PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tommy gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bear
vs
gun

184 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tommy gun!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gun shoots for a takedown but Bear saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
gun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bear throws a series of strikes that have gun backpedaling.
gun tries to close the distance and clinch but Bear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear misses with a double jab.
gun misses with a double jab
and Bear counters with a three punch combo that has gun backing up. gun nods at Bear to acknowledge the strikes.
Bear throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
gun clinches but Bear breaks the clinch
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings gun.
A left and a right from Bear both land. Nice combination.
Bear looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
tommy gun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
gun shoots in looking for a takedown. Bear tries to sprawl out of it but gun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bear manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
John Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tommy gun.
Bear falls off balance throwing a combination
and gun counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gun throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
gun misses with a looping right.
Bear tries to bum rush gun with a series of wild strikes but gun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
gun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
John Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Bear.
gun tries to clinch
and Bear counters with a good low kick that gun was not able to check.
No luck for gun with that takedown attempt.
gun looks gassed!
gun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bear swinging wilding here.
Bear lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
gun shoots and misses
and Bear counters with a series of strikes. gun will be more careful next time no doubt.
gun slips a jab and a cross from Bear.
Bear lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Bear does no damage.
Bear looks to land a combination but gun avoids it well.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bear counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Bear misses.
gun looks for a takedown but Bear sprawls well.
gun checks a low kick from Bear.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gun avoids a punch combination nicely.
gun misses with a takedown
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings gun.
gun lands with a right hand.
gun shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bear throws a series of punches but gun avoids them all with ease.
No luck for gun with that takedown attempt.
Bear misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bear counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bear does no damage.
gun tries to clinch up
and Bear counters with a slapping leg kick.

gun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. gun showed some decent athleticism there.
gun controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bear is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings gun.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
gun misses with a takedown attempt - Bear sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Bear does no damage.
gun looks to clinch
and Bear counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bear misses.
gun tries to clinch up
and Bear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
gun shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bear as he avoids it easily.
gun is breathing heavily.
Bear falls off balance throwing a combination
and gun counters with a one-two to the body.
Horrible takedown by gun or perhaps it was just good defense by Bear which made him look bad.
John Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tommy gun.
gun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bear counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
gun tries to clinch
and Bear counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bear.
Bear finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bear misses with the combination.
gun misses with a takedown attempt
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings gun.
Bear lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as gun backs up against the cage.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Bear does no damage.
A leg kick checked by gun.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gun takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
gun throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bear swinging wilding here.
gun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bear counters with a series of strikes. gun will be more careful next time no doubt.
gun shoots in looking for a takedown. Bear tries to sprawl out of it but gun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bear manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
John Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear throws a combination that misses
and gun makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bear really felt that one!
Bear misses with a double jab.
gun throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters with a one-two to the body.
gun avoids a punch combination nicely.
gun shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
gun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bear fails to land with a series of punches.
gun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bear.
John Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
gun tries to clinch but Bear moves away
and Bear counters with a three punch combo that has gun backing up. gun nods at Bear to acknowledge the strikes.
A left and a right from Bear both land. Nice combination.
gun throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings gun.
Horrible takedown by gun or perhaps it was just good defense by Bear which made him look bad.
gun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bear keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bear dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bear misses with a few strikes there.
Bear throws a combination but it was largely blocked by gun.
gun dodges the punch combination from Bear.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bear lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and gun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from gun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bear swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
gun shoots in looking for a takedown. Bear tries to sprawl out of it but gun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bear manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
gun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
gun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
gun tries to clinch
and Bear counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bear lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
gun attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bear falls off balance throwing a combination
and gun counters with a good low kick that Bear was not able to check.
gun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
John Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tommy gun.
Bear misses with a wild combination.
gun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bear swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice takedown defense from Bear. No joy for gun on that attempt.
gun misses with a takedown attempt
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings gun.
Bear throws a right hand that gun ducks under and follows up with a left that gun also avoids with ease.
gun tries for a takedown but Bear sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bear scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
gun throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters with a three punch combo that has gun backing up. gun nods at Bear to acknowledge the strikes.
Bear stuffs the takedown.
Bear throws a nice looking combination but gun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bear misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bear stuffs the takedown.
tommy gun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gun misses with a takedown
and Bear counters with a one-two to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from gun.
gun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bear misses with the combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Bear checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bear moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
gun dodges the punch combination from Bear.
Bear avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bear throws a chopping leg kick but gun manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
gun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bear throws a leg kick that misses.
gun wants to clinch but Bear slips to the side
and Bear counters with a two punch combo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bear throws a combination but it was largely blocked by gun.
gun slow jab from Bear misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
John 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

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