PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Lowry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man Bearpig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lowry
vs
Bearpig

176 cm
19
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Lowry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Man Bearpig!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bearpig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bearpig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowry.
Bearpig circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bearpig gets the takedown into side control.
Bearpig lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bearpig scores with a couple of short elbows.
The strikes coming from Bearpig are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bearpig remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bearpig's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bearpig is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Bearpig controlling from side mount.
Bearpig in side control, throwing shots but Lowry defends.
Lowry is looking to reverse the position.
Bearpig looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lowry is avoiding damage well.
Lowry stops Bearpig from passing to mount.
Lowry is looking for a sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lowry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bearpig.
Bearpig keeps the fight on the outside.
Lowry with a poor takedown

and Bearpig counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lowry won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearpig scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lowry to see if he's OK.
Lowry avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bearpig.
Bearpig working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lowry is trying to buck Bearpig off.
Bearpig landing a few strikes.
Bearpig creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bearpig lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Bearpig's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bearpig in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bearpig is putting a hurting on Lowry here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Lowry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lowry is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearpig lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bearpig works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bearpig lands some shots froms side control.
Bearpig lands some shots froms side control.
Lowry is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lowry is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bearpig scoring with punches and elbows.
Bearpig controlling the position from side mount.
Bearpig is looking to take a break and control but Lowry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowry sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bearpig drops an elbow to the side of Lowry's head.
Bearpig is controlling the pace.
Bearpig landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bearpig is nestled in close to Lowry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lowry trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Man Bearpig dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bearpig looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lowry!
Lowry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bearpig lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lowry hang on?
Bearpig connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bearpig lands a big shot there that rocks Lowry but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bearpig prevents Lowry from getting the reversal.
Bearpig pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lowry is looking to get to half guard.
Bearpig landing strikes, looking to finish!
Man Bearpig has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearpig lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bearpig scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bearpig trying to control but Lowry is having none of it.
Lowry is looking to get to half guard.
Bearpig connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bearpig tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lowry working to try and regain half guard.
Bearpig unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearpig looking to finish Lowry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lowry!
Bearpig controlling the pace for now.
Bearpig lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bearpig looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bearpig is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bearpig lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lowry is looking to improve his position but Bearpig isn't that keen on the idea.
Bearpig lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lowry hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowry is bucking up trying to escape but Bearpig cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bearpig trying to control but Lowry is having none of it.
Bearpig working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lowry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bearpig sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Lowry that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bearpig controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bearpig lands a nice shot to the head.
Bearpig with the ground and pound from mount.
Bearpig putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lowry sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lowry is in trouble now - Bearpig has advanced to mount!
Bearpig lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bearpig lands a heavy elbow.
Bearpig with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bearpig with shots to the head and body - Lowry looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bearpig cracks Lowry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Man Bearpig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lowry misses with a few strikes there.
Lowry looks to clinch

and Bearpig decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lowry's guard.
Lowry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bearpig controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bearpig chips away with some ground and pound.
Lowry pulls Bearpig in close to prevent any damage.
Bearpig wants to control from the top but Lowry keeps moving.

Lowry is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bearpig defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearpig works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bearpig looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bearpig trying to control the action but Lowry is working from the bottom.
Bearpig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bearpig performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bearpig not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lowry throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bearpig lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bearpig lands a nice short elbow.
Lowry is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Bearpig there.
Bearpig content to control rather than advance.
Bearpig throwing shots but Lowry is blocking nicely.
Bearpig lands strikes from half guard.
Lowry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bearpig sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearpig prevents Lowry from improving his position.
Lowry trying to control here.
Bearpig controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Bearpig there.
Bearpig is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lowry is looking to control Bearpig's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lowry avoid being mounted?
Lowry is staying active underneath Bearpig, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bearpig missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bearpig wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lowry keeps working.
Lowry wants to control but Bearpig is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bearpig prevents Lowry from standing back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
An inside leg kick from Bearpig misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bearpig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lowry.
Bearpig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lowry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bearpig counters with a takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Man Bearpig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bearpig has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Man Bearpig!