PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerrit Steenbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bear
vs
Steenbergen

188 cm
26
186 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

176 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Skin-Clothes Designing

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerrit Steenbergen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steenbergen closes the distance and clinches.
Steenbergen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bear prevents Steenbergen from breaking the clinch.
Steenbergen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bear lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Steenbergen has hold of Bear's hands but Bear slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Steenbergen tries to get to full guard but Bear has control of the leg.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Steenbergen tries to get to full guard but Bear has control of the leg.
Bear missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bear with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steenbergen is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steenbergen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bear lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Steenbergen wants to get back to his feet but Bear is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bear tries to free his leg and advance position but Steenbergen is retaining full guard.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bear tries to free his leg and advance position but Steenbergen is retaining full guard.
Bear stops Steenbergen from standing up.
Bear passes into half guard.
Bear trying to pass the guard but Steenbergen defending well.
Steenbergen is trying to stand up here but Bear is controlling him well.
Bear controlling the action here.
Steenbergen has hold of Bear's hands but Bear slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bear drops an elbow to the side of Steenbergen's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bear stops Steenbergen from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Bear.
Steenbergen tries to roll over but Bear keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steenbergen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Steenbergen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear working over Steenbergen with some ground and pound. Steenbergen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bear lands a nice short elbow.
Bear sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steenbergen defending well though.
Bear working Steenbergen over with strikes.
Bear is trying to control the action in half guard but Steenbergen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
Steenbergen tries to get to full guard but Bear has control of the leg.
Bear landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bear is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bear seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Steenbergen for as long as he can get away with.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bear lands a nice short elbow.
Bear looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Steenbergen is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steenbergen is staying active underneath Bear, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Steenbergen trying to control here.
Bear is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Steenbergen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bear breaks from Steenbergen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bear is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steenbergen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Steenbergen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bear landing shots from mount.
Bear raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Bear connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bear raining down shots from the mount!
Bear dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Bear dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Steenbergen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bear has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Steenbergen regains guard immediately.
Bear is stalling in the full guard.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Steenbergen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Steenbergen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Steenbergen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bear's guard.
Bear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steenbergen wants to get up but he can't break Bear's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bear is pulling down on Steenbergen's head. It's preventing any offense from Steenbergen, at least for the moment.
Steenbergen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steenbergen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bear's guard.
Bear is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Steenbergen being controlled here momentarily.
Steenbergen wants to get up but he can't break Bear's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Steenbergen forces Bear back against the cage and clinches.
Bear keeps control of Steenbergen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bear keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steenbergen's efforts to push away.

Bear turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bear manages to end up in side control.
Bear working the ground and pound from side control.
Bear lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear lands some shots froms side control.
Bear grinds an elbow into Steenbergen's temple.
Steenbergen prevents Bear from improving position.
Bear lands a few punches from side control.
Bear tries to move into full mount but can't pass Steenbergen's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Steenbergen's face as Bear controls the position.
Steenbergen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bear connects with a decent elbow.
Bear working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Steenbergen is looking to reverse the position.
Steenbergen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Steenbergen is looking to escape.
Bear is nestled in close to Steenbergen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Steenbergen trying to control from the bottom.
Bear throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Bear there.
Bear scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bear is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bear scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steenbergen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bear will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bear looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bear takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Steenbergen pushes Bear off looking to stand but Bear dives back in and keeps control.
Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steenbergen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Steenbergen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bear scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bear trying to pass the guard but Steenbergen defending well.
Teddy Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bear working over Steenbergen with some ground and pound. Steenbergen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bear stops Steenbergen from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear lands with a punch from half guard.
Steenbergen wants to get back to full guard but Bear has passed into side control.
Steenbergen is breathing heavily.
Bear is putting a hurting on Steenbergen here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Bear dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Bear. That's going to slow Steenbergen down.

Steenbergen clinches with his opponent.
Steenbergen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bear has double underhooks.
Steenbergen tries to break free but Bear pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Bear lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bear with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Steenbergen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bear has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bear wants to control the pace but Steenbergen is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bear lands a heavy elbow.
Bear unloading with bombs!
Steenbergen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steenbergen is bucking up trying to escape but Bear cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bear has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steenbergen's face.
Bear raining down shots from the mount!
Bear landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steenbergen wants to control but Bear is having none of it.
Steenbergen is working to get back to half guard.
Steenbergen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to control the action but Steenbergen is working from the bottom.
Bear controlling the pace.
Steenbergen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bear.
Bear working over Steenbergen with some ground and pound. Steenbergen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Steenbergen is trying to stand back up but Bear is controlling him
Bear is looking to advance position but Steenbergen won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bear connects with a nice short shot to Steenbergen's temple.
Steenbergen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bear.
Steenbergen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steenbergen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bear working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Teddy Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear controlling the action here.
Steenbergen is trying to stand up here but Bear is controlling him well.
Bear controlling the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Steenbergen wants to get back to full guard.

Teddy Bear has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Bear closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Steenbergen's face as Bear controls the position.
Steenbergen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Steenbergen is looking for a sweep. Bear is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steenbergen can do to turn this around?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Teddy Bear has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Bear gets tackled into the cage by Steenbergen. Steenbergen maintains the clinch.
Steenbergen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bear has double underhooks.
Steenbergen has had enough of the clinch but Bear keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bear lands a takedown into guard.
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steenbergen on the ground.
Bear passes Steenbergen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gerrit Steenbergen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

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