PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On To The Next One. 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.

Bronze
vs
Lee

200 cm
29
165 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

182 cm
30
170 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Barney Lee!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Bronze does a little dance to reset his feet.

Bronze shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bronze is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
Bronze trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Bronze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Lee has hold of Bronze's hands but Bronze slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bronze.
Bronze thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bronze works his way into side control.
Lee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bronze.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bronze tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bronze has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bronze in side control, throwing shots but Lee defends.
Bronze trying to control the position but Lee is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bronze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bronze lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bronze decides to stand back up.
Barney Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a jab when Bronze was well out of range.
Bronze looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee tries to clinch but Bronze is having none of it.
Bronze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Bronze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronze tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bronze ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Bronze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Bronze walks into a jab.
Bronze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bronze defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Lee.
Bronze tries to clinch up.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronze.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bronze staying out of range there.
Bronze shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Bronze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronze slips a jab from Lee.
Bronze catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Bronze ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bronze is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lee throws a body punch but Bronze moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronze thumps Lee with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Bronze.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Bronze is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bronze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Bronze saw that one coming.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Bronze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bronze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.

Lee pushes Bronze up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Bronze dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bronze defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Bronze connects with a single shot there.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronze throws out the jab.
Bronze throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Good shot there by Lee.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Bronze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bronze.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Bronze scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.
Bronze wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Bronze throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze wants to get up but he can't break Lee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Bronze is proving a slippery customer.
Bronze postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Bronze postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Bronze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee looking to control.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee keeping full guard, as Bronze tries to pass.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bronze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bronze advances position into side control!
Bronze in side control, throwing shots but Lee defends.
Bronze throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bronze working the strikes but Lee uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mr Bronze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bronze trying to advance position but Lee counters by regaining guard.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bronze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Bronze being controlled here momentarily.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Bronze from controlling successfully.
Bronze is really struggling to control Lee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bronze won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Bronze wants to get up but he can't break Lee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mr Bronze wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Bronze.
Bronze moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Bronze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Bronze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Bronze throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bronze counters with a stiff right hand.
Bronze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bronze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Bronze dominated that second round.
That's time! Bronze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Lee avoids the head kick by Bronze.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Bronze counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bronze is out of range.
Bronze throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Bronze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bronze connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Bronze moved out of range.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Bronze counters with an outside leg kick.
Bronze throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bronze fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Bronze circles away.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Bronze moved out of range nicely.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Bronze.
A jab lands there for Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bronze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bronze jabs at Lee's body.

Bronze has managed to clinch.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bronze's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Bronze just leaning against Lee, taking a breather.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bronze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bronze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Bronze avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bronze blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Bronze avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Bronze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Bronze controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bronze is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bronze lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronze controls his hands.

Bronze manages to break the clinch.
Bronze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronze. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barney Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Bronze pushes him off.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Bronze's defenses.
Bronze tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.

Bronze shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze scoring with some ground and pound.
Bronze is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bronze pushes down on Lee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bronze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barney Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronze prevents Lee from improving his position.
Bronze looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bronze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mr Bronze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bronze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Bronze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bronze 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Bronze!
Mr Bronze really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.