PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jericho has chosen AR-Swift: Awesome God as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Jericho

172 cm
28
155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

173 cm
22
159 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Wolfpack Threadz

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)
XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rey Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Lee.
Jericho moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.

Jericho shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.

Jericho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jericho postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.

Lee has his foot on Jericho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jericho works his way back into a safe position though.
Jericho connects with a couple of short punches.
Jericho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jericho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jericho has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.

Lee looking for a guillotine here but Jericho defends easily.

Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jericho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jericho passes into side control.
Jericho landing a few strikes.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Jericho is working Lee over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Jericho working the head and body with strikes.
Jericho connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lee some visible discomfort.
Jericho works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jericho landing a few strikes.
Jericho trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jericho connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jericho's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jericho working the head and body with strikes.
Jericho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jericho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Jericho there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jericho lands a nice short elbow.
Jericho is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jericho connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
Jericho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee wants to improve his position but Jericho is controlling well.

Jericho gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Jericho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jericho trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Jericho landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho landing with the ground and pound.

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jericho passes into side control.
Jericho working the head and body with strikes.
Jericho lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lee down.
Jericho landing a few strikes.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lee gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jericho in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lee tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jericho!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rey Jericho!
Rey Jericho made sure to mention his sponsor, Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) in his post fight interview.