PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petter Norlin (ranked 3842 p4p, 426 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 5074 p4p, 527 weight class). Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Von Thronstahl - Dressed in black uniforms. Petter Norlin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Norlin
vs
Lee

198 cm
26
191 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

183 cm
35
185 lbs
12 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petter Norlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Norlin throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Norlin avoids a punch combination nicely.

Norlin has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee working aggressively here.
Norlin connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Norlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Norlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Norlin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee gets through Norlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norlin is breathing heavily.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norlin connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norlin backwards.
We've been hearing reports that Norlin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Norlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Norlin.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Norlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Lee.
Norlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Norlin.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Norlin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norlin.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Norlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norlin backwards.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Norlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee misses with some punches.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norlin.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Norlin.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Norlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norlin misses with a knee strike.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norlin takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Norlin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Norlin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Norlin blocks an uppercut.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norlin blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Norlin.
Norlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Norlin blocks an uppercut.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Norlin.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Norlin's head.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Norlin.
Lee pushes Norlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Norlin works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee looks to land a combination but Norlin avoids it well.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Norlin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lee throws a right and a left that Norlin avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norlin dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Norlin tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee looks to land a combination but Norlin avoids it well.
Bruce Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norlin.
Norlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norlin dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Norlin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Norlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Norlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Norlin.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norlin.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norlin tries to clinch up.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Norlin misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee looks to land a combination but Norlin avoids it well.
Norlin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee looks to land a combination but Norlin avoids it well.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee stalks Norlin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Norlin's face. Norlin staggers backwards, shaken.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Norlin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Norlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Norlin throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Bruce Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee throws a right hand that Norlin ducks under and follows up with a left that Norlin also avoids with ease.
Norlin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Norlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norlin 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 counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Norlin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Norlin wants to clinch.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Norlin counters by clinching up.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Norlin has managed to clinch.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Norlin.
Norlin blocks an uppercut.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Norlin blocks an uppercut.
Bruce Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Norlin tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norlin misses with a knee to the head.
Norlin blocking some punches.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Norlin.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Norlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norlin misses with a knee to the head.
Lee avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norlins head.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norlin.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norlin blocks an uppercut.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norlin misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Norlin.
Norlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Norlin blocking some punches.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Norlin.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norlin backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norlin backwards.
Norlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Norlin blocks an uppercut.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Norlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norlin blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee misses with some punches.
Norlin blocking some punches.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Norlin connects with a knee to the head.
Petter Norlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Norlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Norlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norlin.
Lee avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Norlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Norlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Norlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.

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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I knew this one would be easy, and I don't respect any of my opponent at all, they just can't stand me. No one will stand in my path to glory and money! Ahaha, just kidding, no, I did really a hard work preparing to this fight, I don't underestimate anyone. Now I will go to celebrate and drink:) '.