PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dio (ranked 2220 p4p, 228 weight class) and Teddy Bear (ranked 1934 p4p, 208 weight class). Teddy Bear has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dio
vs
Bear

190 cm
37
245 lbs
19 - 19 - 0

175 cm
32
270 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Groove Gear

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 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dio works Bear's body with a nice hook.
Bear walks into a stiff left hand from Dio.
Bear shoots in but Dio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dio seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bear lands a nice hook to Dio's body. Dio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dio misses with an uppercut. Bear saw that one coming.
Dio moves out of range as Bear strikes.
Bear lands with a hook. Dio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Bear.
Dio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bear. Dio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tests Dio's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Dio drops Bear with a beautiful combination! Bear stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dio is looking for the KO!

It looks like Teddy Bear has been cut.
Bear misses with a few strikes there.
Bear uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dio.
Dio misses with a wild combination.
Bear jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively.
Dio falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Bear thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Dio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Oooooh!!! Dio has knocked Bear down with a huge combo! Dio steps away and waves a wobbly Bear back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Bear is rocked!
Bear dodges the punch combination from Dio.
Bear is still on wobbly legs! Can Dio finish him?
Bear ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dio moves away.
Bear seems to have recovered his senses.
Bear throws out a loose jab but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Dio is rocked!
Dio slips under a jab from Bear.
Bear throws a hook but Dio avoids it easily.
Dio throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
Bear misses with a jab to the body
and Dio counters with a straight right hand.
Dio misses with a wild combination.
Bear throws out a counter right but Dio avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Dio! He's out on his feet! Bear rushes in and drops Dio with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Teddy Bear!
Teddy Bear was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.