PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Vilas Boas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Vilas Boas
vs
Bear

194 cm
23
217 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

189 cm
27
214 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Vilas Boas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Bear!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bear gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Bear to work.
Vilas Boas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Vilas Boas breaks from the clinch.
Vilas Boas lands a nice shot to the body.

Vilas Boas pushes Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
Vilas Boas is trying to break the clinch but Bear is controlling him.
Vilas Boas looking to throw knees to the head but Bear is blocking nicely.
Vilas Boas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vilas Boas .

Vilas Boas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vilas Boas wants to clinch but Bear slips to the side

so Bear counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Bear gets to his feet - Vilas Boas follows without any prompting.

Bear rushes Vilas Boas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vilas Boas landing knees to the head.

It looks like Bob Bear has been cut.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vilas Boas has him pressed against the cage.

Vilas Boas breaks the clinch.
Vilas Boas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilas Boas throws a good cross that connects.
Vilas Boas wants to clinch.
Vilas Boas works Bear's body with a nice hook.
Vilas Boas wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Vilas Boas misses.

Vilas Boas moves into the clinch.
Vilas Boas tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.

Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vilas Boas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucas Vilas Boas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vilas Boas connects with the punch.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch but Bear moves away

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is leaning against Vilas Boas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilas Boas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bear breaks from the clinch.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up.
Vilas Boas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vilas Boas tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.

Bear breaks from the clinch.
Lucas Vilas Boas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vilas Boas closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vilas Boas .
Bear leaning against his opponent.
Vilas Boas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vilas Boas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vilas Boas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bear is trying to maintain a safe position but Vilas Boas gets an underhook and turns Bear into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bear's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bear.
Bear landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vilas Boas is breathing heavily.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vilas Boas .

Bear breaks the clinch.
Vilas Boas wants to clinch

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch.
Bear slowing the pace effectively.
Bear lands an elbow inside that Vilas Boas shrugs off.

It looks like Lucas Vilas Boas has been cut.
Bear trying to control the position but instead, Vilas Boas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bear into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilas Boas swings wildly with an uppercut but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vilas Boas lands with a right to the head.
Vilas Boas misses with a knee strike.

Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch but Bear moves away

and Bear counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vilas Boas won't be happy with that.

Bear goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vilas Boas has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bear but great work by Vilas Boas .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear is trying to buck Vilas Boas off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bear is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bear bucks up and tries to throw Vilas Boas off but instead Vilas Boas has got his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bob Bear will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vilas Boas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bear lands a good knee to the midsection. Vilas Boas won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bear pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vilas Boas tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
Vilas Boas avoids the elbow strike from Bear, against the cage.
Vilas Boas misses with a knee strike.

Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vilas Boas scores with a nice head shot.
Vilas Boas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bear.
Vilas Boas jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Vilas Boas gets tackled into the cage by Bear. Bear maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilas Boas tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.

Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vilas Boas avoids it really well and circles away.

Vilas Boas clinches up with Bear and pushes him back against the cage.
Vilas Boas swings wildly with an uppercut but Bear uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear misses with a knee to the head.
Vilas Boas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bear takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bear looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vilas Boas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Vilas Boas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up but Bear circles away and keeps his distance.
Bear shoots in for a double leg but Vilas Boas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lucas Vilas Boas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Bear.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.

Vilas Boas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Bear.
Vilas Boas prevents a body shot from Bear.
Vilas Boas connects with a knee to the head.
Vilas Boas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vilas Boas misses with a knee to the head.

Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vilas Boas lands with a straight right. Bear didn't see that one coming.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up but Bear circles away and keeps his distance.
Vilas Boas wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Vilas Boas scores with a jab to the head.

Bear takes the fight into the clinch.
Vilas Boas avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vilas Boas letting Bear take a breather here.
Vilas Boas blocks a body shot from Bear.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vilas Boas has him pressed against the cage.
Vilas Boas throws a punch but it's blocked by Bear.
Vilas Boas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vilas Boas has Bear pressed against the cage, preventing Bear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vilas Boas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Bear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bear slips under a jab from Vilas Boas .

Vilas Boas closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vilas Boas 's brow.
Vilas Boas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vilas Boas tries to throw a body punch but Bear avoids it by throwing Vilas Boas back against the cage.
Bear working hard to break the clinch.
Vilas Boas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands with a short shot to the head.
Bear misses with an elbow over the top.

Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vilas Boas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bear.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vilas Boas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vilas Boas lands a glancing blow to the side of Bear's head.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Vilas Boas there.
Bob Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vilas Boas closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Vilas Boas .

Vilas Boas manages to break the clinch.
Bear has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vilas Boas catches Bear with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vilas Boas tries to clinch

and Bear decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vilas Boas 's guard.
Bear lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bob Bear will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bear moves into range and clinches up with Vilas Boas .
Bear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bear has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bear is trying to maintain a safe position but Vilas Boas gets an underhook and turns Bear into the cage.
Bear tries to break free but Vilas Boas pushes him back against the cage.
Vilas Boas misses with a knee strike.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vilas Boas avoids it.
Bear looking to stall.
Vilas Boas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vilas Boas scores with a knee to the head.
Bear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vilas Boas 's elbow.
Bear throws an elbow but it misses.
Vilas Boas lands with a light punch inside.
Vilas Boas prevents a body shot from Bear.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilas Boas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bear manages to break the clinch.

Bear moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vilas Boas is defending well for now.

Vilas Boas breaks from the clinch.
Vilas Boas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bear feints a jab promting Vilas Boas to slip. Bear then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vilas Boas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vilas Boas misses with an uppercut. Bear saw that one coming.
Vilas Boas lands with a hook. Bear tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bear shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vilas Boas pinned against the cage. Vilas Boas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bear's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vilas Boas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bear scrambles back to his feet.
Bear fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bears jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A cross from Vilas Boas lands.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilas Boas wants to clinch.

Bear has Vilas Boas up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear digs a right hand into Vilas Boas 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vilas Boas 's gas tank.
Vilas Boas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vilas Boas blocks a body shot from Bear.
Vilas Boas avoids a wild elbow strike from Bear.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but Vilas Boas has him pressed against the cage.
Vilas Boas with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas struggles to land a body shot inside as Bear controls his hands.
Vilas Boas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vilas Boas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Vilas Boas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Bear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bear feints and as Vilas Boas raises his hands in defense, Bear changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bear gets to his feet. Vilas Boas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lucas Vilas Boas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bear has closed the distance and engaged Vilas Boas in a clinch.
Vilas Boas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Bear lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Vilas Boas .

Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilas Boas wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Vilas Boas misses with a looping left.
Bear fails with the takedown.
Lucas Vilas Boas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Bear.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Vilas Boas .
Bear takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up but Bear circles away and keeps his distance.
Vilas Boas moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
Bear misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Vilas Boas moves into range and clinches up with Bear.
Vilas Boas lands a left hand.

Vilas Boas 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bear throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vilas Boas 's waist but Vilas Boas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bear off to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bob Bear.
I've got Bear winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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