PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lee
vs
Fielding

176 cm
24
143 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

182 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Fielding!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with the combination.
Fielding is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Lee forces Fielding back against the cage and clinches.
Fielding wants to break free but Lee has control.
Fielding wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fielding throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fielding wants to stall.
Fielding throws an elbow that misses.
Fielding wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee looks to land a combination but Fielding avoids it well.

Fielding darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fielding is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Lee is controlling Fielding's trapped leg to prevent Fielding from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Fielding postures up.
Fielding tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Fielding is controlling him
Lee is concentrating on defense, preventing Fielding from advancing position.
Lee tries to kick Fielding off but Fielding keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lee is looking to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fielding throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fielding walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Thomas Fielding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Fielding misses the target.
Fielding looks gassed!

Fielding clinches.
Fielding looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee lands a right hand.
Fielding has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Fielding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fielding misses with an elbow strike.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee swinging wilding here.
Fielding shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Fielding.
Fielding shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fielding has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fielding rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Fielding is rocked!
Lee drops Fielding with a big left hand! Fielding is injured, injured bad! Lee jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Lee!