PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cleo Haney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Regal Bearing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Haney
vs
Bearing

206 cm
24
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cleo Haney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Regal Bearing!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bearing closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haney circles away.
Haney with a poor takedown

and Bearing decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Haney's guard.
Bearing sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Haney controls Bearing momentarily but Bearing frees himself.
Haney wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bearing wants to control from the top but Haney keeps moving.
Haney wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bearing gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Regal Bearing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bearing tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haney swivels and escapes.
Bearing misses with a low kick as Haney jumps back.
Haney looks for a takedown but Bearing sprawls well.
Haney shoots in for a takedown but Bearing shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cleo Haney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bearing doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Haney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Haney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearing with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bearing has hold of one of Haney's legs. Haney is fighting the takedown attempt but Bearing gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bearing wants to get up but he can't break Haney's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Haney kicks Bearing off and gets to his feet.
Haney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Bearing gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bearing is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Haney is defending well.
Bearing looks winded!
Haney cracks Bearing with a nice body shot.
Haney jumps guard but Bearing turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Haney throws a punch but it's blocked by Bearing.

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

Bearing has closed the distance and engaged Haney in a clinch.
Haney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haney tries to pull guard but Bearing won't allow it.

Bearing turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Haney wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haney tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bearing wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Bearing stands up and beckons Haney to his feet.

Bearing closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bearing stalling in the clinch.
Bearing tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haney just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bearing looking to stall.
Bearing jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haney walks away with a smile on his face. Bearing gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bearing misses with a right hand

so Haney counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bearing not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bearing preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haney has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bearing is proving hard to escape from.

Bearing has his foot on Haney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haney works his way back into a safe position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Regal Bearing dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bearing throws an off balance right hand
and Haney counters with a three punch combo that has Bearing backing up. Bearing nods at Haney to acknowledge the strikes.
Bearing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Haney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bearing somewhat.

Haney scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Haney is thwarting Bearing's attempts to control the position.

Bearing is defending against the submission attempts here by Haney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haney is looking for a kimura but Bearing is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haney to get the leverage.
Bearing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Haney is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bearing sees it coming and defends easily.
Cleo Haney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bearing is looking to improve his position.
Bearing gets back to full guard.

Haney stands up and waves to Bearing to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bearing manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bearing but Bearing pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bearing misses with a jab, cross combination.

Haney tries to sprawl but Bearing drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bearing is breathing heavily.
Haney connecting with a few gentle strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haney trying to control here.

Bearing is looking for a kimura here.
Bearing tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Haney preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haney is looking to improve his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haney avoids the head kick by Bearing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bearing gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Regal Bearing will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Haney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bearing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bearing misses with a takedown
and Haney counters with an inside leg kick.

Haney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haney tries to pull guard but Bearing holds him up against the cage and eventually Haney drops back down to his feet.
Haney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bearing just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cleo Haney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bearing lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearing is trying to drag Haney to the mat but Haney just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bearing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haney cracks Bearing with a nice body shot.
Haney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bearing walks away with a smile on his face. Haney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bearing fails with the takedown.
Bearing scores with a three punch combo!

Bearing drives through and clinches with Haney against the cage.
A body shot lands from Haney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haney lands a nice knee to the body.
Haney tries to pull guard but Bearing forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bearing's elbow.
Haney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bearing.
Haney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bearing avoids it.

Haney decides to pull guard.
Bearing stopping the sweep attempt from Haney.
Haney keeping moving, preventing Bearing from controlling successfully.
Bearing postures up.
Haney seems keen to control Bearing's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haney keeping moving, preventing Bearing from controlling successfully.
Haney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Haney looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bearing puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bearing throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Bearing is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haney defends it well.
Bearing thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bearing throws a right and a left that Haney avoids nicely.
Bearing connects with the punch.

Bearing takes the fight into the clinch.
Haney content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haney tries to break free but Bearing pushes him back against the cage.
Regal Bearing seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bearing just stands there and leans against the cage.

Haney pulls guard.
Cleo Haney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Regal Bearing is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bearing is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Regal Bearing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bearing 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Regal Bearing!