PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Small acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Lee
vs
Small

173 cm
32
135 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

160 cm
33
132 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Small!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Small slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Small drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lee defends it well.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Small avoids the head kick by Lee.
A head kick by Lee misses

and Small decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lee's guard.
Lee is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Small dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Small is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Small is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lee is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Small is controlling him well.

Small tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Lee is pushing Small's head away, looking to escape. Small manages to hold on to the position though.
Small controls the position.
Lee tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but Small has full control of the position and if anything, Lee has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Small looking for the choke from the back.

Small working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Small is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Lee is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dan Small!
Dan Small was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.