PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Middle Bear (ranked 2256 p4p, 2252 weight class) and Michal Sykora (ranked 124 p4p, 122 weight class). Michal Sykora is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bear
vs
Sykora

175 cm
27
144
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
142
6 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Fast

New Standard

Brooklyn Threads
New Standard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Middle Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear dives in and grabs Sykora's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sykora pushes down on Bear's head and hops out.
Sykora looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sykora tests Bear's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Middle Bear has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Sykora. That snapped Bear's head back.

Sykora tries to keep at a distance but Bear has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bear drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sykora pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sykora throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Bear wants to clinch up but Sykora keeps it at a distance.
Bear tries to clinch but Sykora is having none of it.
A head kick from Sykora lands but Bear takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice jab there from Sykora.
Bear walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sykora.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sykora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear blocks a head kick by Sykora.
Bear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sykora cracks Bear on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bear falls backwards against the cage. Sykora follows up with more strikes that drop Bear to his knees. Sykora keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bear! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Sykora!