PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni comes to the cage accompanied by Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest. Bruce Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Torni
vs
Lee

189 cm
30
190 lbs
30 - 11 - 0

179 cm
35
182 lbs
32 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee dodges the punch combination from Torni.
Torni thumps Lee with a low kick.
Lee swings for the body but Torni moves out of range.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
Torni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torni feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Torni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee tries a low kick but Torni avoids it.
Lee looks for the body kick but Torni saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a body punch but Torni moves out of range.
Torni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Torni misses the body punch
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee throws a body punch but Torni moves out of range.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torni moves away.
Lee swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni misses with a looping right.
Lee tries to clinch up but Torni circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torni's sensitive parts.
Torni looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a body punch but Torni moves out of range.
Torni blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Torni moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body punch but Torni moves out of range.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Torni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torni misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Torni avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Torni controls the action.
Torni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torni.
Torni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee tries to work over Torni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Torni scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni has Lee pressed against the cage.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee tries to work over Torni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torni tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Torni misses with a body punch.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torni blocks a body shot from Lee.
Torni lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.

It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torni has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Torni misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torni backwards.
Torni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torni.
Lee feints a jab promting Torni to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Torni slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Torni is just out of range.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee misses with a hook
and Torni counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Torni counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Torni ducks under a wild hook from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee digs a good body shot into Torni's ribs.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Torni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Torni misses with a wild body shot.
Lee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Torni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torni connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Torni scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Torni counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torni thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
Torni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torni tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Torni has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Lee lands a jab.
Lee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torni makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lee really felt that one!
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torni manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torni lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Torni counters with a nice body kick.
Torni throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Torni strikes.
Torni cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Torni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Torni.

Torni clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Torni.
Torni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torni struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Torni is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Torni into the cage.
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 Lauri Torni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Torni to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Torni rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torni moves away.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Torni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torni.
Torni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Lee tries to keep at a distance but Torni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Torni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torni blocks an uppercut.
Torni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee tries a body shot but Torni blocks it.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Torni is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torni has his back to the cage.
Torni throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.

Torni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torni blocks the body kick.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Torni's torso.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Torni blocks the leg kick.
Lee feints and then cracks Torni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torni down.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Torni forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Torni fails to land.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee prevents Torni from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni throws a head punch that misses.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Torni controls his hands.
Torni tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Torni back against the cage.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Torni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torni has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Torni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Torni.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torni is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Torni struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Torni working aggressively here.
Torni missing with knees to the body.
Lee prevents a body shot from Torni.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torni blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Torni swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tornis head.
Torni pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torni being controlled against the cage.
Lee misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torni.
Torni tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Torni misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Bruce Lee!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Bruce Lee!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee wins by unanimous decision!
Bruce Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.