PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruise Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Rusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat Theme. Rusky has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. 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
Rusky

170 cm
28
151 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

189 cm
29
140 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruise Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Rusky!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rusky lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rusky looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Rusky misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rusky throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Rusky misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Rusky catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rusky misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Rusky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rusky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Rusky shows good takedown defense.
Rusky throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rusky misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Rusky thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rusky missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rusky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rusky swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a head kick.

Rusky is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rusky is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Rusky swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Rusky 's knee.
Rusky looks winded!
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Rusky sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rusky seems to have recovered his senses.

Lee rushes Rusky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruise Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lee has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rusky is trying to keep an underhook but Lee manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rusky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rusky keeps working.
Rusky tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.

Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rusky defends it well.
Lee trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rusky is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rusky wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rusky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lee's back!
Lee trying to control the action but Rusky just sinks the hooks in.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Rusky lands punches and elbows.
Lee covers up after that shot from Rusky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee covering up well under a series of strikes from Rusky.
Rusky missing with punches from the back.
Lee is really stuck here.
Rusky throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Lee!
Rusky trying to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Rusky has the hooks in. Lee is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Rusky looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Lee is keeping busy.
Rusky might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lee haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee is trying to break free.
Lee is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bruise Lee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big right from Rusky misses.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rusky misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Rusky 's knee.
Rusky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rusky sprawls well. Rusky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Rusky looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Rusky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rusky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rusky looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Rusky fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruise Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rusky throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rusky as he avoids it easily.
Rusky misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Rusky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rusky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rusky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rusky is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee tries for a takedown but Rusky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rusky throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Rusky was not able to check.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rusky enables Lee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rusky manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lee passes Rusky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lee decides to return to a standing position.

Rusky tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rusky might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rusky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Rusky does no damage.
Rusky throws an off balance right hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rusky throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Rusky swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Rusky.
Rusky throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Rusky misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Little Rusky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.

Lee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rusky manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rusky can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rusky for as long as he can get away with.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Bruise Lee has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rusky throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rusky misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rusky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Little Rusky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rusky throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Rusky.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusky misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Rusky thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lee looks for a takedown but Rusky sprawls well.
Rusky swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bruise Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Rusky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee is looking for a takedown.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Rusky tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.

Lee ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lee no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.

Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruise Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A big right from Rusky misses.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rusky.
Rusky misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Rusky. That snapped Lee's head back.
Rusky misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rusky throws out the jab.
Rusky throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rusky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rusky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a good, hard body kick but Rusky shrugs it off.

Lee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rusky was covering up waiting for the punch and Lee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rusky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rusky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusky keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Rusky looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lee has picked Rusky up and slammed him! Rusky can't keep hold of the triangle and Lee manages to pass to side control!
Lee controls the position.
Rusky tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusky is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lee is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rusky working to try and regain half guard.

Lee is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Lee extends the arm and Rusky is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruise Lee!
Post fight, Bruise Lee stared into the camera and said 'Testicles. That is all.'.