PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Bear (ranked 4437 p4p, 151 weight class) and Zulu Mutuumbe (ranked 5315 p4p, 190 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bear
vs
Mutuumbe

175 cm
20
292 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zulu Mutuumbe !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Mutuumbe - just one landing.
Teddy Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mutuumbe .
Mutuumbe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bear.
Bear throws a right and a left that Mutuumbe avoids nicely.
Mutuumbe tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
Bear misses with a straight left.
Bear's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mutuumbe under the eye.

It looks like Zulu Mutuumbe has been cut.
Bear throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Mutuumbe 's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Bear dives in looking to finish as Mutuumbe flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Bear's strikes! Bear is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Mutuumbe 's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Mutuumbe was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teddy Bear!
A determined Teddy Bear didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!