PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Kaia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kaia
vs
Bear

183 cm
23
194 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Kaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teddy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kaia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bear pulls his leg out and moves away.

Kaia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kaia lands in his opponent's guard.
Bear tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kaia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Kaia drops back looking for a leg! Bear is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bear manages to kick Kaia off! Kaia jumps back into Bear's guard.
Kaia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Kaia drops back looking for a leg! Bear is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bear manages to kick Kaia off! Kaia jumps back into Bear's guard.
Bear wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kaia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kaia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bear napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bear looks gassed!
The referee asks Kaia politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kaia prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kaia working the ground and pound.
Bear is trying to get back to half guard.

Kaia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Kaia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bear has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaia wants to control but Bear is keeping him busy.
Bear throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaia trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.

Kaia tries for a kimura but Bear is defending well.
Bear regains half guard.
Kaia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bear defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bear trying to get back to full guard but Kaia takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kaia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bear can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Kaia jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bear manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Kaia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bear is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Kaia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kaia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bear is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kaia off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaia trying to control the hands but Bear won't let him.
Kaia tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kaia wants to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Kaia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bear.
Kaia avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bear.
Kaia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bear.
Kaia regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Kaia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kaia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damian Kaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bear gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kaia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bear controls Kaia momentarily but Kaia frees himself.
Kaia trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Kaia throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Bear is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kaia trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Bear looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kaia is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaia passes into half guard.

Kaia is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bear has managed to free his arm - good work.

Bear looking for submissions off his back.
Bear is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kaia jumps into side control!

Kaia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bear is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Kaia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaia working the head and body with strikes.
Bear tries to improve position but can't.

Kaia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kaia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Kaia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Kaia goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bear has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kaia but great work by Bear.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kaia gets back to half guard.
Kaia is trying to stand back up but Bear is controlling him

Bear is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kaia is just riding it out for now. Bear eventually gives up the hold.
Bear not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bear thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaia's head.

Kaia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Damian Kaia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bear thows a huge punch but Kaia dodges it nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kaia moves out of range as Bear strikes.
Bear misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaia has a takedown stuffed.
Kaia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bear as he jumps to the side.

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

Kaia seems to be working for a kimura but Bear defends the submission attempt.

Kaia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Kaia dominated that second round.
That's time! Kaia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

No luck for Kaia with that takedown attempt.

Kaia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bear sprawls well initially but Kaia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Kaia is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bear is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damian Kaia!