PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Strong Like Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Praegitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Strong Like Bear has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Like Bear
vs
Praegitzer

166 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
126 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Strong Like Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Praegitzer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like Bear wants to clinch up but Praegitzer keeps it at a distance.
Like Bear tries to clinch but Praegitzer is having none of it.
Like Bear wants to clinch.
Like Bear pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Praegitzer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Praegitzer controlling the position easily from mount.
Praegitzer looking to control but Like Bear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Praegitzer controlling from the full mount.
Like Bear really wants to buck Praegitzer off and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praegitzer controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Like Bear is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Praegitzer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Praegitzer controlling the position easily from mount.
Like Bear really wants to buck Praegitzer off and get back to his feet.
Praegitzer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Praegitzer looking to control but Like Bear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Praegitzer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Praegitzer is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Like Bear is in real trouble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Like Bear is trying to stand back up.
Like Bear prevents Praegitzer from getting a body triangle.
Like Bear wants to get back to his feet.

Praegitzer is persistently looking for the submission but Like Bear is defending it well.

Praegitzer looking to break Like Bear's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Like Bear remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Praegitzer will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Praegitzer looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praegitzer keeps control of the position easily here as Like Bear tries to buck him off.
Like Bear might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Like Bear trying to get back to his feet but Praegitzer is in full control for now.
Praegitzer trying to control.
Like Bear wants to control his opponent's hands but Praegitzer gets his hands free.
Praegitzer controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Despite being in the dominant position, Josh Praegitzer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Like Bear has Praegitzer up against the cage in a clinch.
Praegitzer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Like Bear walks away with a smile on his face. Praegitzer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Praegitzer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Like Bear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Like Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Praegitzer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like Bear tries to clinch but Praegitzer moves out of range.
Praegitzer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Praegitzer moves out of range easily.
Like Bear wants to clinch up but Praegitzer keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Like Bear misses.
Like Bear is looking to clinch but Praegitzer is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Like Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like Bear tries to clinch but Praegitzer moves out of range.
Like Bear tries to clinch but Praegitzer moves out of range.
Like Bear wants to clinch up but Praegitzer keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Praegitzer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Like Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Praegitzer keeps the fight on the outside.
Like Bear wants to clinch up but Praegitzer keeps it at a distance.
Like Bear moves in looking to clinch but Praegitzer pushes him off.
Like Bear tries to clinch but Praegitzer is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Praegitzer.
Praegitzer keeps the fight on the outside.
Praegitzer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Praegitzer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Like Bear!
Like Bear is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Praegitzer controlling from the full mount.
Like Bear is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Praegitzer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praegitzer fails to move to back control.
Praegitzer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Like Bear is looking to escape.
Praegitzer forces the positional change into back control.

Like Bear is trying to defend against the choke here but Praegitzer has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Praegitzer Tightens the hold and Like Bear taps out furiously! Praegitzer displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Josh Praegitzer!