PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jai Setright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bearer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Setright's entrance music is The Dagger. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Setright
vs
Bearer

176 cm
26
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
27
185 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jai Setright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bearer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bearer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Come on Setright - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bearer tries to circle away but Setright has him pinned against the cage.
Bearer tries to work over Setright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Setright taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Bearer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Setright pushes Bearer up against the cage in a clinch.
Bearer can't get the takedown.
Setright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Setright lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bearer.
Bearer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Setright has Bearer pressed against the cage, preventing Bearer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from Bearer.
Setright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bearer taking a breather.
Setright scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Bearer breaks the clinch.
Bearer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bearer closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Setright.
Bearer scores with a knee to the head.

Bearer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Setright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bearer misses with a looping left.
Setright wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bearer lands a jab.
Bearer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Setright counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Paul Bearer has been cut.
Bearer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Setright tries to clinch up.

Setright takes the fight into the clinch.
Setright missing with knees to the body.
Setright scores with a shoulder strike.
Setright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Setright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bearer backwards.
Bearer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Setright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Setright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bearer is defending well for now.
Setright is trying to break the clinch but Bearer has him pressed against the cage.
Bearer tries to land a knee to the head but Setright blocks with his arms.
Bearer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Setright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bearer's elbow.
Setright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Setright lands a knee to the body.
Setright scores with a shot to the side of Bearer's head.
Setright tries a body shot but Bearer blocks it.
Setright tries to land a knee to the head but Bearer blocks with his arms.
Setright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Setright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bearer is looking to break free of the clinch but Setright has double underhooks.
Bearer prevents a body shot from Setright.
Bearer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Setright tries to land knees in the clinch but Bearer avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearer throws a knee to the head but misses.

Setright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bearer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paul Bearer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bearer lands a jab to the nose.
Bearer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Bearer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bearer moves out of range as Setright throws a body kick.

Bearer rushes Setright and presses him up against the cage.

Bearer breaks the clinch.
Setright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bearer fails with the takedown
and Setright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jai Setright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bearer.
Bearer fails to land the takedown.
Setright half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bearer throws a right hand that Setright ducks under and follows up with a left that Setright also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Setright.
Bearer wants to clinch up but Setright keeps it at a distance.
Setright bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jai Setright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bearer misses the jab.
Setright tried to counter with a leg kick but Bearer avoided it.
Setright keeps the fight on the outside.
Setright scores with a hook to the body. Bearer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bearer looks winded!
Bearer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bearer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Setright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bearer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Setright works the jab nicely.
Setright lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Bearer up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Setright from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Bearer's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jai Setright!
Jai Setright seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.