kusimuki trying to control the position.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
Lee won't allow Kusimuki to sweep him here.
Kusimuki looking to control.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kusimuki controlling the position.
Kusimuki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kusimuki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kusimuki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Kusimuki is keeping the position.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kusimuki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kusimuki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lee stands and throws Kusimuki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lee working the ground and pound.
Kusimuki struggling a bit here.
Kusimuki is trying to get back to half guard.

Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kusimuki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lee working the strikes but Kusimuki uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lee thows a huge punch but Kusimuki dodges it nicely.
Kusimuki tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kusimuki is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kusimuki avoid being mounted?
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kusimuki's head.

Kusimuki is defending against the submission attempts here by Lee.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Kusimuki is defending well.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kusimuki's head.
Kusimuki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lee is looking for a kimura here.

Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kusimuki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lee misses the jab.
Kusimuki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee lands with a cross.
Lee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kusimuki misses with a straight left.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Kusimuki counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee cracks Kusimuki with a right hand to the side of the head.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kusimuki enables Lee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kusimuki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kusimuki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kusimuki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Kusimuki blocks nicely.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Kusimuki blocks nicely.
Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kusimuki is controlling Lee's posture.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Lee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Lee drops back looking for a leg! Kusimuki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kusimuki manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Kusimuki's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kusimuki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Kusimuki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lee wants to sweep but Kusimuki has passed to side control!
Bruce Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kusimuki controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kusimuki prevents Lee from improving his position.
Kusimuki trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
Lee tries to roll over but Kusimuki keeps him under control.
Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kusimuki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kusimuki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lee is looking for a triangle but Kusimuki pushes his legs off easily.
Kusimuki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lee lands a jab.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kusimuki as he jumps to the side.
Lee throws the left hand but Kusimuki avoids the punch easily.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Kusimuki sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kusimuki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kusimuki manages to avoid it.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kusimuki counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Kusimuki to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Kusimuki.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kusimuki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Takeshi Kusimuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
Kusimuki throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee slips a jab from Kusimuki.
Takeshi Kusimuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee slips under a jab from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Kusimuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kusimuki slips a straight right by Lee.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Kusimuki there.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Kusimuki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a hook to the side of Kusimuki's head but Kusimuki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takeshi Kusimuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kusimuki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee scores with a hook.

Kusimuki clinches.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Kusimuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee tries to pull guard but Kusimuki won't allow it.
Kusimuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kusimuki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kusimuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Takeshi Kusimuki is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kusimuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee misses with a looping right.

Kusimuki lands a left and a right that send Lee crashing to the mat, dazed. Kusimuki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Lee is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kusimuki misses with a body shot.
Kusimuki slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Kusimuki staying out of range there.

Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kusimuki is trying is best to control the position here.
Kusimuki trying to control but Lee postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lee tries to pass to full mount but Kusimuki defends it.
Kusimuki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lee prevents Kusimuki from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Bruce Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kusimuki moves into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Kusimuki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
After the big win, Bruce Lee made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.