PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jere Spence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jere Spence has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Spence
vs
Lee

154 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jere Spence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a body punch but Spence moves out of range.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spence wants to stall.

Lee successfully pulls guard.
Lee wants to stand up but Spence is controlling him.

Spence avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spence sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lee controls Spence momentarily but Spence frees himself.
Spence really is a fat lump.
Spence stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Spence with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spence fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Spence moves out of range easily.
Spence attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee showed some decent athleticism there.
Lee wants to stand but Spence has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Lee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Spence wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Spence moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Spence manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Spence keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Spence changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jere Spence. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spence on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee cracks Spence with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Jere Spence has been cut.

Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Spence tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Spence trying to control but Lee postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spence preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Spence continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jere Spence's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lee trying to control the action but Spence is working from the bottom.
Spence wants to control but Lee postures up.
Bruce Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee prevents Spence from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Spence's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Spence wants to get back to his feet.

Lee decides to stand back up.

Spence gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Spence is trying to keep Lee in close.
Lee trying to control but Spence is working from the bottom.
Lee wants to stand but Spence is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee stops Spence from standing up.
Spence doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lee wanted to stand there but Spence had control of the position.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Spence is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Lee gets a double leg takedown into Spence's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Spence trying to control the position.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Spence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee slips nicely into half guard.
Lee is thwarting Spence's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Spence avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Spence is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spence manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Spence is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Lee trying to control but Spence is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Spence gets caught napping as Lee dives in and scores a takedown. Spence manages to retain guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spence keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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 cut man is working on Jere Spence's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Spence has him pressed against the cage.
Lee wants to break free but Spence has control.
Spence on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Lee gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Spence regains guard.
Spence is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lee stands up and waves to Spence to follow him.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Spence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
Spence struggling a bit here.
Spence tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Lee easily slips into full mount!
Spence can't escape the position.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Spence is just holding on here. Lee manages to take his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence trying to control the hands but Lee breaks the grip.
Lee controlling the position well here. Spence rolled but Lee kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Lee is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lee gets his hands free as Spence looks to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence trying to control the hands but Lee won't let him.
Spence has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Lee.
Spence is trying to break free.

Lee is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Spence defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Lee gets his hands free as Spence looks to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Lee working for a choke but Spence is defending well.
Spence wants to control his opponent's hands but Lee gets his hands free.
Spence is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Spence trying to control the hands but Lee breaks the grip.

Lee working for the choke.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee misses with punches from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lee is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Spence has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jere Spence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spence can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!