PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Nagasacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro Nagasacki looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Bear
vs
Nagasacki

200 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Farr's Better Treats

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Nagasacki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasacki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bear lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bear's corner calls for a 1-2. Bear obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paul Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bear shoots in and bounces Nagasacki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bear passes into half guard.
Bear is pressing down on Nagasacki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nagasacki is holding on for now.
Nagasacki is looking to improve his position.
Bear working Nagasacki over with strikes.

Bear postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nagasacki to stand up.
Nagasacki dodges the punch combination from Bear.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bear feints and as Nagasacki raises his hands in defense, Bear changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bear drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nagasacki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nagasacki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nagasacki!
Nagasacki should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Nagasacki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bear keeps working.

Bear sneaks out the side door and pushes Nagasacki away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nagasacki moves out of range as Bear throws a body kick.
Nagasacki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Bear misses.

Bear forces Nagasacki back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bear.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but Nagasacki won't allow it.
Bear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bear turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bear manages to end up in side control.

Bear stands up.

Nagasacki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear landing rabbit punches to the side of Nagasacki's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Bear moves into full guard.
Bear lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nagasacki!
Bear takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nagasacki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bear unloading with bombs!

It looks like Hiro Nagasacki has been cut.
Bear is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Nagasacki is rocked!
Bear thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nagasacki is still in real trouble! Can Bear finish him?
Bear punching from mount but Nagasacki doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nagasacki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bear tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bear unloads with some shots from mount but Nagasacki bucks and avoids them well.
Bear looking to ground and pound but Nagasacki is blocking nicely.
Bear throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nagasacki because Bear loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Bear there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Bear looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nagasacki seems to have recovered his senses.
Bear breaks from Nagasacki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nagasacki's face.

The cut above Hiro Nagasacki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bear landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nagasacki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bear controlling his opponent.
Bear dominating with strikes here.

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.
Bear fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nagasacki is trying to escape the mount.
Bear lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bear wants to control the pace but Nagasacki is squirming around nicely.
Nagasacki is trying desperately to improve position.
Bear looking to control but Nagasacki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nagasacki wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bear.
Bear pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiro Nagasacki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nagasacki tries to clinch up

and Bear counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but Nagasacki won't allow it.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nagasacki has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Bear.
Nagasacki is looking to control Bear's arms but Bear gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nagasacki has his back to the cage.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nagasacki has him pressed against the cage.
Nagasacki looking to slow down the pace here.

Bear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Bear throws a right hand that Nagasacki ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagasacki also avoids with ease.
Bear misses with the combination.

Nagasacki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Paul Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nagasacki trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nagasacki stopping the sweep attempt from Bear.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nagasacki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bear is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nagasacki drops back looking for a leg! Bear is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bear manages to kick Nagasacki off! Nagasacki jumps back into Bear's guard.

Bear looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Nagasacki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Paul Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagasacki moves out of range of the body kick from Bear.
Bear throws the kick towards the body but Nagasacki avoids it.

Bear gets the takedown into side control.
Bear creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bear advances nicely into full mount.
Bear will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Bear looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bear lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagasacki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bear won't let Nagasacki get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bear is landing with some decent strikes but Nagasacki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Hiro Nagasacki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hiro Nagasacki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Bear!