PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sugar Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bear
vs
King

190 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 4 - 1

187 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sugar Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan King!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King slips a jab and a cross from Bear.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
Sugar Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan King.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bear but Bear pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bear throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.

King clinches.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Bear could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Bear is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
King looks gassed!
Bear tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear can't break the clinch.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King tries a knee to the head but Bear blocks it.
King prevents Bear from breaking the clinch.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Bear tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear is trying to break free.
King keeps control of Bear as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
Bear has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King has Bear pressed against the cage, preventing Bear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bear darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Bear gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bear has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
Bear is trying to break free.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Bear tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Bear has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Bear is trying to break free.
King has Bear pressed against the cage, preventing Bear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bear tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bear scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bear darts in trying to clinch

and King counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Bear's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bear looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King has Bear pressed against the cage, preventing Bear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bear's efforts to push away.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bear breaks from the clinch.
Bear connects with a body shot.
Bear lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as King backs up against the cage.
Bear's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bear duly obliges.
Sugar Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bear breaks the clinch.
Bear throws a one two combo.
King misses with a head kick.

Bear moves into the clinch successfully.
Bear wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bear has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Bear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bear is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
Bear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bear wants to break free but King has control.
King misses with a knee to the head.

Bear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to clinch there but King circles away.

King takes the fight into the clinch.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
Bear looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.

Bear manages to break the clinch.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bear as he jumps to the side.
Bear throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bear lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bear is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for King.
King shoots in for a takedown but Bear shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear clinches but King breaks the clinch

and King counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by King.
Bear tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
Bear tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sugar Bear dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

King closes the distance and clinches up with Bear, looking for a takedown. King pushes Bear against the cage but Bear circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
King working away.
King working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
King misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
King working the head with strikes.
Bear wants to control but King postures up.
Bear pushes King away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, King gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
King looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bear is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear darts in trying to clinch

and King moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King prevents Bear from breaking the clinch.
Bear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bear is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bear is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
Bear is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King connects with a knee to the head.
Bear wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bear wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Bear wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bear wants to break the clinch but can't.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Bear tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Bear takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bear tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.

Bear manages to break the clinch.

King clinches up against the cage.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Bear is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bear tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
Bear is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
Bear tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
Bear is trying to break free.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King tries a knee to the head but Bear blocks it.
King prevents Bear from breaking the clinch.
King landing knees to the head.
Bear is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bear's face.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King tries a knee to the head but Bear blocks it.
Bear looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King misses with a knee to the head.
King prevents Bear from breaking the clinch.

Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Bear. No joy for King on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

King looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bear on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King is keen to just control but Bear is a slippery customer.
Bear wants to control but King is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
King working over Bear with some ground and pound. Bear looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bear is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bear, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Bear tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear can't break the clinch.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Bear is blocking nicely.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
King keeps control of Bear as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
King misses with a knee strike.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Bear is blocking nicely.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Bear tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
King connects with a knee to the head.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bear is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King keeps control of Bear as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King prevents Bear from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

King has Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Bear is blocking nicely.
Bear has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bear wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bear has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
Bear has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Bear tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
Bear wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King misses with a knee strike.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Bear's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sugar Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bear works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bear!
King wants to clinch.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bear tries to clinch up.
Bear throws a combination. King tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bear but Bear pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bear sprawls well. Bear wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Bear moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sugar Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

King rushes Bear and presses him up against the cage.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
Bear is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bear lands with a nice combination. King backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bear throws a body punch but King moves out of range.

King closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bear did well to prevent King getting side control.
King working over Bear with some ground and pound. Bear looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
King working Bear over with strikes.
Bear trying to control here.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

King is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bear is just riding it out for now. King eventually gives up the hold.
King perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

King is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bear's head.
Bear trying to control but King postures up.
Bear wants to get back to his feet.
King controlling the action here.
Bear misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bear looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

King rushes Bear and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King keeps control of Bear as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bear wants to break free but King has control.
Bear wants to break free but King has control.
Bear tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Bear is blocking nicely.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
King tries a knee to the head but Bear blocks it.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Bear wants to break free but King has control.
Bear has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King misses with a knee to the head.
King misses with a knee to the head.
King has Bear pressed against the cage, preventing Bear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bear takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan King!