PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Pox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pox has chosen How is your whole? ....Family! as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bear
vs
Pox

188 cm
27
195 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

188 cm
22
200 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Firebird Designs

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiger Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Pox!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pox throws a good cross that connects.
Pox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bear throws a head kick but Pox moves out of range.
Pox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bear throws a leg kick
and Pox counters with a nice uppercut.
Pox tries to close the distance and clinch but Bear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pox.
Pox looks to land a combination. Bear sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pox scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pox throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pox ducks under a wild hook from Bear.
Pox throws a lazy right hand but Bear sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pox cracks Bear with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pox looks to land a left hand but Bear moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is looking to land body kicks.
Bear misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bear scores with a jab.
Bear misses with a left hand
and Pox counters with a leg kick.
Bear walks into a stiff left hand from Pox.
Bear throws a low kick, looking for Pox's leg but Pox calmly moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Pox.
No joy there for Bear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pox scores with a shot to the body.
Pox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pox connects with a right hand. Bear shakes it off.
A nice combination there by Pox.
Bear lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Pox.
Pox throws a lazy uppercut
and Bear counters with a thumping low kick.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pox throws out a leg kick but Bear moves out of range and Pox only half commits.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
Pox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bear takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pox throws a right hand that misses
and Bear counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bear at a distance.
Bear throws a head kick that misses
and Pox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab, jab by Pox - just one landing.
Bear misses with a left hand
and Pox counters with a nice leg kick.
Pox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear moves away.
Pox moves away from the strike by Bear.

Pox has Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bear throws an elbow but misses.
Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bear misses with the head strike.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bear.
Pox gets through Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Pox has a couple of punches blocked by Bear.
Bear is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pox is defending well for now.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but Pox is controlling him.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear tries to break the clinch but Pox is controlling the position.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pox is defending well for now.
Pox lands a body punch.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Bear misses with a punch to the body.
Pox manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Pox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bear.
Pox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bear as the two fighters clinch.
Bear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Pox.
Pox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pox lands a right hand.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but Pox has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pox keeps control of Bear as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pox works on Bear's body with a couple of short punches.
Pox gets through Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pox has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Pox dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bear throws a combination that misses
and Pox counters with a leg kick.
Pox with a jab.
Pox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good work by Pox as he checks the leg kick.
Pox connects with a right hand. Bear shakes it off.
Bear slips under a jab from Pox.
Pox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bear swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bear.
Pox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pox lands a lovely overhand right.
Pox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Pox.
Bear fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pox tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bear counters with a nice uppercut.
Big Pox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
Bear steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pox.
Bear throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pox counters with a leg kick.
Pox thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bear if he has to take too many more of those.
Pox looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bear.
Bear is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bear getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bear slips under a jab from Pox.
Pox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Pox.
Bear throws a front kick aimed at Pox's knee but Pox avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Pox.
Bear thows a body shot but no joy.
Bear misses the shot to the body.
Pox scoring well with a low kick there.
Good exchange - Pox coming out on top.
Pox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
Pox throws a big shot that misses.
Pox throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Pox tries to land a front kick but Bear steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pox delivers a nice body kick.
Pox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bear's head.
Pox misses with a leg kick
and Bear counters with a thumping low kick.
Pox tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bear keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bear swings widly with a right hand
and Pox counters with a nice uppercut.
Bear tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pox is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear connects with a right hand. Pox shakes it off.
Pox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bear misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pox counter with a right hand.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pox wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Pox throws a low kick but Bear moves out of range easily.
Pox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bear checks a leg kick.
Pox lands a nice hook to Bear's body. Bear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Pox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pox wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Pox.
Bear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pox misses the shot to the body.
Tiger Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bear.
Pox walks into a jab.
Bear misses with a straight left.
Pox throws a poor cross that misses
and Bear counters with a two punch combo.
Pox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bear throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bear looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bear with a jab.
Bear slips a jab from Pox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pox thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Pox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bear counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pox throws a leg kick
and Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bear looks to land a left hand but Pox moved out of range nicely.
Pox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pox fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bear is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bear missing with a left hand there. Pox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Big Pox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bear rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bear throws an off balance right hand
and Pox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bear's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bear scrambles back to his feet.
Pox connects with a solid leg kick.
Pox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bear scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pox lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Bear.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bear throws a leg kick

and Pox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Bear manages to break the clinch.
Bear misses with a leg kick.
Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bear sizes up Pox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Bear misses.
Pox scores with a jab to the head.
Bear lands a leg kick that knocks Pox off balance momentarily.
Bear throws a lazy uppercut
and Pox counters with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Pox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bear lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pox's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bear is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bear throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Pox to counter with a crisp jab.
Big Pox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bear misses with a straight right.
Bear misses with the combination.
Bear falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pox counters with an inside leg kick.
Bear takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bear misses with a hook
and Pox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear throws a lazy head kick
and Bear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pox looks to land a body kick but Bear moved away.
Tiger Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear misses with a right hand
and Pox counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tiger Bear.
Well Pox 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Pox!