PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Columbus Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teddy Bear will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Houston
vs
Bear

164 cm
24
346 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Columbus Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teddy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Houston defends it nicely.
A combination from Bear does no damage.
Bear closes the distance but Houston moves to the side
and Houston counters with a straight right hand.
Bear fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Houston avoids it really well and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Bear or perhaps it was just good defense by Houston which made him look bad.
Columbus Houston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Bear.

Bear drives through with a takedown into guard.
Houston could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston wants to sweep but no luck.
Bear postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston wants to stand and escape but Bear is having none of it.

Houston looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bear passes into half guard.
Bear wants to stand but Houston has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Houston strikes from the bottom but Bear uses the opportunity to move to side control.

Bear is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Houston has escaped the position, nice work there.

Bear decides to stand back up. Bear steps back and let's Houston get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bear drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear wants to control from the top but Houston keeps moving.
Bear slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Houston is trying to get back to half guard.

Bear has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Houston is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bear yanks on the arm and Houston is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bear.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Teddy Bear!
A pretty intense looking Teddy Bear took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.