PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruise Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Hui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mortal Kombat Theme. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lee
vs
Hui

170 cm
30
162 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

189 cm
23
185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruise Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sun Hui!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee leaves Hui with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hui has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Hui tries to sprawl but Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hui is pressing down on Lee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hui pulls Lee in to control the position.
Lee 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.
Lee being controlled here momentarily.
Hui is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hui sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.

Hui is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hui passes into side control!
Lee struggling a bit here.

Hui looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hui misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Hui is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.

Hui tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hui working away.
Lee defending against the ground and pound.

Hui is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hui wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.

Hui tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hui has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee dodges the ground and pound from Hui.

Hui working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hui is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hui.
Lee avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hui.
Hui tries to score with some ground and pound. Lee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Hui thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Hui working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hui working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hui has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hui is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
What's Lee going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hui goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lee rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hui's guard! Nice work there by Lee!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hui is trying to keep Lee in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sun Hui 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 dodges the punch combination from Hui.
Hui scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hui keeps the fight on the outside.

Lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hui's guard.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hui wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Hui looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hui gets back to full guard.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hui on the ground.
Hui looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hui stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee pulls Hui in close to prevent any damage.
Lee keeping full guard, as Hui tries to pass.
Hui in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Sun Hui has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hui is one step ahead there.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hui.
Hui in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Hui got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hui has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Lee seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hui loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Hui drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Hui off! Hui jumps back into Lee's guard.
Hui missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hui throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hui throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hui forces his way into half guard.

Hui 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.
Hui thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Hui throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Hui is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Lee trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hui is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Hui is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.

Hui is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hui.
Lee wants to get back to full guard but Hui has passed into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hui misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sun Hui 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 cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hui gets caught napping as Lee dives in and scores a takedown. Hui manages to retain guard.
Hui is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee keeping hold of Hui's head, controlling as best he can.
Lee wants to control but Hui is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Hui is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Lee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hui is working away from the top position though.

Hui is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Hui eventually gives up the hold.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Hui has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Hui is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hui to get the leverage.

Hui is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hui throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee is looking to control Hui's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lee avoid being mounted?
Lee is looking to improve his position.

Hui is working for a submission of some sort.

Hui is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying is best to control the position here.

Hui seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lee is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sun Hui!
An out of breath Sun Hui thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.