PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaques Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Lee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lee
vs
Armstrong

176 cm
22
143 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
136 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaques Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Armstrong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Armstrong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Armstrong gets a clinch.
Lee stalling the fight.
Armstrong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee stalling.
Lee lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.
Lee is looking to control Armstrong's arms but Armstrong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
Armstrong can't break the clinch.
Lee avoiding damage.

Armstrong jumps guard and drags Lee to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee slips nicely into half guard.
Armstrong wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to stall here but Armstrong recovers full guard.
Armstrong wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Armstrong has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
Lee is stalling in the full guard.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Armstrong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Armstrongis looking to pass into half guard but Lee pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lee is in guard.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Armstrong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Armstrong has a closed guard, preventing Lee from standing up.
Armstrong 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 has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lee won't allow Armstrong to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Armstrong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Armstrong throws a body kick the misses

and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Armstrong fights it but they end up in guard.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Armstrong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Armstrong striking off his back but it's not causing Lee any problems.
Armstrong wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is looking to stand up but Armstrong won't let him.
Lee scoring with some ground and pound.
Armstrong is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Armstrong looks gassed!
Lee postures up in Armstrong's guard and throws a big left but Armstrong blocks it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Armstrong is looking to clinch.
Armstrong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Armstrong backpedaling.

It looks like Jaques Armstrong has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Armstrong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Lee rushes Armstrong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee just leaning against Armstrong, taking a breather.
Lee keeps control of Armstrong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Armstrong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Armstrong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.

Armstrong jumps into guard, dragging Lee to the mat.
Armstrong wants to improve his position but instead Lee has moved into half guard.
Armstrong misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Armstrong 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!
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 Jaques Armstrong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Armstrong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Armstrong lands a nice forearm strike.
Armstrong lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lee down.
Armstrong trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Armstrong cracks Lee with a big elbow.
Armstrong advances to mount.
Lee is desperately trying to improve his position but Armstrong has a good base and remains in mount.
Armstrong looking to finish Lee with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lee!
Armstrong avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Lee is looking to get to half guard.
Armstrong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.

Armstrong is working for a guillotine from mount but Lee frees his head quite easily.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Armstrong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Lee can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Armstrong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee's face.
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Armstrong looking to secure an arm triangle but Lee defends it well.
Lee is desperately trying to improve his position but Armstrong has a good base and remains in mount.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Lee wants to hold on but Armstrong pushes him away.
Armstrong content just to control the position here.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is bucking up trying to escape but Armstrong cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Armstrong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee's face.
Armstrong content just to control the position here.
Lee is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Armstrong working Lee over with strikes here.
Lee tries to reverse the position but Armstrong maintains control.
Lee wants to control but Armstrong is having none of it.
Armstrong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Armstrong looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armstrong content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaques Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaques Armstrong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nice uppercut lands for Armstrong. That snapped Lee's head back.
Armstrong scores with a jab.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Armstrong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Armstrong really felt that one!
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
Armstrong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaques Armstrong.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Armstrong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Lee is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Armstrong! Lee is backing up but he can't get away as Armstrong lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Lee and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jaques Armstrong!