PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Tsavieva (ranked 4993 p4p, 5952 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 514 p4p, 572 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Tsavieva
vs
Lee

180 cm
22
162
6 - 7 - 0

173 cm
18
165
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Tsavieva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee pushes Tsavieva up against the cage in a clinch.

Lee manages to pull guard.
Tsavieva won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Tsavieva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lee is proving hard to escape from.
Tsavieva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tsavieva stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee pulls Tsavieva in close to prevent any damage.
Lee wants to hit a sweep here but Tsavieva passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lee there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to hold on but Tsavieva pushes him away.
Lee tries to reverse the position but Tsavieva maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tsavieva gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Tsavieva misses with an uppercut.
Tsavieva throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Tsavieva throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Tsavieva sets himself, and Lee steps forward looking for the clinch! Tsavieva avoids it this time.
Lee moves out of range as Tsavieva strikes.
Tsavieva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Tsavieva is looking to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch.
Tsavieva misses with a hook.
Lee moves away from the strike by Tsavieva.
Tsavieva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsavieva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Tsavieva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nikolai Tsavieva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tsavieva defends it nicely.
Nikolai Tsavieva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tsavieva defends it nicely.

Tsavieva clinches up against the cage.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Tsavieva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tsavieva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Tsavieva drags the fight down to the ground.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Lee looking to improve position, pressing down on Tsavieva's thigh with his hand. Tsavieva seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Lee paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Lee's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Tsavieva picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nikolai Tsavieva!
After winning the bout, Nikolai Tsavieva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.