PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dzoko Dzoker (ranked 3370 p4p, 142 weight class) and Jer Bear (ranked 4405 p4p, 182 weight class). Bear is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Good Times. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Dzoker
vs
Bear

190 cm
41
336 lbs
32 - 33 - 0

200 cm
41
275 lbs
26 - 36 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Sin City Allstars

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 32 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Dzoko Dzoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jer Bear!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Dzoker. Those never looked like landing.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Dzoker moves out of range easily.
Dzoker takes one on the button.

Dzoker manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bear on his heels. He'll look to pass Bear's guard now, I'm sure.

Bear kicks Dzoker off and gets to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bear.
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!
Dzoker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bear stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bear wants it to stay on the feet.
Dzoker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bear tries to avoid it but Dzoker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bear to the ground. Bear escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dzoko Dzoker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dzoker.
Dzoker needs to keep his hands up - Bear had a free shot at his head there.
Bear connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dzoker. Dzoker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bear getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've been informed that Bear has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bear lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dzoker misses with a takedown
and Bear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bear lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Bear finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bear enables Dzoker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bear manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dzoker is breathing heavily.
Dzoker stopping the sweep attempt from Bear.
Dzoker landing some decent shots from guard.
Bear working a defensive guard here.
Bear might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dzoker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dzoker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bear looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dzoker is one step ahead there.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Dzoker from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bear works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bear utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dzoker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Bear working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dzoker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dzoker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dzoker throws an elbow that misses. Bear uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dzoker's guard. Nice move by Bear!

Dzoker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bear scoring with some ground and pound.

Dzoker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dzoker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker wants to sweep but no luck.

Bear gets to his feet - Dzoker follows without any prompting.
Dzoker shoots in but no luck this time.
Dzoker avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Dzoker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bear scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bear's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bear duly obliges.
Dzoker darts in looking for a takedown but Bear gets double underhooks and turns Dzoker into the cage.
Bear lands with a nice combination. Dzoker backs away looking to recover.
Dzoker tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut lands for Bear. That snapped Dzoker's head back.
Bear throws a one two combo.

It looks like Dzoko Dzoker has been cut.
Bear is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dzoker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bear feints and as Dzoker raises his hands in defense, Bear changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dzoker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dzoker keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dzoker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Dzoker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bear is keeping the position for now.

Bear is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dzoker defends well.
Bear trying to control the position.
Dzoker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jer Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dzoko Dzoker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bear lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dzoker shoots in for a takedown but Bear shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bear lands with a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dzoker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bear throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dzoker shoots and misses
and Bear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dzoko Dzoker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear lands a jab to the nose.
Dzoker walks into a stiff left hand from Bear.
Bear with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bear stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bear wants it to stay on the feet.
A lazy left from Bear finds it's target.
Jer Bear seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear scores with a nice head shot.
Dzoker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bear defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dzoker.
Dzoker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bear.
Bear has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bear darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bear looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dzoker trying to control but Bear postures up.
Bear wants to take a breather but Dzoker is having none of it.
Jer Bear has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bear throws a strike but Dzoker avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bear is pushing down on Dzoker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dzoker is fighting to maintain full guard but Bear has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bear prevents Dzoker from improving his position.
Dzoker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bear.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bear not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bear throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bear seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dzoker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bear not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
Dzoker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bear is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dzoker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bear is working Dzoker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to control but Dzoker is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dzoker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dzoker wants to sweep here but Bear controlling him for the moment.
Bear pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dzoker is keeping the position for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No joy there for Bear, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dzoker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bear. Bear obviously looking to wear him down.
Bear lands a jab to the head.
Dzoker shoots in for a takedown but Bear shows good takedown defense.
Bear looks to land a combination. Dzoker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bear stuffs the takedown attempt from Dzoker. Dzoker gets slowly back to his feet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bear. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands with a cross.
Dzoker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bear with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dzoker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bear sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dzoker somewhat.
Dzoker takes one on the button.
Dzoker has a takedown stuffed.
Bear looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear lands a nice looking body kick.
A punch combination from Bear misses.
A jab lands there for Bear.
Dzoker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Bear looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jer Bear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dzoko Dzoker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bear goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dzoker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bear as he avoids it easily.
Bear catches Dzoker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Dzoker. Those never looked like landing.
Bear lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dzoker takes one on the button.
Dzoker fails with the takedown
and Bear counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dzoker ducks right into an uppercut from Bear.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear lands a jab.
Dzoker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Bear. That snapped Dzoker's head back.
Dzoker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dzoker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bear displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dzoker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dzoker throws an off balance right hand
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Bear lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bear. Dzoker shrugs it off though.
Bear feints a jab promting Dzoker to slip. Bear then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dzoker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Dzoker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bear was covering up waiting for the punch and Dzoker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bear wants to sweep but no luck.
Bear is still trying to improve position.
Dzoker postures up in Bear's guard and throws a big left but Bear blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear has his hands on Dzoker's head, controlling the position.
Bear manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dzoker manages to get himself to full guard.

Bear with a nice head shot there.

Bear decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dzoker, up you get!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dzoker.
Bear swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dzoko Dzoker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dzoker under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker shoots in for a double leg but Bear sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dzoker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bear scores with a shot to the body.
Bear connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dzoker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Donk. Bear catches Dzoker right on the button with a cross.
Dzoker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dzoko Dzoker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid body kick from Bear.
Bear displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bear catches Dzoker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear connects with a nice looking jab.
Bear lands with a nice combination. Dzoker backs away looking to recover.
Dzoker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bear circles away.
Jer Bear is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bear has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzoker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bear scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bear scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Bear is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dzoker's half guard.

Bear gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bear scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bear darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bear lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dzoker throws the kick towards the body but Bear avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear dodges the punch combination from Dzoker.
Bear works over Dzoker's head and body with a nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jer Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bear 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jer Bear!
Our winner, Jer Bear, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Dzoko Dzoker was interviewed post fight and said 'thanks my sponsors and fans'.