PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Bear Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Iron
vs
Bear Shield

190 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
202 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Bear Shield!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron misses with a takedown attempt
and Bear Shield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Bear Shield drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bear Shield trying to control the position from guard on top but Iron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iron is adopting a defensive guard.
Bear Shield looking to sit in guard and control but Iron gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bear Shield is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron tries to free his leg and advance position but Bear Shield is retaining full guard.
Iron forces his way into half guard.
Iron is nestled in close to Bear Shield, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bear Shield is trying to stand.
Iron is trying to control. Bear Shield wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Iron is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bear Shield doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Iron.
Bear Shield is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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.
Iron thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bear Shield's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear Shield has hold of Iron's hands but Iron slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear Shield makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bear Shield.
Iron trying to control but Bear Shield is working from the bottom.
Bear Shield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Iron thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield has control of Iron's left arm, preventing Iron from doing any damage.
Iron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bear Shield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bear Shield controlling Iron's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tomas Bear Shield.
Iron with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bear Shield counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Iron is trying to control but can't.
Bear Shield trying to pass the guard but Iron defending well.
Bear Shield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Iron's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bear Shield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bear Shield takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Iron is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bear Shield trying to pass the guard but Iron defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Bear Shield dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Iron fails with the takedown

and Bear Shield counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Iron!
Bear Shield controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Bear Shield.
A nice elbow there by Bear Shield.
Bear Shield in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bear Shield looking to finish Iron with some ground and pound. This is bad for Iron!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear Shield controlling his opponent.
Iron blocking the ground and pound.
Bear Shield controlling the position easily from mount.
Iron wants to control but Bear Shield is having none of it.
Iron regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Iron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bear Shield.
Bear Shield seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Iron does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Iron has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bear Shield is working away from the top position though.
Bear Shield wants to take a breather but Iron is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron trying to control here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bear Shield gets caught flat footed, as Iron shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bear Shield can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bear Shield is looking to stand up but Iron isn't so interested in that idea.
Iron working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bear Shield's head.
Bear Shield keeping moving, preventing Iron from controlling successfully.
Bear Shield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bear Shield is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bear Shield lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Iron!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield looking to ground and pound but Iron is blocking nicely.
Iron takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Iron regains half guard.
Bear Shield keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron is trying to maintain the position but Bear Shield is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Bear Shield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Iron shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bear Shield counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bear Shield.
Iron working a defensive guard here.
Iron has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bear Shield has passed into side control.
Iron can't do much from the bottom here.
Bear Shield creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Iron sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bear Shield tries to score with some ground and pound. Iron controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear Shield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Iron keeps working.
Iron can't do much from the bottom here.
Iron managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bear Shield.
Bear Shield controls the position.
Iron tries to improve position but can't.
Iron wants to control but Bear Shield postures up.
Iron is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bear Shield is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

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.
Bear Shield wants to stand but Iron is controlling his arm.
Bear Shield working the ground and pound.
Bear Shield working the ground and pound but Iron is defending the strikes.
Bear Shield wants to control but Iron is keeping him busy.
Iron can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bear Shield decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bear Shield throws a series of punches but Iron moves out of range.
Bear Shield stalks Iron and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Iron's face. Iron staggers backwards, shaken.
A leg kick checked by Bear Shield.
Iron shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bear Shield counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Iron's guard now.
Tomas Bear Shield has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield trying to control but Iron is working from the bottom.
Iron is trying to control the position but Bear Shield postures up.
Bear Shield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Iron is keeping the position for now.
Bear Shield working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Bear Shield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bear Shield 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

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