PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 6939 p4p, 5721 weight class) and So Slow (ranked 611 p4p, 549 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Slow

173 cm
19
165
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
160
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, So Slow!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slow scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee pulls Slow in close to his closed guard and prevents Slow from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slow lands a couple of digs.

Slow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slow has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Slow has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Tokyo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slow manages to get himself to full guard.

Lee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Slow. Slow gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Slow pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
So Slow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of So Slow.
Slow tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily

and Lee counters by clinching up.
Lee has Slow pushed against the cage.

Lee gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Slow is looking to improve his position.
Slow wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Lee stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slow is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slow tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Slow back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Slow prevents it.
Lee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee tries to score a body lock takedown but Slow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Slow is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slow changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slow trying to control the position.

Lee stands up and waves to Slow to follow him.
Slow shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Slow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a head kick.

Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee showed some decent athleticism there.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slow trying to get back to full guard but Lee takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Slow throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lee. What's that going to do exactly?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Slow is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slow working to try and regain half guard.
Slow wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee punching from mount but Slow doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slow can't escape the position.
Slow avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slow wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Slow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Slow is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slow has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Slow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of So Slow.
Lee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Slow defends well and Lee ends up having to push Slow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Lee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Slow uses from the top position.
Lee wants to stand but Slow is controlling the position.
Slow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to control the position here.
Slow stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slow.
Lee looking to control.
Slow won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee leaves Slow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Slow just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLee.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Slow breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee is looking to slow Slow down with leg kicks.
Slow dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Slow's head and hops out.
Slow slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slow closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Slow pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slow. That did some damage!
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Slow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lee blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lee moves into the clinch.
Slow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Slow prevents the takedown attempt.

Lee pulls Slow into guard.
Slow throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee pushes down on Slow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Slow tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Slow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.

Lee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Slow sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slow wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Slow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slow wants to get back to full guard but Lee has passed into side control.
Slow is trying to get back to half guard.
Slow is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lee frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Slow tries to reverse the position but Lee maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to control but Slow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Lee gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slow tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slow to the ground. Slow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slow has a takedown stuffed.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Slow dives in for a single leg takedown but Lee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slow tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lee defends well and Slow ends up having to push Lee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Lee takes the fight into the clinch.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Slow is trying to defend but Lee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slow is positioning himself well to prevent Lee advancing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lee shoots in and drives through. Slow sprawls well.
Lee dives in and grabs Slow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slow pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Slow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lee counters by clinching up.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Slow or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee, which made it look bad.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of So Slow.
Slow tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lee defends well and Slow ends up having to push Lee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lee looks for a takedown but Slow sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slow looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Slow dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Slow's head and hops out.
Slow stuffs the takedown.

Slow shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slow can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Slow is very close to passing his half guard.
Slow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Slow's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Slow's back!
Slow is really stuck here.
Lee avoiding Slow 's attempts to control his hands.
Slow prevents Lee from getting a body triangle.
Bruce Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slow is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to get the hooks in deep but Slow pushed the leg off.

Lee is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Lee is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Slow is defending well though. Lee let's go of the attempt for now.
Slow wants to escape the position.
Lee struggling to keep hold of the position.
Lee is riding his opponent, not letting Slow buck him off.
Lee punches the canvas rather than the man.
I really don't envy Slow right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slow is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Lee is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Slow is trying to break free.
Slow looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
What can Slow do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Slow is really stuck here.
Slow looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lee.

Slow defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lee's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Slow is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Lee looking to break Slow's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Slow remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lee will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Slow is really stuck here.
Lee trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Slow tries to escape but Lee has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Slow trying to get back to his feet but Lee is in full control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Slow defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lee's arms.
Slow is in bad spot here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

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