PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bear (ranked 5640 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Nikita (ranked 7248 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bear
vs
Nikita

190 cm
18
199 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

JD's Island Shack

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Nikita !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikita misses with a head kick.
Nikita plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Bear looking to score a takedown here. Nikita is defending well but Bear drives through and ends up in Nikita 's guard.
Bear missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bear loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Bear is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bear tries to free his leg and advance position but Nikita is retaining full guard.

Bear drops back looking for a leg! Nikita is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nikita manages to kick Bear off! Bear jumps back into Nikita 's guard.
Bear throws a big elbow that misses.
Bear 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikita keeping full guard, as Bear tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bear drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bear jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nikita is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Bear drops back looking for a leg! Nikita is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nikita manages to kick Bear off! Bear jumps back into Nikita 's guard.
Bear throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nikita works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nikita is trying to keep Bear in close.
Bear tries to free his leg and advance position but Nikita is retaining full guard.
Bear passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nikita looks winded!

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 swings around for an armbar but Nikita sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bear's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bear working for a triangle but Nikita defends it easily.

Bear had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nikita defends it easily.

Bear working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nikita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nikita manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Nikita got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bear has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nikita has managed to get both his arms back between Bear's legs - danger averted.

Bear is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nikita defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nikita is one step ahead there.

Bear throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nikita wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Bear trying to strike off his back.
Bear pulls Nikita in close to prevent any damage.

That's four 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 tries to strike from the bottom.
Nikita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bear is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nikita defends well.

Bear looking for a guillotine here but Nikita defends easily.

Bear looking for a guillotine here but Nikita defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear keeping full guard, as Nikita tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nikita lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bear is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nikita sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nikita fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bear.
Nikita throws a head kick that misses.
Bear looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Bear throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nikita tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bear is in Nikita 's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bear's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bear lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bear thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chief Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bear drops back looking for a leg! Nikita is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nikita manages to kick Bear off! Bear jumps back into Nikita 's guard.
Nikita is breathing heavily.
Bear pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nikita is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bear thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bear landing with the ground and pound.
Bear stays in close to Nikita 's body and controls the position.
Bear advances position into side control!

Bear is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nikita knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bear wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nikita , who protects the arm well.

Bear is trying to get an arm triangle but Nikita is defending well.
Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nikita can do to turn this around?
Nikita gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Bear has hold of Nikita 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nikita manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bear is working for a guillotine from mount but Nikita frees his head quite easily.

Bear looking to secure an arm triangle but Nikita defends it well.

Bear is working for a guillotine from mount but Nikita frees his head quite easily.

Bear is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nikita has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bear stands up from mount. Strange move.
Alexander Nikita is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Nikita gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bear to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Bear is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bear has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Bear is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nikita 's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chief Bear dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bear looking to score a takedown here. Nikita is defending well but Bear drives through and ends up in Nikita 's guard.
Nikita is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bear accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bear is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bear wants to stand but Nikita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bear trying to control but Nikita is working from the bottom.
Nikita 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.

Bear drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bear jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nikita 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bear drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bear jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bear slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nikita gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bear raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Nikita that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bear looking to finish Nikita with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nikita !
Bear controlling the position easily from mount.
Bear cracks Nikita with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Bear!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chief Bear waved his t-shirt featuring JD's Island Shack's logo in front of the cameras.