Pro-bending referees

"neutral"

- The Avatar will be permitted to continue, so long as she solely bends water.

The pro-bending referee is an man who enforces the rules of pro-bending at the pro-bending arena in Republic City.

History
When Avatar Korra made her debut into the pro-bending ring alongside her Fire Ferrets teammates Mako and Bolin, this man was the current referee on duty for the match. As the Avatar had never been in a pro-bending match before, she was not familiar with the rules. In the opening seconds of round one, she knocked two of her opponents over the side of the ring, which was not allowed by the rules of the pro-bending tournament. The referee called a penalty and ordered Korra to move back to zone two. Soon afterwards, he pointed out that she was over the line. When she exposed herself as the Avatar by bending water, earth and fire at once, the man again called a penalty, this time very confused at the turn of events. After realizing that this meant she was the Avatar, the referee allowed her to continue to participate, but said that from then on she must only waterbend.