PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hussak Claw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedo Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pedo Bear kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hussak Claw could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pedo Bear's chin.

Claw
vs
Bear

160 cm
29
164 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
140 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hussak Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedo Bear!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear jabs at Claw's body.
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Claw.
Bear uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Claw.
Bear throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Claw.
Claw slips a jab and a cross from Bear.
Bear ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Claw moves away.
Bear lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Claw circles away quickly and effectively.
Claw avoids the body shot from Bear.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bear. Claw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bear ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Claw moves away.
Bear rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Claw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Claw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bear.
Bear displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Claw.
The fighters circling - Bear throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bear waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Claw.
Claw looks for a takedown but Bear sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Claw is defended easily by Bear.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hussak Claw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Claw is just out of range.
Claw fails to land the takedown.
Bear thows a body shot but no joy.
Bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Claw.
Bear throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Claw.
Bear jabs Claw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bear scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No joy there for Bear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Claw closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bear circles away.
Bear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Claw.
Bear looks to land a combination. Claw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear throws a series of strikes that have Claw backpedaling.
Bear displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bear swinging wildly here.
Claw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bear throws a series of punches but Claw avoids them all with ease.
Pedo Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Claw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bear misses with a few strikes there.
Bear throws a right and a left that Claw avoids nicely.
Claw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bear but Bear pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bear misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Claw fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bear to the ground. Claw is now in Bear's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Claw scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bear is looking to stand up but Claw isn't so interested in that idea.

Claw drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Claw jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bear wants to stand up but Claw is controlling him.
Bear is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Claw pushing down on Bear's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bear wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Claw is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bear is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedo Bear dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Claw shoots for a takedown but Bear saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bear closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Hussak Claw has been cut.
Bear moves out of range of the strikes.
Claw with a poor takedown
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Claw slips a straight right by Bear.
Bear stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bear wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hussak Claw. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Claw has Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bear's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bear is trying to force a seperation but Claw has the dominant position.
Bear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Claw has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Claw has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bear clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bear wants to get back to his feet.

Bear preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Claw.

Claw working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Bear is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Claw has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Bear taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hussak Claw!
After the fight, Hussak Claw was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.