PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bear Claw (ranked 2236 p4p, 228 weight class) and Alexandria OcasioCortez (ranked 2680 p4p, 259 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.

Claw
vs
Alexandria OcasioCortez

203 cm
26
267 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

194 cm
20
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandria OcasioCortez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Claw there as he acknowledges the shot.
Claw looks for the body kick but OcasioCortez saw that one coming.

Claw clinches with his opponent.

OcasioCortez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Claw throws a lazy head kick
letting OcasioCortez counter with a right hand.
Claw takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circle momentarily. OcasioCortez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by OcasioCortez.
Nice defenses there by Claw.
OcasioCortez lands a head shot.
Claw wants to clinch.
OcasioCortez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OcasioCortez connects with a jab.
OcasioCortez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw misses with the body kick
and OcasioCortez counters with a three punch combo that has Claw backing up. Claw nods at OcasioCortez to acknowledge the strikes.
Claw is looking to clinch.
Claw tried to score with a low kick but OcasioCortez checks it.
Claw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez thuds his right hand into Claw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Claw thows a leg kick but OcasioCortez checks it
and Claw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
OcasioCortez lands with an uppercut that bounces Claw off the cage and back into range.
Claw takes one to the chin there.
Claw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OcasioCortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
OcasioCortez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Claw at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw misses with a shot to the body
letting OcasioCortez counter with a right hand.
OcasioCortez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Claw had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Claw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Claw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab by OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
OcasioCortez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Claw's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw throws a right and a left that OcasioCortez avoids nicely.
OcasioCortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Claw tries to clinch up but OcasioCortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Claw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
OcasioCortez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
OcasioCortez lands a jab to the head.
Claw misses with a wild combination.
Claw gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Claw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
OcasioCortez with a jab.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
OcasioCortez is looking for the big counter here.
Claw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
OcasioCortez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Claw back to the cage. OcasioCortez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
OcasioCortez blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OcasioCortez throws out a powerful jab.
Claw scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Claw.
Claw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
OcasioCortez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Claw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
OcasioCortez cracks Claw with a good jab.
OcasioCortez lands with a straight right. Claw didn't see that one coming.
A clash of legs there as OcasioCortez blocks the low kick.
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - OcasioCortez circles away.
Decent striking displayed by OcasioCortez there.
Claw throws a lazy uppercut
letting OcasioCortez counter with a right hand.
Claw tries to clinch but OcasioCortez is having none of it.
Claw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OcasioCortez lands with a right hand.
OcasioCortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Claw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OcasioCortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by OcasioCortez.
Claw falls off balance throwing a combination

and OcasioCortez counters with a crisp one two that drops Claw! OcasioCortez thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Claw to his feet! Claw is in big trouble!

Claw is rocked!
Claw throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and OcasioCortez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Claw thinking.
Oh Claw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Claw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Claw seems to have got his legs back now.
OcasioCortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Claw misses with a double jab
and OcasioCortez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Claw is breathing heavily.
OcasioCortez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Claw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Claw momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Claw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and OcasioCortez counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for OcasioCortez.
Claw misses with a head kick.
Claw throws a leg kick that is checked
and Claw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandria OcasioCortez dominated that round.
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.

Claw tries to clinch but OcasioCortez moves out of range.
OcasioCortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Claw misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for OcasioCortez.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
OcasioCortez scores with a jab to the body.
Bear Claw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Claw walks into a left hand.
Claw throws a body kick that misses
and Claw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Claw is predictable there
enabling OcasioCortez to counter with a crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Claw.
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!
OcasioCortez lands a lovely overhand right.
Alexandria OcasioCortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Claw circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by OcasioCortez. Claw falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for OcasioCortez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexandria OcasioCortez!