PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bear Claw (ranked 3199 p4p, 23265 weight class) and Dwayne Bryant (ranked 351 p4p, 639 weight class). The key to victory for Bear Claw has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Claw
vs
Bryant

203 cm
31
267
9 - 11 - 0

187 cm
28
220
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bear Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwayne Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw misses with a double jab.
Bryant unleashes a big counter combination but Claw bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bryant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Claw keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Claw clinches up against the cage.
Bryant takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Dwayne Bryant has been cut.

Bryant jumps guard.

Claw decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bryant, up you get!

Bryant clinches up with Claw and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Bryant looks winded!
Claw lands an uppercut.
Claw is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Claw stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw stalling.
Bryant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Claw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Claw lands a right hand.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Claw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bryant.
Claw lands a nice elbow.
Claw lands a nice shot to the body.
Claw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Claw is struggling to control the position.
Claw lands a nice knee to the body.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Bryant in his tracks for a moment.
Claw lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw stalls.
A bit of stalling here from Claw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.
Claw lands a nice looking body kick.

Claw has managed to clinch.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw lands with a left to the head.
Claw looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Claw has Bryant pushed against the cage.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bryant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claw lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Claw.
Claw lands a body shot.
Claw content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Claw.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
Claw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Claw pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Claw has Bryant pushed against the cage.
Bryant is trying to pull guard but Claw turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bear Claw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Bryant.
Claw controlling the action here for a moment.

Claw drops Bryant with a big knee straight up the middle! Bryant is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Bryant is rocked!

That has opened up Dwayne Bryant's cut even more.
Bear Claw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claw throws an overhand right that has Bryant reeling! Claw follows up with more punches and Bryant is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bear Claw!