PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Bear Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killer Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear Shield's entrance music is Sleep Now In The Fire By Rage Against The Machine . A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bear Shield
vs
Queen

183 cm
24
218 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 - 3 - 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Killer Queen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear Shield throws a body punch but Queen moves out of range.
Queen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bear Shield.
Bear Shield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Queen walks into a stiff left hand from Bear Shield.
Bear Shield misses with a double jab.

Bear Shield fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Queen to the ground. Bear Shield is now in Queen's guard.
Bear Shield trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear Shield is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bear Shield stops Queen from standing up.
Bear Shield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Queen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear Shield.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Queen can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear Shield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear Shield stopping the sweep attempt from Queen.

Bear Shield stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Queen has his takedown stuffed

and Bear Shield counters with a takedown into side control.
Bear Shield staying calm.
Bear Shield misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bear Shield has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield working the ground and pound.
Queen is trying to escape the position but Bear Shield is controlling the position.
Queen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bear Shield. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear Shield creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bear Shield takes a little break here. Queen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bear Shield in side control, throwing shots but Queen defends.
The strikes coming from Bear Shield are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bear Shield wants to control but Queen is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield grinds an elbow into Queen's temple.
Bear Shield working away.
Queen tries to buck Bear Shield off but Bear Shield is having none of it.
Bear Shield takes a little break here. Queen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bear Shield has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bear Shield is chipping away with strikes.
Bear Shield sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Queen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen tries to buck Bear Shield off but Bear Shield is having none of it.
Bear Shield trying to control the action but Queen is working from the bottom.
Bear Shield takes a little break here. Queen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bear Shield working the ground and pound but Queen is defending the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Queen is trying to control Bear Shield's posture but Bear Shield avoids it.
Bear Shield is working Queen over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Bear Shield dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bear Shield misses with a hook. Queen ducked under it nicely.
Queen tries for a takedown but Bear Shield circles away easily
and Queen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Queen looks for a takedown but Bear Shield sprawls well.
Bear Shield stuffs the takedown.
Tomas Bear Shield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killer Queen.
Queen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bear Shield throws a big shot that misses.
Bear Shield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Queen moves out of range as Bear Shield strikes.
Bear Shield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Queen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bear Shield.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear Shield has a takedown stuffed.
Tomas Bear Shield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear Shield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Queen misses with a takedown attempt
and Bear Shield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Queen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bear Shield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bear Shield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Queen's waist but Queen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bear Shield off to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Bear Shield.
Bear Shield scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Bear Shield throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Queen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bear Shield is in Queen's guard.
Bear Shield trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bear Shield controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queen keeping moving, preventing Bear Shield from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bear Shield is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Tomas Bear Shield has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bear Shield clobbers Queen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Bear Shield is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Queen's half guard.
Bear Shield trying to control from half guard but Queen is working away.
Bear Shield looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bear Shield content to control rather than advance.
Bear Shield sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Queen defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Queen trying to hold on to Bear Shield's head to control him but Bear Shield postures up.

We're going to have a standup here because Tomas Bear Shield wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bear Shield misses with a few strikes there.
Bear Shield connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Queen momentarily.
Bear Shield swings for the body but Queen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear Shield with a jab.
Bear Shield just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Bear Shield dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Queen shoots in and bounces Bear Shield off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Queen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bear Shield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Queen is pushing down on Bear Shield's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bear Shield is fighting to maintain full guard but Queen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bear Shield controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bear Shield makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bear Shield.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Queen with a nice head shot there.
Bear Shield seems keen to control Queen's posture.
Bear Shield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queen can do to turn this around?
Queen thows a big elbow that misses.

Bear Shield scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear Shield fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Queen on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear Shield misses with a hook

and Queen counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Queen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bear Shield takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Queen working the strikes but Bear Shield uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Queen lands strikes from half guard.
Queen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bear Shield's head.
Bear Shield moves into full guard.
Bear Shield lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Queen!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bear Shield lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Queen is squirming around, avoiding Bear Shield's attempts to control the action.
Tomas Bear Shield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bear Shield content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield lands a nice shot to the head.
Queen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bear Shield working Queen over with strikes here.
Bear Shield working Queen over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear Shield tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Queen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Killer Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear Shield content just to control the position here.
Bear Shield thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear Shield content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Bear Shield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bear Shield has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

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