PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rueso Bear Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max McRiot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRiot has chosen None as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Max McRiot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bear Junior
vs
McRiot

184 cm
22
191 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
30
202 lbs
22 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rueso Bear Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Max McRiot!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from McRiot. Bear Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bear Junior scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bear Junior keeps McRiot at a distance using the push kick.
McRiot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bear Junior.

McRiot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bear Junior.
Bear Junior scores with a shoulder strike.
McRiot blocks an uppercut.
Bear Junior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear Junior lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bear Junior looking to throw knees to the head but McRiot is blocking nicely.
McRiot managing to block the knees to the body from Bear Junior.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear Junior lands with a short shot to the head.
Bear Junior content to slow the pace in the clinch.

McRiot pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bear Junior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McRiot swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRiot has a closed guard, preventing Bear Junior from standing up.
Bear Junior won't allow McRiot to get back to his feet.
Bear Junior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McRiot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McRiot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear Junior.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRiot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bear Junior is controlling him.
Bear Junior has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Max McRiot hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

McRiot drives through and clinches with Bear Junior against the cage.
Bear Junior lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bear Junior lands an uppercut.
McRiot fails to pull guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bear Junior.
Bear Junior tries a knee to the head but McRiot blocks it.
McRiot goes for a takedown attempt but Bear Junior pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

McRiot pushes Bear Junior up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear Junior lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Bear Junior on the inside.
Bear Junior works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear Junior has McRiot pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. McRiot is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Bear Junior - that's hurt McRiot badly! Oh, another knee lands and McRiot is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but McRiot doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Rueso Bear Junior!