PBP Commentary

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

Lee
vs
Can

169 cm
26
160 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
149 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Can!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Can tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Can tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Can.
Can has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee blocks a jab.
Can lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Can moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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 manages to break the clinch.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Can slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can 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.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
That kick from Lee tenderised Can's leg. Can is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Can sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by Can.
Lee throws a body punch but Can moves out of range.
Can lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Can with an uppercut!
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Can thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands with a hook. Can tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Can takes a step back to recover.
Lee throws a leg kick

and Can counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Can tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Can.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Can connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Can fails in his attempt to clinch.
Can misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Can was not able to check.

Can instigates a clinch.
Can swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Can fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Can fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Can blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Can struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Can controls the action.
Can working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Can.
Lee pushes Can back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee pushes Can back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Can blocks a low kick nicely.
Can tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Can.
Can misses with a straight right.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Can uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee avoids the body shot from Can.
Lee 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.
Lee tests Can's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Can misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Can steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lee. That one must have hurt.
Can scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Can.
Can slips under a jab.
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 plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Can is out of range.
Can tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Can lands with a good body shot.
Can takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Can.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Can. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Can takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee misses with an uppercut

and Can counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Can throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Can tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Can lands a right hand.
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!
Can misses with a short punch on the inside.
Can's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with the head strike.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Can.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Can lands a jab.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Can.
Can tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee thuds a left hand into Can's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Can ducks down to avoid it.
Can takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee wants to slow Can down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Jab, jab by Can - just one landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Bruce Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee lands a nice hook to Can's body. Can takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Can lands a head shot.
Can on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Can there.
Can lands the left hand.
Can's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Can connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Can throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Can throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee throws a hook but Can blocks it.
Can connects with the punch.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Can sees coming a mile off.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut

and Can moves into the clinch.
Can will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Can goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Can blocking some punches.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Can tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Can working aggressively here.
Lee tries a body shot but Can blocks it.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Can's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Can has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Bruce Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Can tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Can.
A nice left hand lands by Can.
Can working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Lee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee scores with a nice body kick.
Can misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Can chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Can looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee throws a jab when Can was well out of range.
Lee feints and then cracks Can's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Can down.
Can lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Can throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Can is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Can looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Can.
Lee slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Can.
Can misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Can scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Can backpedaling.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Can throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Can jabs at Lee's 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!
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Can.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Can off balance momentarily.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Can's knee but Can avoids it well.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Can darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Can tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Can off balance momentarily.
Can misses with a straight left.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Can's hands.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Can has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Can had a free shot at his head there.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Can.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Can takes a step back to recover.
Lee throws a head kick that Can semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Can lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Can scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Can swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Can moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Can on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Can looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Can blocks the leg kick.
Can misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruce Lee.
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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Bruce Lee!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Bruce Lee!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee wins by unanimous decision!
Bruce Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support.