PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Coleiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bear
vs
Coleiro

189 cm
26
214 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

189 cm
24
218 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Coleiro!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bear counters with a head kick. That will keep Coleiro thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Coleiro works Bear's body with a nice hook.
Coleiro throws a hook but Bear blocks it.
Coleiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bear has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bear there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coleiro jabs Bear to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Coleiro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Coleiro.
Bear moves forwards but Coleiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bear misses with a series of wild punches.

Bear clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear is leaning against Coleiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleiro working hard to break the clinch.

Coleiro breaks from the clinch.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Coleiro circles away.
Coleiro lands a two punch combo.
Coleiro misses with a hook

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.
Coleiro tries to break the clinch but Bear is controlling the position.

Coleiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coleiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bear takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Coleiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Bear counters with a good, hard body kick but Coleiro shrugs it off.
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coleiro misses with a lunging right hand

and Bear holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Coleiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleiro controls his hands.
Bear prevents Coleiro from breaking the clinch.
Coleiro tries to break free but Bear pushes him back against the cage.
Bear lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coleiro or not.
Bear stalling.
Coleiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coleiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coleiro has had enough of the clinch but Bear keeps him there for the moment.
Coleiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Coleiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coleiro misses with a right hand

and Bear moves into the clinch.
Bear presses Coleiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coleiro looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleiro controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Bear.
Coleiro is trying to break the clinch but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
Bear trying to stall but Coleiro improves his position.
Coleiro being controlled against the cage.
Bear misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.
Coleiro is trying to break free.
Coleiro blocks a body shot from Bear.
Coleiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bear.

Coleiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Coleiro as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bear. Coleiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coleiro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No joy there for Bear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear tries to clinch but Coleiro moves out of range.
Coleiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings Coleiro.
A shot to the body from Coleiro misses

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch.
Bear working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bear tries to throw a body punch but Coleiro avoids it by throwing Bear back against the cage.
Bear tries to work over Coleiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bear digs a right hand into Coleiro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coleiro's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear keeps control of Coleiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bear misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bear keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coleiro's efforts to push away.
Bear lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coleiro or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bear.
Bear tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bear works on Coleiro's body with a couple of short punches.
Bear cracks Coleiro with a nice body shot.
Bear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bear scores with a hook to the body.
Bear trying to stall but Coleiro improves his position.
Coleiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Coleiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bear keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coleiro's efforts to push away.
Bear utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bear.
Bear keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coleiro's efforts to push away.
A body shot lands from Bear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bob Bear will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bear is looking to clinch but Coleiro is avoiding it.
Coleiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coleiro misses with a double jab
and Bear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Coleiro lands a slapping body shot.
Jab by Coleiro.
Coleiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bear!
Coleiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
Coleiro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleiro misses with a left hand
and Bear counters with a body kick that stops Coleiro in his tracks momentarily.
Bear is looking to clinch.
Chris Coleiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coleiro counters with a three punch combo that has Bear backing up. Bear nods at Coleiro to acknowledge the strikes.
Coleiro is breathing heavily.

Bear gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Coleiro avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Bear to work.
Bear keeps control of Coleiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Coleiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coleiro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Coleiro misses with an uppercut

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch.
Bear wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coleiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bear lands with a slapping head kick.
Coleiro misses with a hook
and Bear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Bear has Coleiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear prevents Coleiro from breaking the clinch.
Coleiro working hard to break the clinch.
Bear misses with a punch on the inside.
Coleiro is trying to push Bear away but Bear has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Coleiro is trying to force a seperation but Bear has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Bear - that landed with a thud.
Bear lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coleiro.
Bear lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coleiro or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleiro is trying to break the clinch but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
Bear stalling in the clinch.
Coleiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coleiro avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bear.
Coleiro can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bear.
Bear misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bear lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Chris Coleiro has been cut.
Bear stalling in the clinch but Coleiro improves position.
Coleiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Bear has double underhooks.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Bear putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coleiro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bear takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Coleiro blocks a body shot from Bear.
Coleiro is trying to break the clinch but Bear is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bear.
Bear gets through Coleiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Bear.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleiro.
Bear scores with a shot to the side of Coleiro's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bear.
Bob Bear has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bear lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coleiro.
Bear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bear tries to stall but Coleiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bear content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bear is trying to maintain a safe position but Coleiro gets an underhook and turns Bear into the cage.
Coleiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coleiro prevents a body shot from Bear.
Coleiro working hard to break the clinch.
Bear is working Coleiro over against the cage.
Bear trying to stall but Coleiro improves his position.

Coleiro manages to break the clinch.
Bob Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bear dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Coleiro's cut.
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!

Coleiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Bear counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bear misses with the combination.
Bear tries to clinch but Coleiro moves away
letting Coleiro counter with a right hand.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coleiro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Coleiro cracks Bear with an open hand slap.
Bear misses with a hook to the body
and Coleiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bear looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coleiro throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Coleiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with a nice leg kick.
Coleiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleiro throws an off balance right hand
and Bear counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Bear rushes Coleiro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Coleiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coleiro throws a right hand that misses
and Bear counters with an inside leg kick.
Bear moves to clinch but Coleiro breaks away
and Coleiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Bear tries to clinch up.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coleiro misses with a lunging right hand

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch.
Bear scores with a nice hook to the head.

Coleiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleiro throws a poor cross that misses

and Bear counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coleiro's elbow.
Coleiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleiro is trying to push Bear away but Bear has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Coleiro is trying to break free.
Good body shot from Bear.
Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bear cracks Coleiro with a nice body shot.
Bear keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coleiro's efforts to push away.

Coleiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coleiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bear on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bear tries to clinch up but Coleiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Bear tries to clinch but Coleiro is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings Coleiro.
Bear looks to land a combination but Coleiro avoids it well.
Bear wants to clinch up but Coleiro keeps it at a distance.
A head kick from Bear lands but Coleiro takes it in his stride.
Coleiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
Coleiro misses with a right hand
and Bear counters with a big head kick but Coleiro shrugs it off.
Coleiro scores with a sloppy right hand. Bear should have avoided that one.
Coleiro misses with an uppercut

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch.
Bear crunches a lovely knee into Coleiro's ribcage.
Bear scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is leaning against Coleiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coleiro.
Coleiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coleiro dodges an elbow strike from Bear.
Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleiro.
Coleiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coleiro is trying to break the clinch but Bear is controlling him.
Bear pushes Coleiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Coleiro avoids the damage to the body.
Bear presses Coleiro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bear content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Coleiro avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Coleiro as Bear tries to tie him up.
Bear is leaning against Coleiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear tries a body shot but Coleiro blocks it.
Bear tries to stall but Coleiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coleiro's elbow.
Chris Coleiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coleiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bear misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bear showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bear, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bear!