PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grizzly Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Dominator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear comes to the ring accompanied by Grizzly Song. Dominator comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Donination kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Grizzly Bear has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bear
vs
Dominator

225 cm
23
288 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grizzly Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, The Dominator!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dominator clinches.
Dominator tries for a takedown but Bear manages to get underhooks.
Bear really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dominator has had enough of the clinch but Bear keeps him there for the moment.
Dominator prevents a takedown attempt there.

Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bear misses with a wild combination.
Bear lands a high kick!

It looks like The Dominator has been cut.

Bear gets the takedown into side control.
Bear wants to stand but Dominator has his arm trapped.
Dominator wants to get back to his feet.
Dominator is not content to let Bear control the position.
You can see the frustration on Dominator's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bear will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Bear working away.
Dominator tries to improve position but can't.
Dominator is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bear off and has taken his back!
Bear is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Bear manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dominator's guard. Nice work there by Bear.
Bear has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Dominator looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to control but Dominator is working from the bottom.
Dominator preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dominator looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bear wants to control from the top but Dominator keeps moving.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Dominator pulls Bear in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Grizzly Bear wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bear thows a leg kick but Dominator checks it

and Dominator counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dominator.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Dominator from controlling successfully.
Bear looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dominator is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dominator works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dominator tries to stand and escape but Bear is controlling the position.
Bear is looking to control Dominator's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bear avoid being mounted?
Dominator is keen to just control but Bear is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dominator in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Dominator 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. The Dominator was stalling too much, according to the referee.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bear enables Dominator to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bear manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dominator accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dominator trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bear working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dominator has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Dominator dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Dominator's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Bear wants to clinch.
Bear wants to clinch.
Bear gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Dominator counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dominator controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dominator trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bear had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dominator defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator stays in close to Bear's body and controls the position.
Dominator pushing down on Bear's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dominator looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dominator lands strikes from half guard.
Bear wants to control the action here but instead Dominator manages to pass to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Dominator stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Dominator scores with a takedown into Bear's guard.
Bear is trying to control the position but Dominator postures up.
Dominator trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Bear working a defensive guard but Dominator passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dominator is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dominator is thwarting Bear's attempts to control the position.
Bear is refusing to be controlled, as Dominator sits in half guard.
Dominator wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bear works his way to full guard. Good work.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dominator has eaten all the pies!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bear being controlled here, momentarily.

Dominator is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bear is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bear has escaped and now he's on top!

Dominator escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bear gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Dominator showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Dominator's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dominator.

Dominator gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bear has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dominator is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Bear jumps guard and drags Dominator to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dominator controls from within his opponent's guard.

Dominator stands up from Bear's guard - Dominator perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bear tries to clinch but Dominator moves away
and Dominator makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dominator throws a combination. Bear tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dominator clinches up against the ropes.

Dominator manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dominator wants to stand and escape but Bear is having none of it.
Bear trying to control but Dominator is working from the bottom.

Dominator working for submissions but it's allowed Bear to get to half guard.
Dominator slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Dominator is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear content to stall in guard here.
Dominator is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bear wants to sweep but Dominator has passed to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear taking a bit of punishment here - Dominator scoring with strikes.
Dominator trying to control the position but Bear is working away.
Bear manages to get back to half guard.
Bear is staying active underneath Dominator, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dominator not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bear flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dominator not doing much here.
Dominator's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The ref stands the fighters back up. The Dominator was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bear tries to bum rush Dominator with a series of wild strikes but Dominator uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Dominator changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bear looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Dominator tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dominator has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grizzly Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear misses with an elbow from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Dominator comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dominator 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for The Dominator!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for The Dominator!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for The Dominator!

The Dominator wins by unanimous decision!