PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danila Hendersonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teddy Bear has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hendersonov
vs
Bear

180 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danila Hendersonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hendersonov gets caught napping as Bear dives in and scores a takedown. Hendersonov manages to retain guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hendersonov wants to stand up but Bear is controlling him.
Hendersonov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hendersonov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendersonov tries to get out of the position.
Bear working some strikes from top position.
Bear must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bear with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hendersonov wants to stand but Bear is controlling the position.
Bear postures up in Hendersonov's guard and throws a big left but Hendersonov blocks it.
Hendersonov wants to stand up but Bear is controlling him.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Bear working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bear throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hendersonov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bear accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bear wants to control from the top but Hendersonov keeps moving.
Bear throwing strikes from guard but Hendersonov blocks nicely.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hendersonov is looking to stand up but Bear isn't so interested in that idea.
Bear with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bear won't allow Hendersonov to get back to his feet.
Hendersonov is breathing heavily.
Bear is working Hendersonov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bear scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bear is working Hendersonov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear is working Hendersonov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bear works over Hendersonov with some ground and pound from guard.
Bear content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bear scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hendersonov wants to stand but Bear is controlling the position.
Hendersonov has momentary wrist control but Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bear with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendersonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bear working some strikes from top position.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Bear is in close to Hendersonov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hendersonov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bear lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bear postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bear is in close to Hendersonov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bear content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bear connects with a couple of short punches.
Bear chips away with some ground and pound.
Bear is working Hendersonov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bear with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bear scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bear content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendersonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to control but Hendersonov is working from the bottom.
Bear is in close to Hendersonov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Bear postures up and lands a big shot to Hendersonov's brow.
Bear landing with the ground and pound.
Bear chips away with some ground and pound.
Bear is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bear with a nice head shot there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bear postures up and lands a big shot to Hendersonov's brow.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hendersonov's head.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear postures up and lands a big shot to Hendersonov's brow.
Bear working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hendersonov's head.
Bear connects with a couple of short punches.
Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bear stands up over Hendersonov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bear landing with the ground and pound.
Bear landing with the ground and pound.
Bear scoring with some ground and pound.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to control but Hendersonov is working from the bottom.
Bear with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bear really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hendersonov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bear prevents Hendersonov from getting back to his feet.
Bear stands up over Hendersonov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bear trying to control but Hendersonov is working from the bottom.
Bear distracts Hendersonov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hendersonov wants to stand but Bear is controlling the position.
Bear lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hendersonov wants to get back to his feet but Bear is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hendersonov keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Bear lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bear scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bear working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hendersonov's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hendersonov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bear is controlling him.
Bear scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bear postures up and lands a big shot to Hendersonov's brow.
Bear scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
Bear chips away with some ground and pound.
Bear is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bear lands a couple of digs.
Bear connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendersonov has momentary wrist control but Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
Hendersonov has momentary wrist control but Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Bear dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bear fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hendersonov, pushing him back against the ropes.

Bear decides to pull guard.
Bear is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hendersonov is controlling him.
Bear looking for a sweep. Not yet Bear, not yet.

Bear looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bear is on top in guard.
Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hendersonov wants to stand but Bear is controlling the position.
Bear is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear wants to control from the top but Hendersonov keeps moving.
Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Hendersonov kicks Bear off and gets to his feet.

Bear shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hendersonov is trying to defend but Bear finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bear looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hendersonov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bear scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bear perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hendersonov looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendersonov has hold of Bear's hands but Bear slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bear has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear is nestled in close to Hendersonov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bear working over Hendersonov with some ground and pound. Hendersonov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hendersonov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hendersonov is staying active underneath Bear, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
Bear seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Bear there.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bear is trying to control the action in half guard but Hendersonov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hendersonov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bear lands a nice short elbow.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bear lands with a punch from half guard.
Bear lands with a punch from half guard.
Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hendersonov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hendersonov is trying to stand.
Bear trying to control the action but Hendersonov is working from the bottom.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Bear.
Hendersonov is trying to stand back up but Bear is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
Teddy Bear has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Bear.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bear is trying to control the action in half guard but Hendersonov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bear is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bear seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hendersonov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bear winds up and cracks Hendersonov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bear is keen to just control but Hendersonov is a slippery customer.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bear is nestled in close to Hendersonov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bear performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bear 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.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Bear.
Bear looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hendersonov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bear 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.
Hendersonov has hold of Bear's hands but Bear slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hendersonov looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bear.
Bear takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bear 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 has been an exciting period of action!
Bear prevents Hendersonov from standing back up.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bear lands a nice short elbow.
Hendersonov taking some punishment here, with Bear in his half guard.
Bear looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bear working Hendersonov over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bear connects with a nice short shot to Hendersonov's temple.
Hendersonov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well,Hendersonov is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Bear winds up and cracks Hendersonov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bear is nestled in close to Hendersonov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bear looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bear scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bear working Hendersonov over with strikes.
Bear wants to take a breather but Hendersonov is having none of it.
Hendersonov tries to kick Bear off but Bear keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hendersonov has hold of Bear's hands but Bear slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bear working over Hendersonov with some ground and pound. Hendersonov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bear trying to mount his opponent but Hendersonov defends it.
Bear lands with a punch from half guard.
Danila Hendersonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teddy Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bear not doing much here.
Let's hope that Bear has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hendersonov is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bear in particular looking to stall.

Teddy Bear has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Bear changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hendersonov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendersonov being controlled for a moment.
Bear landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bear 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Teddy Bear!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Teddy Bear!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Teddy Bear!

Teddy Bear wins by unanimous decision!