PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce LEE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

LEE
vs
Green

195 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce LEE!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taylor Green!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
LEE tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
LEE moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but LEE swivels and escapes.
Taylor Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green misses with a takedown attempt - LEE sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Green decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Green stands up and beckons LEE to join him on the feet.
LEE is looking to clinch.
LEE slips under a jab.
LEE is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LEE tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
LEE tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
LEE moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
LEE tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says LEE as he avoids it easily.
Bruce LEE has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Green.

Green forces LEE back against the cage and clinches.

Green manages to pull guard.
Green is controlling LEE's posture.
LEE trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
LEE pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.

That's two 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.
LEE looking to sit in guard and control but Green gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
LEE looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Green puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
LEE is trying to get back to full guard.
LEE is trying to control but Green manages to pass to mount!
LEE tries to lock up and control but Green gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Green looking to finish LEE with some ground and pound. This is bad for LEE!
Green working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green controlling from the full mount.
Green lands a heavy elbow.
Green looking to finish LEE with some ground and pound. This is bad for LEE!
LEE wants to control but Green is having none of it.
Green is landing with some decent strikes but LEE is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
LEE tries to get back to half guard but can't.
LEE tries to hold on but Green pushes him away.
LEE takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
LEE wants to control but Green is having none of it.
LEE is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LEE's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
LEE working to try and regain half guard.
LEE taking shots to the head.
LEE flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
LEE tries to get back to half guard but can't.
LEE is breathing heavily.
Green controlling from mount.
LEE wants to get back to his feet.
Green content just to control the position here.
LEE in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Green dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Green shoots in and drives through. LEE sprawls well.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

LEE gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
LEE is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Green not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

LEE throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
LEE trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Green passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

Green decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Green misses the shot to the body.
LEE tries to clinch but Green moves away
and Green counters with a series of strikes. LEE will be more careful next time no doubt.
Green misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Green is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
LEE tries to clinch

and Green counters with a shoot takedown. LEE fights it but they end up in guard.
Green won't allow LEE to sweep him here.

LEE is working an open guard so Green takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bruce LEE is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LEE closes the distance looking to clinch

and Green counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Green.
LEE misses with a punch on the inside.
LEE tries to pull guard but Green won't allow it.
LEE pushes off an throws an elbow but Green leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but LEE has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LEE is working for takedown but Green is calmly controlling the position for now.
LEE tries to land knees in the clinch but Green avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from LEE.
LEE missing with knees to the body.
LEE prevents the takedown attempt.
Bruce LEE has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Green.
Green managing to block the knees to the body from LEE.
Green tries to break the clinch but LEE is controlling the position.
LEE trying to land knees to the body.
LEE misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Green.
LEE tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Green on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
LEE tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Green just stands there and leans against the cage.
LEE trying to land knees to the body.
LEE misses with a hook to the ribs.
LEE tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Green smiles and moves away.

Green has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Green breaks the clinch.

LEE gets caught flat footed, as Green shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

LEE is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Green slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Taylor Green has got the better of the ground game so far.

Green avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
LEE wants to hit a switch here but Green passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for LEE there!
LEE wants to control but Green is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Green circles away from the clinch attempt

and Green counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
LEE is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from LEE.
You can see the frustration on LEE's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
LEE tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Green's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LEE is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
LEE wants to clinch

so Green counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Green won't allow LEE to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

LEE is looking for a triangle here but Green uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
LEE knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Green on the ground.
Green moves into full mount!
LEE is desperately trying to improve his position but Green has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lands with some vicious ground and pound - can LEE hang on?
Green tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Green dominating with strikes here.
LEE working to try and regain half guard.
LEE is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by Green.
LEE is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LEE taking shots to the head.
Green controlling the position easily from mount.
LEE tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Green controlling the pace for now.
LEE is bucking up trying to escape but Green cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Green looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Green jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but LEE manages to avoid the submission attempt.
LEE tries to bench press Green off him but Green keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on LEE's face as Green controls the position.
Green tries to move to mount but LEE blocks the move with his legs.
LEE is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Green asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Green gets to mount! LEE was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bruce LEE has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green avoids the attempt from LEE to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Green 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Green!