PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mercurius Faunus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Faunus
vs
Lee

185 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercurius Faunus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faunus moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Faunus 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.
Faunus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Faunus throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Faunus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Faunus scores with a nice head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Faunus throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faunus misses with a hook.
Faunus blocks the body kick.
A jab from Faunus misses.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Faunus ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Lee misses.
Faunus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faunus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Faunus moved out of range.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faunus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Faunus.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Faunus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
letting Faunus counter with a right hand.
Faunus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Faunus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Faunus jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Faunus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Faunus throws a big shot that misses.
Faunus lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Faunus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Faunus throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faunus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faunus lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faunus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
A slow jab from Faunus misses its intended target.
Faunus is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Faunus ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Faunus misses with an uppercut.
Faunus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faunus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Faunus scores with a nice strike.
Faunus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faunus.
Lee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee swings for the body but Faunus moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faunus manages to avoid it.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Faunus's side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Faunus.
Faunus tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Faunus is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee looks for the body kick but Faunus saw that one coming.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Faunus.
Faunus throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Faunus misses.
Lee moves out of range as Faunus throws a body kick.
Faunus fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faunus.
Faunus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faunus lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Faunus blocks a head kick by Lee.
Jab from Faunus.
Faunus tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.

Faunus moves into the clinch.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faunus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faunus.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faunus.
Faunus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faunus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Faunus.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Faunus misses with a leg kick.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Faunus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Faunus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faunus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faunus walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faunus jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Faunus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Faunus loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Faunus in his tracks.
Lee defending well as Faunus loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Faunus scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faunus moves away.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Faunus counters with a nice body kick.
Faunus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faunus misses the jab.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faunus missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Faunus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Faunus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Faunus 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.
Faunus throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Faunus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Faunus is out of range.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Faunus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Faunus counter with a right hand.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Faunus lands an overhand right.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee moves out of range as Faunus throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faunus throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faunus circles away quickly and effectively.
Faunus moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faunus.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Faunus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Faunus.
Faunus throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Faunus finds it's target.
Faunus misses with a few strikes there.
Faunus slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Faunus misses with a looping right.
Faunus moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faunus slips a jab from Lee.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Faunus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee throws a body kick that misses
and Faunus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Faunus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee throws a jab when Faunus was well out of range.
Faunus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Faunus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Faunus tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Mercurius Faunus is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faunus lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee tries to bum rush Faunus with a series of wild strikes but Faunus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee slips under a jab from Faunus.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mercurius Faunus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Faunus tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Faunus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Faunus.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Faunus.
Lee slips a straight right by Faunus.
Lee works Faunus's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Faunus misses.
Lee throws a push kick but Faunus slaps the foot to one side.
Faunus dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Faunus misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Faunus missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faunus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faunus lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Faunus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Faunus staying out of range there.
Faunus scores with a nice head shot.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Faunus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faunus.
Faunus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Faunus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faunus wants to clinch.
Faunus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Faunus misses.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Faunus's head.

It looks like Mercurius Faunus has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
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!
Faunus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Faunus's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Faunus lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.

Lee is rocked!
Lee slips a straight right by Faunus.
A jab from Lee misses.
Faunus looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Faunus lands with a right hand.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faunus throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Mercurius Faunus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faunus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faunus misses with a few strikes there.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Faunus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Faunus misses.
A slow jab from Faunus misses its intended target.
Faunus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Faunus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Faunus cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Faunus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Faunus saw that one coming.
Faunus doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Faunus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Faunus's sensitive parts.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Faunus moved out of range.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Faunus throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Faunus. That's going to slow Lee down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faunus.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Faunus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee throws a series of punches but Faunus moves out of range.
Lee checks a low kick from Faunus.
Lee cracks the inside of Faunus's front leg.
A jab from Faunus does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Faunus.
Faunus staying out of range there.
Faunus throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throws a right hand that Faunus ducks under and follows up with a left that Faunus also avoids with ease.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Faunus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mercurius Faunus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faunus, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mercurius Faunus!
A victorious Mercurius Faunus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.