PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Selwoods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Selwoods
vs
Bear

185 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Selwoods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teddy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bear is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Selwoods.
Bear misses with a few strikes there.

Bear shoots in and bounces Selwoods off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bear prevents Selwoods from getting back to his feet.
Selwoods is breathing heavily.

Selwoods is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bear fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Selwoods gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bear.
Mark Selwoods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Bear.

Bear has Selwoods pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bear pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Selwoods tumbling to the mat - Bear dives into Selwoods's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Selwoods is keeping the position for now.
Bear would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Selwoods being controlled here, momentarily.
Selwoods is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bear is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bear not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bear prevents Selwoods from getting back to his feet.
Bear is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bear won't allow Selwoods to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bear decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Selwoods, up you get!
Selwoods punishes Bear's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Selwoods finds it's way through Bear's defenses.
Nice takedown defense from Selwoods. No joy for Bear on that attempt.
Nice body punch from Selwoods.
Mark Selwoods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Selwoods.
Selwoods throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Selwoods falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bear moves into the clinch.

Selwoods breaks the clinch.
Selwoods misses with the combination.
Selwoods throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Mark Selwoods is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bear gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bear working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Selwoods is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bear is controlling him well.

Bear decides to stand back up. Bear steps back and let's Selwoods get back to his feet.
Selwoods lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Selwoods.
Bear looks to land a combination but Selwoods avoids it well.
Bear blocks a jab.
Selwoods blocks a jab.
Bear tries to clinch up but Selwoods circles away and keeps his distance.
Selwoods jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Selwoods throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bear counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Bear dominated that 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.

Selwoods misses with a combination
and Bear counters with a one-two to the body.
Bear misses with a two punch combination.
Selwoods throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bear counters with a single leg into guard. Selwoods didn't expect that.
Bear controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Bear drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Selwoods dives on top into guard.
Bear wants to get back to his feet but Selwoods is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Selwoods gets to his feet - Bear follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bear falls off balance throwing a combination
and Selwoods counters with a straight right hand.
Mark Selwoods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bear shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bear showed some decent athleticism there.
Bear prevents Selwoods from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Selwoods is trying to stand back up but Bear is controlling him
Selwoods trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selwoods is staying active underneath Bear, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Selwoods is trying to stand back up but Bear is controlling him

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Selwoods throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bear misses with a two punch combination.
Selwoods with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Selwoods throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bear.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Selwoods shows good takedown defense.
Selwoods fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bear.
Selwoods throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.
Bear buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bear lands with an overhand left.
Bear shoots in looking for a takedown. Selwoods tries to sprawl out of it but Bear keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Selwoods manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mark Selwoods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Bear.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bear gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Selwoods misses with a few strikes there.

Bear changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Selwoods looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Bear working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Bear decides to stand up, so the ref orders Selwoods to his feet.
Bear takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bear shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bear was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Bear stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Selwoods falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bear counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Selwoods is looking to stand up but Bear isn't so interested in that idea.
Bear must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bear sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Selwoods is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Bear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Selwoods falls off balance throwing a combination

so Bear counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bear wants to control from the top but Selwoods keeps moving.
Bear looking to sit in guard and control but Selwoods gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bear has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Selwoods can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Selwoods stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Bear with that takedown attempt.
Selwoods falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear counters with a three punch combo that has Selwoods backing up. Selwoods nods at Bear to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selwoods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
Selwoods throws a combination that misses

and Bear counters with a takedown into side control.
Bear controls the position.
Selwoods is trying to buck Bear off.
Selwoods bucks up and tries to throw Bear off but instead Bear has got his back!
Selwoods is trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to keep control of the position but Selwoods is staying busy.
Selwoods is trying to stand back up.
Teddy Bear has got the better of the ground game so far.

Selwoods manages to stand up with Bear still on his back. Eventually Bear drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Selwoods misses with a wild combination.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Selwoods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Selwoods misses with the combination.
Selwoods looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
Selwoods throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Selwoods throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bear.
Selwoods throws a combination that misses

and Bear counters with a takedown into side control.
Selwoods pushes Bear away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bear gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mark Selwoods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Selwoods throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bear winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

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