PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Bruny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asher Lee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bruny
vs
Lee

163 cm
26
155 lbs
11 - 0 - 1

192 cm
47
154 lbs
52 - 41 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

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 11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Bruny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 52 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruny misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Bruny throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A head kick misses from Lee.
A jab lands there for Bruny.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bruny on the side of the head.
Bruny scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Lee is rocked!
Bruny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruny finish him?
Bruny looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Bruny persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Bruny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Bruny looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Lee makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bruny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruny looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bruny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bruny there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee lands with a cross.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Bruny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee thuds his right hand into Bruny's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bruny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruny misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee punishes Bruny's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruny scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Asher Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruny shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Bruny's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bruny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Lee.
Asher Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Bruny misses the shot to the body.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bruny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Bruny attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruny swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Bruny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruny was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.

Bruny closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bruny lands in his opponent's guard.
Bruny is stalling in the full guard.
Bruny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bruny trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Bruny trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Bruny looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bruny advances to half guard.
Bruny is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bruny thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruny.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bruny thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Bruny is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Bruny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bruny stalling away here and it's allowed Lee to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bruny trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Bruny from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lee slips a straight right by Bruny.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Bruny throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asher Lee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bruny takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Bruny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bruny there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bruny moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bruny fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Lee misses.
Bruny throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Bruny darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Bruny dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruny avoiding damage.
A short body shot lands from Bruny as the two fighters clinch.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Bruny has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Lee misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Asher Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bruny in his tracks.
Bruny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Bruny's head but Bruny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruny appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bruny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee avoids the body shot from Bruny.
Bruny fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab from Lee.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruny.
Bruny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Bruny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruny avoids the head kick by Lee.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good shot there by Lee.
Lee stalks Bruny and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bruny's face. Bruny staggers backwards, shaken.
Bruny takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bruny shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bruny gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruny looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Bruny.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bruny misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruny has a takedown stuffed.

Bruny closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
Nice strikes from Bruny there.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruny.
Bruny landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bruny is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bruny lands a nice short elbow.
Bruny seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jerome Bruny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bruny throws an elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruny's guard. Nice move by Lee!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruny has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.

Lee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Bruny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with a double jab.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Bruny's head but Bruny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee defending well as Bruny loads up on a big left hand.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruny manages to avoid it.
Bruny doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bruny swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a jab when Bruny was well out of range.
Lee connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asher Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruny's head.

Bruny closes the distance and clinches.
Bruny just leaning against Lee, taking a breather.
Bruny lands a body punch.

Bruny pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruny 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.

Bruny looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruny keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.

Bruny looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Lee wants to stand and escape but instead Bruny has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruny connects with a couple of short punches.
Bruny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Bruny trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee seems keen to control Bruny's posture.
Bruny chips away with some ground and pound.

Bruny drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lee looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lee looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lee!

Asher Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Bruny shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bruny showed some decent athleticism there.
Bruny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bruny's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bruny's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee wants to control but Bruny is keeping busy.
Bruny tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bruny tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the attempt from Bruny to control.
Lee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bruny is looking to get to half guard.
Bruny is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Jerome Bruny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruny might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bruny sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lee is thwarting Bruny's attempts to control the position.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control. Bruny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bruny trying to get back to full guard but Lee takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lee throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bruny regains half guard.

Bruny is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
Bruny is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
Lee is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Asher Lee.
I've got Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asher Lee!
A relieved looking Asher Lee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.