PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rory Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yogi Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yogi Bear was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Owen
vs
Bear

169 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $21 158 Muscle Bulk
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $21 158 Muscle Bulk

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rory Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yogi Bear!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen thuds a left hand into Bear's body.
Owen misses with a straight right.
Bear lands with an uppercut that bounces Owen off the cage and back into rage.
Rory Owen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Owen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bear shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Owen misses with a few strikes there.
Owen throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Bear wants to slow Owen down by chopping away at his legs.

Bear looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Owen working a defensive guard here.
Bear is pushing down on Owen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Owen is fighting to maintain full guard but Bear has managed to sneak the leg through.
Owen moves into full guard.
Owen controls Bear momentarily but Bear frees himself.
Bear is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen trying to control the position.
Bear not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Bear has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bear postures up.
Bear not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bear throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Owen is trying to keep Bear in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Owen misses with an uppercut.
Bear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Owen.
Owen misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Owen misses its intended target.
A jab from Owen does it's job there.
A slow jab from Owen misses its intended target.
Bear slips under a jab from Owen.
Bear takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Bear looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Owen!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a big shot there that rocks Owen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bear putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bear lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Owen wants to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bear landing strikes from the mount and Owen is in trouble!
Bear pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Owen can't escape the position.
Bear controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen is trying desperately to improve position.
Owen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yogi Bear dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Owen moves out of range of the strikes.
Owen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bear.
A punch combination from Owen misses.
Owen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bear staying out of range there.
Owen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bear moves out of range of the strikes.
Bear moves forwards but Owen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bear uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Owen.
Owen checks a low kick from Bear.
Owen throws out a loose jab but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bear slips a jab and a cross from Owen.

Bear shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Owen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bear taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Owen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bear in side control lands a decent elbow.
Owen is looking to reverse the position.
Bear advances to mount.
Owen tries to hold on but Bear postures up.
Bear lands with some strikes.
Owen tries to lock up and control but Bear gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

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 unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Owen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bear landing strikes from the mount and Owen is in trouble!
Owen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bear sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Bear connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bear controlling from the full mount.
Yogi Bear has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bear landing punches.
Owen is trying desperately to improve position.
Bear tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Owen hang on?
Bear controlling from the full mount.
Bear lands a big shot there that rocks Owen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bear landing shots from mount.
Owen is trying to escape the mount.
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 Owen's face.
Owen is desperately trying to improve his position but Bear has a good base and remains in mount.
Bear has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Owen is working hard here to advance position.
Bear controlling his opponent.
Owen wants to hold on but Bear pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen can't escape the position.
Bear controlling the pace for now.
Bear working the ground and pound effectively.
Bear controlling the position easily from mount.
Owen wants to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yogi Bear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Owen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bear ducks under a wild hook from Owen.
Owen needs to keep his hands up - Bear had a free shot at his head there.
Owen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Owen throws out a loose jab but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bear shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Owen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Owen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bear on the ground.
Bear stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Owen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Owen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bear is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Owen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear content to stall in guard here.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Owen.
Owen trying to control the position.
Bear looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Owen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bear is one step ahead there.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Owen swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
A big right from Owen misses.

Bear shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Owen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bear controls the position.
Owen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Owen tries to get out of the position.
Bear looks up at the clock and then as Owen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bear smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Owen tries to improve position but can't.
Owen is trying to control Bear's posture but Bear avoids it.
Owen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bear's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen is trying to maintain the position but Bear is very close to passing his half guard.
Bear not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bear thows a huge punch but Owen dodges it nicely.
Owen tries to get to full guard but Bear has control of the leg.
Bear controlling the pace.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
Owen wants to sweep but Bear has passed to side control!
Bear cracks Owen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Owen is trying to escape the position but Bear is controlling the position.

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.
Owen tries to improve position but can't.
Owen is letting Bear control him for a moment.
Owen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Owen is looking for a sweep.
Bear tries to advance to mount but Owen denies him.
Owen wants to control but Bear postures up.
Owen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bear presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Owen is desperately trying to improve his position but Bear has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yogi Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bear winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yogi Bear!