PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Crone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Crone
vs
Lee

193 cm
23
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Crone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crone misses with the combination.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Crone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Crone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crone misses with a series of wild punches.
Crone scores with a jab to the body.
Crone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crone.
No joy there for Crone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Crone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Paul Crone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crone throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Crone avoids it.
Crone stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul Crone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
Crone lands an overhand right.
Lee tries for a takedown but Crone circles away easily
and Crone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crone.
Crone swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Crone misses.
Crone is breathing heavily.
Crone misses with a wild combination.
Crone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee throws a hook but Crone avoids it easily.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crone.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crone's knee momentarily.
Crone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crone shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Crone to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Crone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Crone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee closes the distance but Crone moves to the side
and Crone counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Crone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A lazy left from Crone finds it's target.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Crone.
Crone throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crone circles away.
Crone is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Crone counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Crone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crone tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crone is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Crone circles away and we're back to standing.
Paul Crone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Crone does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Crone circles away.
Crone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crone shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Crone to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crone counters with a one-two to the body.
Crone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Crone sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crone tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Crone. Those never looked like landing.
Lee tries to clinch there but Crone circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Crone misses.
Crone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Crone does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Crone lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paul Crone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Crone.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Crone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Crone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Crone does no damage.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crone misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crone circles away.
Paul Crone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
Crone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crone's waist but Crone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Crone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Crone.
Crone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crone duly obliges.
Crone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Crone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crone duly obliges.
Crone misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch but Crone is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crone counters with a two punch combo.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crone as he jumps to the side.
Crone throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crone works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Crone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crone swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crone misses with a two punch combination.
Crone throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Crone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crone moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Crone.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crone lands a two punch combo.
Crone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paul Crone is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crone sprawls well. Crone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Crone misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crone throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Crone throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crone swinging wildly here.
Crone misses with a two punch combination.
Crone jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Crone thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Crone slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Crone counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Crone dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Crone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crone is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crone misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Crone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Crone.
Crone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Crone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crone throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee pushes Crone away with a front kick.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crone misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee is trying desperately to land a takedown but Crone is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lee.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Crone pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Paul Crone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
Crone throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Crone throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Crone throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crone circles away.
Crone throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Crone swinging wildly here.
Crone misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Crone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Crone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Crone. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Crone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Crone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crone throws a one two combo.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Crone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crone looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee goes for a double leg but Crone avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crone continues to drive forward.
Crone can't break the clinch.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crone is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crone's efforts to push away.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Crone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crone misses with a series of wild punches.
Crone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Crone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
Crone throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Crone misses with the combination.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Crone circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crone.
Crone tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Crone throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crone stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
Crone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crone stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crone avoids it really well and circles away.
Crone misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Crone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crone 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Paul Crone!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Paul Crone!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Paul Crone!

Paul Crone wins by unanimous decision!