PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Liften Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Liften Jr
vs
Lee

175 cm
26
156 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

169 cm
26
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Liften Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liften Jr's head.
Liften Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Liften Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liften Jr moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Liften Jr wants to clinch.
Liften Jr checks a low kick from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liften Jr misses with a looping left.
Liften Jr slips a straight right by Lee.
Liften Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Liften Jr wants to clinch
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Liften Jr backing up. Liften Jr nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Liften Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Liften Jr.
Liften Jr misses with an uppercut.

Liften Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Liften Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Liften Jr misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Liften Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liften Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Liften Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Liften Jr blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Liften Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liften Jr with a knee to the head.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Liften Jr blocks an uppercut.
Liften Jr lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.

It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Liften Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Liften Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Liften Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liften Jr throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Liften Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liften Jr blocking some punches.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Liften Jr misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liften Jr.
Liften Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Liften Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Lee misses with some punches.
Liften Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Liften Jr.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Lee.
Lee lands a left hand.
Liften Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Liften Jr has double underhooks.
Liften Jr missing with knees to the body.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Liften Jr.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Liften Jr controls the action.
Liften Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liften Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Liften Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liften Jr obliges.
A knee to the head by Liften Jr.
Liften Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Liften Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee works on Liften Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Liften Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Liften Jr blocking some punches.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Liften Jr is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
A big left from Liften Jr misses.
Liften Jr tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Liften Jr.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Liften Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liften Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Liften Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Liften Jr misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Liften Jr slips under a jab.
Lee throws a body punch but Liften Jr moves out of range.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Liften Jr.
Liften Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Liften Jr wants to clinch
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee 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.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Liften Jr moves out of range easily.

Liften Jr forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Liften Jr.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liften Jr lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Liften Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liften Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Liften Jr missing with knees to the body.
Liften Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Liften Jr.
Liften Jr lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Liften Jr backwards.
Liften Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Liften Jr tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Liften Jr blocks a leg kick.
Liften Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Liften Jr tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liften Jr wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Liften Jr tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Liften Jr's head back.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Liften Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
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!
Liften Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee misses with a hook. Liften Jr ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Liften Jr moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liften Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liften Jr moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Liften Jr.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee throws the left hand but Liften Jr avoids the punch easily.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Liften Jr moved out of range.
Bruce Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liften Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Liften Jr.
Lee takes a swing at Liften Jr's ribcage but misses.
Liften Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a head kick. Liften Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Liften Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Liften Jr saw that one coming.
Liften Jr moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Liften Jr tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liften Jr wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Liften Jr wants to clinch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liften Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Liften Jr.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liften Jr blocks a head kick by Lee.
Liften Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liften Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liften Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Liften Jr tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Liften Jr's knee momentarily.

Liften Jr clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Liften Jr.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Liften Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liften Jr backwards.
Liften Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Bruce Lee!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Bruce Lee!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Bruce Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.