PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liu comes to the cage accompanied by The Cinematic Orchestra ft. Roots Manuva - All Things To All Men. Bruce has chosen Joy Division - Atmosphere as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jie Liu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jie Liu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Liu
vs
Bruce

173 cm
30
162 lbs
25 - 11 - 1

169 cm
36
164 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER
Heisenberg

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jie Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu scoring well with a low kick there.
Liu throws a head kick that misses.
Liu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bruce pinned against the cage. Bruce gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liu avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Bruce throws a head kick that Liu semi-blocks.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bruce lands with a cross.
Bruce tries to score with a low kick but Liu moves his leg out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Liu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce is looking to score with low kicks.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been informed that Bruce has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bruce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
Bruce looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Bruce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Liu. That one must have hurt.
Bruce throws a wild body kick that Liu sees coming a mile off.
Bruce punishes Liu's body with a nice straight punch.
Liu jabs at Bruce's body.
Bruce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good work by Liu as he checks the leg kick.
Bruce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Liu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bruce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bruce is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Liu rather than just go for the knockout.
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Liu moves out of range easily.
Bruce walks into a jab.
Liu tries to land a front kick but Bruce steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Liu lands a head kick!
Liu is looking to land body kicks.
Bruce takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
Liu lands a lovely overhand right.
Bobby Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
Liu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Liu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu is trying to control. Bruce wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bruce wants to improve his position but Liu is controlling well.
Liu slips a nice elbow through Bruce's hands, connecting with Bruce's forehead.

Liu seems to be working for a kimura but Bruce defends the submission attempt.
Liu wants to pass to mount but Bruce is defending the position.
Bruce preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Liu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bruce is just riding it out for now. Liu eventually gives up the hold.
Bruce tries to get to full guard but Liu has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bruce knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jie Liu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bruce tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Liu moves out of range easily.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liu. Liu obviously looking to wear him down.
Liu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bruce misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bruce jabs at Liu's body.
Bruce throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liu.
Liu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liu shoots in for a takedown but Bruce shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Liu.
Liu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liu defending well as Bruce loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Liu.
Liu misses with a body kick.
Liu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bruce is looking to land body kicks.
Bruce tries to work over Liu's front leg with a kick but Liu checks it.
Liu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bruce throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liu's head.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liu throws a leg kick but Bruce sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bruce is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce connects with a crisp jab.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Liu moves out of range easily.
Liu thuds his shin into the meat of Bruce's side.
Liu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bruce lands a front kick.
Liu fails with a takedown attempt.
Bruce connects with a good right hand that stumbles Liu. Liu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liu 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 Bruce has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bruce and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Liu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruce misses with a low kick.
Bruce blocks a head kick by Liu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jie Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Liu moves away from the strike by Bruce.
Bruce thumps Liu with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Liu.
A head kick misses from Liu.
Bruce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruce misses with a hook.
Bruce does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bruce thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Liu ducks right into an uppercut from Bruce.
Liu looks to land a body kick but Bruce moved away.
Liu connects with a leg kick. Bruce looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Bruce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body kick from Liu.
Liu throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Bruce's shoulder, as Bruce tries to avoid the shot.
Liu throws a solid leg kick but Bruce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liu.
Bruce swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruce throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruce.
Liu throws a leg kick but Bruce sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobby Bruce will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bruce walks into a straight right hand from Liu.
Bruce throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
Bruce throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Liu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bruce!
Bruce can't do much from the bottom here.

Liu has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bruce is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Liu yanks on the arm and Bruce is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Liu.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jie Liu!
Jie Liu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Bobby Bruce was interviewed post fight and said 'I knew this was gonna be tough. I gotta give up the fighting or the drinking, I can't keep doing both!'.