PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jer Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear has chosen Good Times as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jer Bear will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Boyd
vs
Bear

187 cm
21
246 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

200 cm
23
275 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jer Bear!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bear has Boyd up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Boyd displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bear up against the cage.
Bear letting Boyd take a breather here.
Bear fails to pull guard.
Bear lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boyd backwards.
Boyd could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear is trying to pull guard but Boyd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bear lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Bear jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bear is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bear throws a big right hand that misses.
Boyd wants to get back to his feet but Bear is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Bear looking to sit in guard and control but Boyd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bear working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boyd.
Bear working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyd landing with the ground and pound.
Boyd is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Extreme MMA (7 Elites $250/week) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Boyd stops Bear from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boyd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boyd has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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.
Bear is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bear wants to control but Boyd is keeping him busy.
Boyd is looking for a sweep. Bear is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bear keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bear is looking to take a break and control but Boyd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boyd on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boyd tries to get out of the position.
Bear throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Bear is trying to work for a kimura but Boyd is defending well.
Bear stops Boyd from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bear missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bear throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bear stops Boyd from getting back to his feet.
Bear throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boyd is refusing to be controlled, as Bear sits in half guard.
Bear not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bear working the head and body with strikes.
Boyd is refusing to be controlled, as Bear sits in half guard.
Bear thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd is pressing down on Bear's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boyd is trying to keep Bear in close.
Boyd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bear working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyd keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bear trying to control but Boyd is working from the bottom.
Bear throws a big right hand that misses.
Boyd 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.
Bear lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear prevents Boyd from getting back to his feet.
Bear missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bear landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boyd walks into a straight right hand from Bear.
Jer Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bear has Boyd up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but Boyd has him pressed against the cage.
Bear wants to stall.
Bear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyd's elbow.
Bear is trying to force a seperation but Boyd has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bear breaks the clinch.
Bear takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bear cracks Boyd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bear lands with a right hand.
Bear displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Alex Boyd has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bear.
Bear scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Bear closes the distance and pushes Boyd back into the cage.

Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Boyd gets tackled into the cage by Bear. Bear maintains the clinch.

Bear breaks the clinch.
Jer Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bear changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boyd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bear is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bear scores with a nice strike.
Bear has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

Bear moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear gets through Boyd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bear is trying to force a seperation but Boyd has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Bear's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bear looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear tries to circle away but Boyd has him pinned against the cage.
Bear tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alex Boyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jer Bear.
Bear fails to pull guard.
Bear has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bear letting Boyd take a breather here.
Bear has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bear lands a left hand.

Bear pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bear looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boyd is one step ahead there.
Bear lands some strikes from the bottom.
Boyd preventing the sweep.
Bear tries to strike from the bottom.
Boyd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bear looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bear has momentary wrist control but Boyd slips an elbow through the middle.
Boyd throwing strikes from guard but Bear blocks nicely.
Boyd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bear's head.
Boyd postures up and lands a big shot to Bear's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bear's head.
Bear is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bear wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boyd keeps working.
Bear stops Boyd from getting back to his feet.
Bear not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bear trying to control the action but Boyd is working from the bottom.
Bear throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bear working over Boyd with some ground and pound. Boyd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bear prevents Boyd from standing back up.

Boyd is defending against the submission attempts here by Bear.
Bear throwing shots but Boyd is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jer Bear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Boyd's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A punch combination from Bear misses.
Bear dips to his left and cracks Boyd with an uppercut!
Bear looks for the body kick but Boyd saw that one coming.
Boyd was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boyd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Bear pushes Boyd up against the cage in a clinch.
Boyd has Bear pushed against the cage.
Bear is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boyd has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bear after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear is trying to pull guard but Boyd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boyd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Bear pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boyd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boyd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boyd lands a couple of elbows.
Bear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boyd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bear looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boyd is looking to work some ground and pound but Bear has wrist control.
Boyd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boyd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boyd postures up and lands a big shot to Bear's brow.
Boyd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boyd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bear trying to control the position.
Bear bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boyd's guard.

Bear trying to control but Boyd is working from the bottom.
Bear scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bear wants to control from the top but Boyd keeps moving.
Bear is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Boyd wants to improve his position but instead Bear has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boyd's head.
Boyd is not content to let Bear control the position.
Boyd tries to roll over but Bear keeps him under control.
Boyd is working hard here to advance position.
Bear thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Bear is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boyd is staying active underneath Bear, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alex Boyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Boyd manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bear accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Boyd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boyd's head.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bear drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bear jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boyd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bear trying to control but Boyd is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear with a jab.
Jer Bear is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Bear clinches up with Boyd and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jer Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bear has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jer Bear!
Jer Bear seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.