PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bear (ranked 2025 p4p, 279 weight class) and Wong Tong Chicken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bear
vs
Tong Chicken

190 cm
20
199 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

190 cm
20
198 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wong Tong Chicken!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chicken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Bear decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bear thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chicken's head.
Chicken felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Chicken avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bear.
Chicken trying to hold on to Bear's head to control him but Bear postures up.
Bear thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chicken's head.

Chicken actively working from the bottom here.
Bear looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bear not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chicken has hold of Bear's hands but Bear slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bear lands a nice short elbow.
Chicken wants to control but Bear is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Chicken is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bear pulls his head out easily.
Bear missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chicken has hold of Bear's hands but Bear slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bear scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bear is nestled in close to Chicken, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Chicken looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bear lands with a punch from half guard.
Chicken taking some punishment here, with Bear in his half guard.

Chicken looking for submissions off his back.
Bear lands with a punch from half guard.
Bear thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bear connects with a nice short shot to Chicken's temple.
Bear takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bear slips a nice elbow through Chicken's hands, connecting with Chicken's forehead.

Chicken is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chicken is still in real trouble! Can Bear finish him?
Bear lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chicken with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Chicken looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Bear.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
Bear lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Chicken quite badly. Chicken pulls Bear in close trying to recover. Bear postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Chicken on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Chicken doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Bear!
Chief Bear gave a mention to Woodshins' Ship in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).