PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bear Claw (ranked 3847 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Del Meyers (ranked 24795 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bear Claw has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Claw
vs
Del Meyers

203 cm
25
267 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
20
225 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bear Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Del Meyers!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Meyers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Claw.
Del Meyers looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Claw lands a left and a right that send Del Meyers crashing to the mat, dazed. Claw thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Oscar Del Meyers has been cut.

Claw closes the distance and clinches.
Claw slows down the pace here.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Del Meyers in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Del Meyers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Claw is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Claw.
A right handed body shot lands from Claw.
Claw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Claw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Claw.
Claw stalls.
Claw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A hook to the body from Claw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw is pushing Del Meyers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Claw has Del Meyers pressed against the cage.
Claw working Del Meyers over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Claw.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.

Claw has closed the distance and engaged Del Meyers in a clinch.
Del Meyers has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Claw seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Del Meyers can turn it around.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Claw.
Claw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Del Meyers backwards.

Claw drops Del Meyers with a big knee straight up the middle! Del Meyers is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Del Meyers is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Del Meyers swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Del Meyers face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bear Claw!