PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Black Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warmonger Sion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warmonger Sion is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Black Bear
vs
Sion

191 cm
34
250 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rich Black Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Warmonger Sion!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Black Bear shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sion napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Black Bear wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sion, who protects the arm well.

Black Bear goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sion has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Black Bear but great work by Sion.
Sion wants to control but Black Bear is keeping him busy.

Sion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Black Bear, who protects the arm well.

Sion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Black Bear is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sion's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sion frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sion prevents Black Bear from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sion putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

It looks like Rich Black Bear has been cut.

Sion is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Black Bear. Sion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rich Black Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Black Bear.
Black Bear working away.
Sion is looking to regain half guard here but Black Bear keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Black Bear is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sion knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Black Bear tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sion is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Black Bear wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sion, who protects the arm well.
Sion can't do much from the bottom here.

Black Bear is trying to get an arm triangle but Sion is defending well.

Black Bear thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Black Bear tries for a kimura but Sion is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sion gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sion is trying to stand back up but Black Bear is controlling him
Sion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black Bear is working away from the top position though.
Sion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Black Bear is trying to work for a kimura but Sion is defending well.

Sion is defending against the submission attempts here by Black Bear.
Sion wants to control but Black Bear is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Black Bear wants to work for an arm triangle but Sion is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sion is trying to get back to full guard.
Sion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black Bear is working away from the top position though.

Black Bear looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sion is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rich Black Bear will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rich Black Bear's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sion throws a head kick that misses.

Sion scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Black Bear is not content to let Sion control the position.
Sion gets to mount! Black Bear was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Black Bear bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Black Bear is pushing down on Sion's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sion is fighting to maintain full guard but Black Bear has managed to sneak the leg through.

Black Bear is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sion is just riding it out for now. Black Bear eventually gives up the hold.
Sion moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black Bear slips nicely into half guard.
Sion is trying to get back to full guard.

Black Bear is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Black Bear is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sion wants to improve his position but Black Bear is controlling well.

Black Bear is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Black Bear seems to be looking for submissions.

Black Bear is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Black Bear is thwarting Sion's attempts to control the position.
Sion is trying to get back to full guard.

Black Bear seems to be working for a kimura but Sion defends the submission attempt.

Black Bear wants to work for an arm triangle but Sion is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sion is looking to control Black Bear's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sion avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black Bear is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sion is just riding it out for now. Black Bear eventually gives up the hold.
Black Bear is thwarting Sion's attempts to control the position.

Black Bear looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sion wants to control but Black Bear is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Black Bear is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sion is just riding it out for now. Black Bear eventually gives up the hold.

Black Bear looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sion tries to get to full guard but Black Bear has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sion slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Black Bear slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Black Bear dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rich Black Bear's cut.
That's time! Black Bear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Black Bear lands a right hook to the body.

Sion gets the takedown into side control.
Sion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black Bear keeps working.
Black Bear is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sion off and has taken his back!

Black Bear working for the choke.
Sion is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Black Bear is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sion has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sion defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Black Bear working for a choke but Sion reverses nicely into Black Bear 's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sion gets to his feet. Black Bear looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No joy there for Sion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Black Bear throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sion was covering up waiting for the punch and Black Bear finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rich Black Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sion is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Black Bear is controlling him.
Black Bear trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Black Bear stops Sion from standing up.
Sion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black Bear is one step ahead there.
Rich Black Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black Bear not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Black Bear's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sion is trying to keep Black Bear in close.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Sion gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black Bear manages to get to full guard.
Sion trying to control but Black Bear is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black Bear working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sion.
Sion wants to stand but Black Bear has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Black Bear controlling the position.
Sion wanted to stand there but Black Bear had control of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sion wants to control from the top but Black Bear keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Warmonger Sion was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Sion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Black Bear to the mat! Black Bear manages to get full guard.
Sion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black Bear pulls Sion in to control the position.
Warmonger Sion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black Bear has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sion is looking to work some ground and pound but Black Bear has wrist control.
Black Bear is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sion throws a big right hand that misses.
Black Bear looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Rich Black Bear wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Sion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sion working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sion throws a strike aimed at the side of Black Bear's head but Black Bear avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rich Black Bear.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Black Bear, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

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