PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Black
vs
Lee

175 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black avoids the head kick by Lee.
Black swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lee looks to clinch
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Black scores with a leg kick.
Lee looks gassed!
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Black throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Black is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Black. That's going to slow Lee down.
Black feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.

Black lands a high kick to the side of Lee's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Black dives into guard, looking to finish.

It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Black stands up and waves to Lee to follow him.

Black drops his shoulder and cracks Lee with a huge uppercut! Lee goes down! Can Black finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.

Black gets to his feet. Lee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Black.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Black lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Black.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee checks a low kick from Black.
Black throws a leg kick that misses.
Black shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Black to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Black thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Black misses
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Black thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick by Lee misses
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Lee misses
and Black counters with a slapping leg kick.
Black looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Black goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joe Black is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Black does it's job there.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Black.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a jab.
A big left from Black misses.
Black scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Black - the referee stops the clock and Lee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Black. Lee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Black counters with a body kick that stops Lee in his tracks momentarily.
Black misses with a low kick.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Black swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Black makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joe Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Black keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Black bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Black throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Black walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Black.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
An inside leg kick from Black misses.
A lazy body kick from Lee
and Black counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Black scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Black counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Black 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Black!