PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Demoman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Molar Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Demoman looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Demoman
vs
Bear

225 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

204 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Demoman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Molar Bear!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Demoman tries to avoid it but Bear manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Demoman to the ground. Demoman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Demoman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bear but Bear pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Demoman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bear to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Demoman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Demoman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bear tries to buck Demoman off but he can't manage it.
Bear is in a horrible position here. Demoman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Demoman is landing with some decent strikes but Bear is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bear is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demoman with the ground and pound from mount.
Demoman punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Demoman.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Demoman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bear is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Demoman unloading with bombs!
Bear is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Demoman controlling his opponent.
Demoman unloading with bombs!
Bear is bucking up trying to escape but Demoman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bear is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Demoman landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bear bucks up and throws Demoman to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Bear looks gassed!
Demoman fails with the takedown.
Molar Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bear looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bear preventing the sweep.
Demoman is controlling Bear's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demoman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bear manages to get himself to full guard.
Bear wants to stand and escape but Demoman is having none of it.
Demoman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bear really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Demoman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Demoman wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Demoman won't allow Bear to get back to his feet.
Demoman wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Demoman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bear gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Demoman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bear won't be happy with that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bear is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Demoman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Demoman landing a few strikes.
Bear wants to get back to his feet.
Demoman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Demoman working the head and body with strikes.
Demoman scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear is trying to get back to his feet.
Demoman looks up at the clock and then as Bear takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Demoman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Demoman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bear wants to get back to his feet but Demoman drags him back down.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Demoman fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Demoman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bear fails with the takedown

and Demoman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bear's guard now.

Bear uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bear gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Demoman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bear!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demoman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bear?
Bear is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rob Demoman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Demoman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bear is trying to stand up.
Demoman controlling his opponent.
Bear is in a horrible position here. Demoman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demoman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demoman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bear hang on?
Bear is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Demoman.
Bear squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Demoman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bear tries to buck Demoman off but he can't manage it.
Demoman raining down shots from the mount!
Bear taking shots to the head.
Demoman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Demoman dominating with strikes here.
Bear wants to get back to his feet.
Demoman controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Demoman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bear for as long as he can get away with.
Demoman landing punches.
Demoman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Demoman.
Bear tries to buck Demoman off but he can't manage it.
Demoman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Demoman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Demoman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demoman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Demoman with shots to the head and body - Bear looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bear trying desperately to get to his feet.
Demoman controlling from the full mount.
Demoman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bear is in a horrible position here. Demoman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bear really wants to buck Demoman off and get back to his feet.
Demoman landing punches.
BOOM! Demoman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Demoman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bear can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bear in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bear's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Demoman looking to finish Bear with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bear!
Bear is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Demoman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bear can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Demoman controlling from the full mount.
Demoman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Demoman controlling from the full mount.
Bear is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Demoman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bear looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Demoman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bear misses with a takedown attempt

and Demoman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bear won't be happy with that.
Demoman prevents Bear from escaping the position.
Bear is working to avoid the ground and pound but Demoman connects with a decent elbow.
Bear taking punishment in the form of punches.
Demoman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bear on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bear is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Demoman is controlling him well.
Demoman is chipping away with strikes.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Demoman shoots for a double leg takedown but Bear sprawls well. He's pushed Demoman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bear shoots and misses

and Demoman counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear taking a bit of punishment here - Demoman scoring with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demoman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bear pushes Demoman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Demoman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Demoman working the ground and pound.
Demoman is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demoman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bear keeps working.
Bear parries the strikes from Demoman easily there. Demoman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bear to escape.
Demoman trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bear shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Demoman counters with a shoot takedown. Bear fights it but they end up in guard.
Rob Demoman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Molar Bear.
Demoman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bear is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Demoman cracks Bear with a solid left hand.
Bear is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Demoman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Demoman lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demoman stays in close to Bear's body and controls the position.
Bear wants to get back to his feet but Demoman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bear closes the distance and clinches up with Demoman, looking for a takedown. Bear pushes Demoman against the cage but Demoman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Demoman shoots in for a double leg but Bear sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Demoman shoots in for a double leg but Bear sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bear shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Demoman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Bear wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Demoman manages to pass to side control.
Demoman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demoman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Demoman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Demoman controlling the action here.
Bear wants to get back to his feet.
Demoman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice strikes from Demoman there.
Bear tries to kick Demoman off but Demoman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Demoman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Demoman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Bear manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bear shoots in looking for a takedown. Demoman tries to sprawl out of it but Bear keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Demoman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bear shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Demoman sprawls well. Demoman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
Demoman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bear circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear with a poor takedown

and Demoman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bear wants to stand but Demoman is controlling the position.
Molar Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demoman is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Demoman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Demoman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Demoman!