PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grga Chvarak (ranked 842 p4p, 2111 weight class) and Bear Loman (ranked 114 p4p, 263 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Chvarak
vs
Loman

191 cm
27
203
7 - 5 - 0

188 cm
20
195
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grga Chvarak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bear Loman!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman throws a jab but it's blocked by Chvarak.
A lazy left from Loman finds it's target.
Loman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Loman moves into range and clinches up with Chvarak.
Chvarak taking a breather.
Loman tries to throw a body punch but Chvarak avoids it by throwing Loman back against the cage.
Loman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Loman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Loman throws a head punch that misses.
Loman tries a body shot but Chvarak blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chvarak backwards.
Loman lands a right hand.
Chvarak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chvarak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chvarak is trying to force a seperation but Loman has the dominant position.
A short right from Loman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loman throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman scores with a hook to the body.
Chvarak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Loman on the inside.
Chvarak tries a body shot but Loman blocks it.
Loman misses with a punch on the inside.
Loman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Loman.
Chvarak misses with some punches.

Chvarak breaks the clinch.
Loman misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Chvarak misses the target.
A nice leg kick from Loman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loman scores with a leg kick.
Chvarak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Loman counters with an inside leg kick.
Loman works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chvarak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loman.
Chvarak definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice jab there from Loman.
Loman throws an off balance right hand
and Chvarak counters with a right hand to the body.
Whack! Loman lands a heavy head kick that drops Chvarak. The ref tackles Loman to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Chvarak was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bear Loman!