PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solomon Kane is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lee
vs
Kane

194 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Solomon Kane!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kane scores with a nice head shot.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Kane.

Lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Lee decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kane scores with a jab to the body.
Kane connects with the punch.
Kane cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Solomon Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Kane, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Kane against the cage but Kane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Kane.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kane lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.

Lee drives through and clinches with Kane against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Kane back against the cage.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Lee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
Kane tries to stand but Lee is controlling from the bottom.
Lee pulls Kane in close to prevent any damage.
Kane trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is controlling the pace.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kane is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.

Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Kane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lee decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee shoots in and bounces Kane off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kane for as long as he can get away with.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Kane controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee postures up in Kane's guard and throws a big left but Kane blocks it.
Kane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands with a good body shot.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lee moves into the clinch.

Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee postures up in Kane's guard and throws a big left but Kane blocks it.

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

Lee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kane punching from the bottom.
Kane is in trouble now - Lee has advanced to mount!
Lee raining down shots from the mount!
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kane tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kane might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lee haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kane tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee with a couple of short strikes.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
Lee punching from mount but Kane doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lee avoids the attempt from Kane to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
Kane is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands a couple of good shots and Kane has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lee avoiding Kane 's attempts to control his hands.
Kane is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane rolls, trying to escape but Lee keeps control of the position.
Kane looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lee controlling from the back.
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.
Lee somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Lee somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Bruce Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.

Lee is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lee.

Lee working for the choke.

Lee is persistently looking for the submission but Kane is defending it well.
Lee misses with punches from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kane doesn't escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane trying to control but not successfully.
Lee struggling to land strikes to the head as Kane covers up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Kane as he connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Kane as he connects with a hook.
Solomon Kane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Kane there.
Lee lands a head kick. Kane smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kane scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kane to score with a decent uppercut.
Kane cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.

Kane gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kane avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Kane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good exchange - Kane coming out on top.
Kane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Kane.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee blocks a body shot from Kane.

Lee manages to break the clinch.

Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kane trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lee manages to pass to mount!
Kane tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Solomon Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to control but Lee is having none of it.
Kane avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Lee tries to clinch but Kane moves out of range.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.

Lee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kane uses from the top position.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kane trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee thows a huge punch but Kane dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lee avoids the attempt from Kane to control.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
Solomon Kane spoke after the fight, saying 'CUZÃO.'.