PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Bear Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milka CroCow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear Shield comes to the cage accompanied by Sleep Now In The Fire By Rage Against The Machine . CroCow has chosen Ratatat - Loud Pipes as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bear Shield
vs
CroCow

183 cm
24
218 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Pegasus Nutrition

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Bear Shield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milka CroCow!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nice combo by CroCow! Oh, that's hurt him - Bear Shield falls to the canvas and CroCow follows him into side control.
Bear Shield manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
CroCow is trying to stand back up but Bear Shield is controlling him
Bear Shield seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bear Shield knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for CroCow on the ground.
CroCow tries to get to full guard but Bear Shield has control of the leg.
CroCow regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
CroCow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bear Shield is controlling him.
Bear Shield looking to pass the guard.
Bear Shield wants to control from the top but CroCow keeps moving.
CroCow keeping full guard, as Bear Shield tries to pass.
CroCow tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear Shield is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Tomas Bear Shield wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Bear Shield shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bear Shield was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
CroCow is looking to improve his position but Bear Shield isn't that keen on the idea.
CroCow is squirming around, avoiding Bear Shield's attempts to control the action.
Bear Shield tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bear Shield thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bear Shield tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
CroCow is trying to stand.
CroCow tries to hold on but Bear Shield postures up.
CroCow is working to get back to half guard.
Bear Shield misses with a head shot.
Bear Shield sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
CroCow is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
CroCow regains half guard.
CroCow is looking to improve his position.
Bear Shield passes the guard and advances to mount!
CroCow tries to hold on but Bear Shield pushes him away.
Bear Shield is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. CroCow can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
CroCow tries to reverse the position but Bear Shield maintains control.
Bear Shield lands with some vicious ground and pound - can CroCow hang on?
CroCow is squirming around, avoiding Bear Shield's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear Shield throws a wild left hand from mount and CroCow manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Bear Shield content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear Shield is looking to pass CroCow's guard but actually CroCow recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tomas Bear Shield will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bear Shield throws a jab when CroCow was well out of range.
CroCow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bear Shield closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bear Shield lands in his opponent's guard.
Bear Shield has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
CroCow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
CroCow wants to stand and escape but Bear Shield is having none of it.
Bear Shield pushes down on CroCow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bear Shield trying to pass the guard but CroCow defending well.
Bear Shield is looking to take a break and control but CroCow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear Shield trying to control the pace.
Bear Shield is thwarting CroCow's attempts to control the position.
Bear Shield sitting and controlling from the half guard.

CroCow kicks Bear Shield off and gets back to his feet.
Bear Shield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

CroCow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bear Shield, pushing him back against the cage.
Bear Shield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
CroCow trying to stall but Bear Shield improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
CroCow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bear Shield is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
CroCow tries to pull guard but Bear Shield holds him up against the cage and eventually CroCow drops back down to his feet.
CroCow wants to stall.

Bear Shield breaks from the clinch.
CroCow ducks under a wild hook from Bear Shield.
Bear Shield tests CroCow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
CroCow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bear Shield.
Milka CroCow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear Shield swinging wildly here.
Bear Shield misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by CroCow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

CroCow lands a high kick to the side of Bear Shield's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! CroCow dives into guard, looking to finish.
CroCow trying to control but Bear Shield is working from the bottom.
Bear Shield looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

CroCow decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bear Shield, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
CroCow shoots in looking for a takedown but Bear Shield manages to keep the fight standing, pushing CroCow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tomas Bear Shield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milka CroCow.
Bear Shield throws a shot from downtown. CroCow moves away and avoids it.
Bear Shield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
CroCow moves out of range as Bear Shield strikes.
Bear Shield throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts CroCow, as that shot connected.
Bear Shield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and CroCow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bear Shield scrambles back to his feet.
Milka CroCow seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Bear Shield gets a takedown into half guard.
Bear Shield working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
CroCow wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
CroCow moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
CroCow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bear Shield is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bear Shieldis looking to pass into half guard but CroCow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now CroCow is in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
CroCow trying to control but Bear Shield is working from the bottom.
CroCow advances position into side control!

CroCow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Milka CroCow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bear Shield missing with a left hand there. CroCow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
CroCow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bear Shield avoids the head kick by CroCow.
CroCow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bear Shield's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from CroCow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by CroCow.

CroCow drops Bear Shield with a nice combination! CroCow dives into Bear Shield's guard, looking to finish!

Bear Shield is rocked!

It looks like Tomas Bear Shield has been cut.
CroCow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oh Bear Shield is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

CroCow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bear Shield sees it coming and defends easily.
CroCow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

CroCow is trying to work for a kimura but Bear Shield is defending well.

CroCow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bear Shield sees it coming and defends easily.
Bear Shield trying to hold on to CroCow's head to control him but CroCow postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
CroCow prevents Bear Shield from standing back up.
Bear Shield seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
CroCow is looking to take a break and control but Bear Shield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
CroCow is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
CroCow trying to control from half guard but Bear Shield is working away.

CroCow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

CroCow gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bear Shield takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Bear Shield gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear Shield trying to control the action but CroCow is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
CroCow sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bear Shield lands a nice short elbow.
Tomas Bear Shield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
CroCow is trying to maintain the position but Bear Shield is very close to passing his half guard.
CroCow gets back to full guard.
Bear Shield controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
CroCow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bear Shield manages to get himself to full guard.
CroCow trying to control but Bear Shield is working from the bottom.
CroCow stops Bear Shield from standing up.
Bear Shield wants to sweep here but CroCow controlling him for the moment.
CroCow passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
CroCow wants to control but Bear Shield is keeping him busy.

CroCow is trying to get an arm triangle but Bear Shield is defending well.
Bear Shield tries to buck CroCow off but CroCow is having none of it.
CroCow trying to control the action but Bear Shield is working from the bottom.
Bear Shield is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
CroCow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bear Shield keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milka CroCow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think CroCow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milka CroCow!