PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Black Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Black Bear has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Black Bear
vs
Sanchez

191 cm
24
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

198 cm
24
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rich Black Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nickolas Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Black Bear throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.

Black Bear shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Black Bear showed some decent athleticism there.
Black Bear not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Black Bear is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Black Bear thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black Bear. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Black Bear is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Black Bear is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanchez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Black Bear.

Black Bear is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Black Bear missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Black Bear is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Black Bear thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Black Bear's head to control him but Black Bear postures up.

Black Bear is looking for a kimura here.

Black Bear is working for a submission of some sort.

Black Bear looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Black Bear seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black Bear.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Black Bear missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Black Bear missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Black Bear is working for a kimura but Sanchez is defending it quite comfortably.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Black Bear has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black Bear throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black Bear off to one side.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black Bear circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez takes a swing at Black Bear's ribcage but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black Bear uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black Bear swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Black Bear bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Black Bear dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Black Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Black Bear.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nickolas Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Black Bear counters with a takedown into side control.
Black Bear postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.

Black Bear looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
An elbow from Black Bear crashes against the mat.

Black Bear tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Black Bear has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanchez tries to buck Black Bear off but Black Bear is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Black Bear thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Black Bear postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Black Bear working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sanchez wants to control but Black Bear postures up.
Black Bear advances nicely into full mount.
Sanchez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black Bear throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

Black Bear is looking for the choke from the back position but Sanchez is controlling his hands well.

Black Bear is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sanchez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sanchez has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Black Bear.

Black Bear working for the choke.
Sanchez is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Black Bear off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Sanchez is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids the strikes from Black Bear.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Black Bear is persistently looking for the submission but Sanchez is defending it well.

Black Bear looking to break Sanchez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sanchez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Black Bear will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez covering up well under a series of strikes from Black Bear.

Black Bear patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Black Bear. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Black Bear has his arm under Sanchez's chin here. Game over son! Black Bear squeezes tightly and Sanchez is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rich Black Bear!