PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lee
vs
Sato

169 cm
25
145 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
140 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

160!

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a head kick but Sato moves out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee blocks a head kick by Sato.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Sato lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee throws a leg kick but Sato sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee tries a low kick but Sato avoids it.
Sato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Sato - just one landing.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Sato slips under a jab.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Sato scores with a jab.
Lee misses the body punch
and Sato counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sato throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Sato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee pushes Sato away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Sato had a free shot at his head there.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Sato checks it.
Lee is looking to chop away at Sato's legs.
Sato takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Sato misses.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sato.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Sato misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Lee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sato misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Sato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee stalks Sato and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sato's face. Sato staggers backwards, shaken.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee lands a head kick!
Sato tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee throws a series of punches but Sato avoids them all with ease.
Sato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Sato.
Sato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Sato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee throws a leg kick but Sato sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Sato throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
Good shot there by Sato.
Lee staying out of range there.
Sato looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sato avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Lee misses.
Bruce Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Sato's head back.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Lee scores with a jab. Sato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick.
Sato takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee slips a straight right by Sato.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Sato is out of range.
Sato blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee thumps Sato with a low kick.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Sato blocks a leg kick.
Sato blocks the body kick.
Lee avoids the head kick by Sato.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Sato moved away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Lee.
Sato throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Sato. Beautiful body shot.
Sato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee avoids the head kick by Sato.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Bruce Lee did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lee throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee moves away from the strike by Sato.
Sato takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sato misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee scores with a nice body kick.
Sato explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Sato sees coming a mile off.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Sato misses.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice jab there from Sato.
Sato misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee misses with a low kick as Sato jumps back.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Sato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Sato thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
Sato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sato scores with a nice right hand.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee looks to land a combination but Sato avoids it well.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sato feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sato.
Sato lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Sato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Lee throws a low kick but Sato moves out of range easily.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Sato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Ukyo Sato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sato scores with a nice right hand.
Sato scores with a jab.
Lee moves out of range as Sato strikes.
Sato has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lee.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Sato's knee but Sato avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That kick from Sato tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Sato.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Lee cracks Sato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sato gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Sato.
Sato with a hook.
Sato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Sato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee tries to land a body kick
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Sato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sato throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
Sato scores with a body shot.
Sato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato scores with a jab to the body.
Sato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ukyo Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sato avoids the body shot from Lee.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ukyo Sato.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
An out of breath Bruce Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.